74, 8-4, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 9/15/2022)
Peter Foxwell Interview, Part 1
INTERVIEW, PART 1
Today we are going to share Part 1 of our interview with Peter Foxwell, the pastor of Cornerstone Church in Clyde, MI, just outside of Port Huron. This the church I attend.
I have always found the parts of Peter’s story that I knew to be interesting. I also find his faith and teachings to be inspirational.
PETER FOXWELL INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS
PART 1
Introduce Peter
His Journey:
Born and raised in Scotland
After high school, attended Aberdeen University, graduated with law degree
Encountered Jesus second year of college, changed trajectory of his life
Became a lawyer
Years he was led to be led to the ministry
Attended Divinity School in Grand Rapids, Michigan
After graduation he returned home only to return to attend Seminary in Michigan
Met his wife, a Michigan native
After graduating from Seminary Peter and his wife spent 7 years in Canada in ministry
Last 25 years at Cornerstone Church
Discussion:
What would Peter tell people about Jesus?
Christian faith
Jesus lived, He was real
Son of God
Jesus intercedes for us with His Father
Talking to people about Jesus
Recent College Experience:
PHD in Leadership
Online
5 years
Discussion on the process ad research
Stress of pastors during Covid
Interviews with pastors
Further Discussion:
Stress & struggles during Covid
Need for churches to have online presence
End Part 1
Discussion:
INTERVIEW, PART 1
Discussion:
I’d like to end with a poem from God’s Rhyme I wrote after attending Cornerstone church for awhile.
THE CORNERSTONE (God’s Rhyme, Pg. 122)
The cornerstone, the first block laid,
upon which the foundation is made,
in which the line is straight and true,
the beginning holding the clue.
A clue of the temple
A view of the house
A pew of His church
The few
The blessed
The meek
The poor
The Spirit
The Son
The Father
All found in . . .
the cornerstone.
Old and new, we can read testaments
of the blocks which rest on the cornerstone;
so perfect in line, lest we lament,
lest we reject, lest we build on our own.
Jesus, the cornerstone on which we build our lives;
a temple, we as one become a church
building on His perfection we strive
through His life, we end our search.
Building on the cornerstone
we are no longer a stranger,
we no longer build alone,
not since that birth in the manger.
“We are members of His household,
Built on the foundation of the apostles and...
