Cornerstone Baptist Church

The story of Gary and Bonnie Witherall Gary Witherall grew up in Crawley, England, and professed faith in Jesus as a boy. After a season of rebellion, he committed his life to the fulltime service of Christ. Ultimately, he joined Operation Mobilization and began serving on one of their ships, as they traveled around the world providing books and hosting …

This year I celebrated my 30th year in pastoral ministry. The years have flown by like a flock of geese heading south for the winter. Those years have been filled with countless weddings, funerals, counseling sessions, staff and Elders meetings, hospital visits, sermon preps, writing projects, mission trips, church planting adventures, seminary classes, and denominational meetings. During those years, I’ve …

Dear Friends, A recent, credible, investigative news article by the Houston Chronicle tells a horrifying and heartbreaking story of 700 documented cases of sexual abuse over the last twenty years by 380 leaders and volunteers in churches affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. Some of these sexual abusers were pastors, church staff, or ministry volunteers. What’s worse, in several of …

There are few things in life more destructive than discontentment. Like a cancer, it eats away at the very core of our beings, and left untreated, it will destroy us. Unlike many cancers, however, discontentment is both preventable and curable. But before we can overcome it, we must first understand it. And to understand it, there is no better place …

That life is fragile, valuable, and finite, we all know. Yet the demands of life and the pursuit of our personal goals often blind us to the reality of these truths. So we live in the most foolish of ways, oblivious to our own mortality and the valuable lessons it could teach us. We know that people die, but it’s …

Is anything more challenging than change? Change is unsettling because it threatens our status quo, and it is uncomfortable because it requires us to get out of our personal comfort zones. Recently, I was reminded of just how difficult change can be. Nearly every day I use an online service called Blackboard; it’s a very necessary part of my life. …

Serving God with vision is necessary to accomplish big kingdom goals. Here are some great principles about vision from Proverbs 16:1-3. We must always seek the will of God in the proper manner. “The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord (16:1).” Strategic planning is essential as we continue to …

The pages of ancient history are filled with the exploits of yesterday’s heroes- men and women who faced great challenges and rose to the occasion with strength and valor. The mere mention of their names is enough to stir the imagination: Alexander the Great, who conquered Greece, the Persian Empire, and Egypt, and then wept because there were no more …

Everyone grows up with dreams. Time reveals that some dreams are unattainable, like my childhood dream of playing in the NBA. I maximized my talent through practice, but my DNA didn’t cooperate. That dream was simply not meant to be. Other dreams are more achievable, however, because they sync with our abilities. Despite this truth, most people hide their dreams …