The Reason for the Season

The Cornerstone family of companies is so blessed this Christmas Season.  A few of these blessings, among many others are listed below:

•Our flagship consulting and investment banking business is expanding with new programs, new staff, and new clients;

•The Cornerstone Collection, our inspirational e-commerce store, is active with new orders;

•Our construction company is bidding projects more aggressively across the state;

•The racquetball company got a shot in the arm with an agreement in principle to represent Ektelon, the premier brand of racquetball equipment, as an exclusive distributor;

•Our Pro Bono file seems to be as full as ever, and;

•The Broken Tree Ranch is undergoing a makeover of sorts with cross fencing, upgraded gates and a secondary developmental herd of registered Black Angus cattle being started this week.

After a somber season in the aftermath of my recent tractor accident and a 32-day stint with bronchitis and pneumonia, our family is now healthy and everyone seems happy. My beautiful and talented wife is working a full time job, carrying a full college load at night with academic honors, singing at church regularly and supporting everything spinning in my orbit.  Our oldest four are pursuing their careers and/or building families while our youngest two are pushing through college with graduation in their grasps.  Since we seem to be addicted to tuition - my sights are now set on seminary. We are indeed blessed!  Life is good in Cornerstone Nation.

But none of these temporal blessings compare with the ultimate blessing of the Reason for the season.  The Christmas story is about a baby who came to earth to become like man so that we could become like God.  We use the term, "God in the Bod," in painting a poignant word picture for our teenagers in explaining this miraculous event.  And we illustrate the concept for our children by sharing that our sin nature creates a gulf between God and Man.  Jesus came to earth to become our bridge to God. 

If you have been thinking more about The Reason for the Season this year and would like to know how to cross that bridge to God, please call us at 512.568.2420 for more details. We'd be happy to share this ultimate blessing with you and yours.

If you are already a committed Christ-follower and would like to read an inspirational story about one man's journey to the cross, follow this link to read about Jimmy's Journey to Jesus.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 

May The Reason for the Season wrap you in His loving arms and hold you close this Christmas season and in the years to come until His inevitable, glorious and triumphant return. Shalom!