Open Content

Information wants to be free.  I know people want to make money on their information, but the Internet has really changed the old model.  “Pay” information is still useful.  For example, I’m more likely to trust Britannica over Wikipedia if my life depends on it, but the gap is narrowing between the two.  For most [...]

What I’ve Been Reading

I read lots of different blogs on a regular basis.  Here are a few posts I found interesting in the last week or so:

Modern music has some questionable lyrics.  Of course, kids don’t listen to the lyrics [purple text is internet denotation for sarcasm] so it’s not a big deal…
Online books from PDF documents.  Could [...]

Tips For Setting Goals

The sermon this weekend looks at making a lasting change in our lives.  Part of that is setting good goals.  Mark Batterson gives 10 tips for goal setting that serve as a good preface to the topic this weekend.

Did You Hear About Jason? He…

It was good to get back to Cornerstone after the break for the holidays.  We return to the 10 Commandments, this time covering the 8th Commandment: You Shall Not Bear False Witness.  We got to talk about lying, gossiping, slander and libel for things forbidden in this Commandment.  We also talked about keeping the Commandment [...]

Creative Christmas

Tim Stevens of LeadingSmart.com posted a follow-up note from the recent Christmas Eve service at Granger Community Church.  Their Advent/Christmas series was titled “Let It Be Christmas” and looked at some songs by the Beatles and what the Bible has to say on the topic.  Their Christmas Eve service is online for viewing.  Check Tim’s [...]

I Downloaded This Shirt

I got this shirt from my good friends, Eric and Carlin, over at Life Resources.  I love the shirt because it’s a great tool for teaching the 7th Commandment.  While I couldn’t find it for last night’s class, I still enjoy the pic and thought I’d share it with you. 
“You Shall Not Steal” [...]

Sex, Divorce and Rock ‘n’ Roll

When I first started teaching Confirmation, my least favorite topic to teach was the Commandments.  I accepted that they are important, but I didn’t think they ranked up there with Communion, Baptism, the Lord’s Prayer and the Creed.  I’ve done a 180 on this in the last few years.  Now, they are my favorite.  The [...]

A Seeking Heart

I’ve written about how much I love our youth in the past.  I’ll probably write about it again in the future.  It’s a real joy to work with them.  I often hear from people about how they could never do my job.  A number of them fear for their lives around youth.  Some of them [...]

All Possible Means

Sue sent me an email linking Monday Morning Insight’s 15 Innovations the Church Should Embrace Now. An intriguing list… It’s the 21st century equivalent of Paul’s famous statement in 1 Corinthians 9:22:
To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all men so that by all possible [...]

We Now Resume Our Regularly Scheduled Broadcast

After some early struggles with the recording process, we have finally re-started the Cornerstone Podcast.  To hear what we talk about each night at Cornerstone, tune into the podcast for automatic updates.  There are number of ways to do this:

 Apple’s iTunes: Inside the iTunes Music Store, just do a search for “jason christ cornerstone” and [...]