Joel JohnsAround the Corners

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Around the Corners: 497 posts from the original blog, 2006 onward. Newer writing is on the Blog →

Gone Fishin'

Today Andrew and I will be going fishin with his Uncle Mike. Uncle Mike has a bass boat and a friend with a private lake and one of those sonar thingamabobs. Last time we went, I w…

Happy 65 Bruce

Bruce, you are awesome! God has truly blessed our church by your ministry and we look forward to the next 65. I pray that God will give you a prosperous year of ministry both here …

Sunday Synopsis

Wow what a day. The worship was awesome, Great job Gabe and Praise Team, both services had a great spirit of anticipation and the music was tremendous. We had a full room for both …

Props to my Boy Benj

Today, I will be able to sit in on the ordination council for one of the guys who was in my youth group. Ben and I shared so many good times. From the down load on a Saturday morni…

Twas the night before Sunday

Twas the night before Sunday 'n one thing's for certain, Not a paper was printing not even the bulletin. The lessons were written on the hard drive with care, in hopes that the pri…

Natural Law of Reproduction

In Genesis 11:11,12 God gives us a bit of natural law. Then God said, "Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit according to…

4 Christian Idols

American Idol touts four professing believers. I have to say that this is a surprise to me, but it really should not have been. This season has offered some great contestants. Acco…

Godtube.com

Did you know that there is a new YouTube for Christians. It is still in Beta but is up and running here . It will most likely be filled up by churches who produce inhouse commercia…

Easter Insomnia

I am so excited about what God is doing at Cornerstone that I can hardly sleep. I am not kidding, for the past few weeks I have been up around 4, just planning and working towards …

Speaking at Sonshine

Today, I am heading to Port Charlotte to speak to the Sonshine Baptist Church about the importance of church planting. My goal is to challenge them to view thebarrenness among chur…

Church Planting in Knoxville or Bust

The other day I was able to sit down with Chris Sliger who is going to West Knoxville TN to plant a church. In our conversation he asked a few questions that I thought I would shar…

New Park in Four Corners

Polk County is in the process of purchasing 81 acres just about 1 mile South of US 192 along 27 for a new park. We have been going for so long without a park that we will not know …

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