I love my Mac computer!

I just love my Mac. I’ve had one since late 1987 (an old Mac Plus, with no internal hard drive, just a floppy disc slot; I bought a 20MB external hard drive for over $300!). Now I have a G4 in my pastor’s study, an iMac 17″ flat panel at home, and a white iBook [...]

Cornerstone Prayer Time Meditations

Tonight we look to Matthew 15.21-28 (I’ll not take the space on this blog to give the entire text; just go here and you’ll be able to view it if you don’t have a Bible handy). This text is one of the rather “difficult” ones at first glance. If you just read it on the [...]

Pride

“Humble yourselves… under the mighty hand of God…” 1 Peter 5.6
Pride is a turning away from God specifically to take satisfication in self.
John Piper, Future Grace, p. 87
I’m convinced that unbelief is the root of every single sin you & I commit. Romans 14.23 (ESV) tells us: “For whatever does not proceed from faith is [...]

Cornerstone Prayer Time Meditations

Every Wednesday evening at Cornerstone EFC, a faithful handful of God’s people meet for a short time in the Word and an extended time in prayer. I thought I’d attempt to post the brief thoughts/meditations/devotions/studies we do here for anyone’s benefit who swings by. Here is the first installment, last Wednesday’s meditation:
Secret Prayer
In Matt 6.5-6, [...]

Several Random & Unrelated Thoughts

…but isn’t that what this blog is all about anyway?
I’ve had a few people ask me why we do certain things during our Lord’s Day worship services. “Why do you do it this way?” “Why don’t you do that?” You know the type of questions.
Why don’t you have a “seamless” worship service: one where everything [...]

Back & Well Rested, but Still an Anachronism at Times

Well, now that I’m back in my study and feeling well-rested from two weeks of vacation, I think I’m ready to get back to some consistent blogging. This is only the second time in over 20 years of ministry that I’ve taken two weeks together… and I’m finding it a great source of rest, refreshment [...]

Vacation… ah-h-h-h, sweet restful times

Rest. We need it. God made us to have it and need it. He even set the example for us. It brings glory to God when we rest because we faithfully acknowledge that He is God and we are not; He never slumbers or sleeps, we do and need to.
Vacations for pastors are a great [...]