There's a word buried at the very end of Acts that I've been thinking about for three years. It's the last word Luke wrote. Not the last sentence—the last word. And if you're the kind of person who skips to the end of a book to see how it wraps up (no judgment, I do… Continue reading Unhindered

Have you ever noticed how quickly a storm can become the loudest voice in your life? One difficult phone call.One unexpected diagnosis.One financial setback.One relationship that begins to unravel. Suddenly it's hard to think about anything else. That's exactly what happened in Acts 27. The Apostle Paul boarded a grain ship bound for Rome with… Continue reading Your Storm Doesn’t Get the Final Word

Paul is standing in chains. He's been arrested, falsely accused, and imprisoned for over two years. Now he's standing in front of a room full of governors, military commanders, and a king—some of the most powerful men in the Roman world. If there was ever a moment to defend himself, this was it. Instead, Paul… Continue reading Your Story Isn’t About You

This is a reflection I shared with our church on Sunday, July 5th at our Independence Day lunch reflecting on America 250. It's often said that those who fail to remember their history are doomed to repeat it. We're Baptists — we mostly make a big deal about Jesus here at Cornerstone. But I don't… Continue reading Christians and 250 Years of American Freedom

We’ve all had that moment. A sermon lands a little too close to home. A Bible verse won’t leave us alone. A conversation exposes something we’ve been avoiding. We leave church thinking, “I really need to do something about that.” For a few minutes—or maybe a few days—we feel the weight of it. Then life… Continue reading Conviction Is Not Conversion