I asked Ben to write the Pastoral Notes this week to give more information about the upcoming Men’s retreat.
Dear Cornerstone Family,
Let’s be honest—the last few months have been hard, for so many reasons. Across the board, people are experiencing more loneliness and disconnectedness than ever before, and my guess is that you’ve felt it, too. While “social distancing” may be a necessary short-term strategy for keeping a virus under control, we can probably all agree that it is a poor long-term strategy for living the Christian life. We need each other!
With this in view, brothers, I would love for you to join us for our Men’s Retreat on Saturday, September 26th. We’ll be spending the morning and early afternoon together at the Rau-Wood Retreat Center (just west of Franklin on Highway 96), enjoying fellowship with each other, good food, and time in God’s Word. Don’t underestimate the encouragement and refreshment that is available to us simply by being in each other’s company for half a Saturday! I believe you have something to give and to receive by being present with your brothers in Christ this weekend. Whether you’ve been a Cornerstone member for years, for a few months, or you’ve been visiting for a few weeks, you are welcome and encouraged to join us.
Our theme this year is “Straight Paths: On the Road with Proverbs.” In our two teaching sessions, we’re going to explore the pervasive imagery we find in Proverbs of life as a road, a path, a way that we walk. It’s really not a question of if we’re going somewhere, but where we’re going and how we’re getting there. Proverbs assumes that God made us as travelers on a journey, and throughout the book we find wisdom for how to travel well. We’re going to unpack together how God “makes our paths straight” on a journey that never seems to present us with straight paths, and hopefully discover some new and fresh ways Christ is calling and equipping us to follow him on the path he has us on now.
So please join us! You can register by going to the Cornerstone website or app. The cost is $20, and scholarships are available (please contact Ron Moffat, men’s ministry coordinator). If you’re a college student, you come for free! Looking forward to seeing you there!
Pastor Ben Griffith