Dear Friends, At the end of A Charlie Brown Christmas, Charlie Brown finally gets his answer to what Christmas is all about when Linus reads the Christmas story from Luke 2. And, of course, Christmas is all about a Savior being born who is Christ the Lord. But what is Easter all about?  That is the… Continue Reading

Dear Friends, What is doxological evangelism? I’m glad you asked! First, we must understand that there are many ways to do evangelism. Evangelism doesn’t have to be a program you enroll in or a group that you sign up to be a part of. Evangelism doesn’t even have to be something you are good at. Evangelism… Continue Reading

Dear Friends, On Wednesday, March 27th, we said goodbye to another saint in our congregation, Tom Keown. It was almost five months to the date that his dear wife, Ann, preceded him in death. I will be honest with you, these two dear believers are heroes to me! Why? Because they were married for 63 years…. Continue Reading

Dear Friends, The Finance Committee has asked me to update you on the current status of our downtown property. Before I give any more details, may I ask you to pray? Please pray daily for God’s will on our path forward with the downtown property and for His provision. Thanks to strong year-end giving in 2018, we were able to pay down… Continue Reading

Dear Friends, This Sunday will be a wonderful Sunday in the life of our church as we welcome more new members and communicants. In addition, we will have three baptisms! What a wonderful joy it will be to celebrate this sacrament as a church family. The baptism will include one infant baptism as well as… Continue Reading

Dear Friends, I know that many of you reading this are sick or have sick family members. I am praying for you. I know this can be a difficult time to concentrate and do “normal” things. May God help us to have the mind of faithfulness demonstrated by the psalmist: “Bless the Lord, O my soul,… Continue Reading

Dear Friends, Please be in prayer this weekend as many of our women will be in Birmingham studying God’s Word and enjoying fellowship together at their retreat. Pray for Christina Fox who will share God’s Word with them. Pray also for traveling mercies as they make their way down and back over the weekend. In just… Continue Reading

Dear Friends, Merry Christmas! I don’t know about you, but I am thoroughly enjoying Advent at Cornerstone. It has been a wonderful and worshipful time as we celebrate the incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ.There are several items about which I would like to update you. First, please continue to pray about the officer nomination… Continue Reading

Sermons on Biblical Leadership: Responding to Biblical Leadership The Elder The Deacon  Cornerstone Officer Nomination Questions & Answers: Electing officers is a great privilege and responsibility for a congregation in the Presbyterian Church in America.  The following questions and answers (drawn from our Book of Church Order) are provided to assist you as you participate… Continue Reading

Newsletter October 12, 2018 Dear Cornerstone Family, A month ago, I had the privilege, along with others from our music team at Cornerstone, to attend the Getty Music Worship Conference – Sing! in Nashville, TN at the Music City Center.  The conference exists to help pastors, musicians and leaders build a Biblical understanding and creative vision… Continue Reading