Higher!

by Stephanie Witte

Macy Moore, 3, of Warsaw, Indiana, enjoys a refreshing ride on a swing and a beautiful view of the colorful fall leaves on Tuesday morning, October 20, 2009. Moore is a pre-school student at Warsaw Christian School and took particular pleasure in Tuesday’s recess after a good workout in gym class.

Survivor

by Stephanie Witte

A bumble bee perches on a vibrant wild flower blossom on the beautiful fall evening of October 5, 2009. Cornerstone University recently performed an extermination procedure to rid the campus of bees wreaking far more havoc than this fortunate survivor.

All the Better to See You With

by Stephanie Witte


Julie Slattery, an eye care receptionist in Grade Rapids Michigan, loves dealing with people. She has worked in this position for only nine weeks but already exuberantly expressed the joy she found in helping her customers and her appreciation for all the friendly people with which she works.

Undeserved Love for the Ill-deserving

by Stephanie Witte

“In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.” 1 John 4:9-11

Marriage is not about mere love; it is about the marvelous love demonstrated in the gospel: God’s love for rebels. He sent his Son Christ to die for ill-deserving sinners, redeeming those who merited nothing but His righteous wrath. This love compels us to love one another in view of the love with which God has so graciously loved us.

All Giggles

by Stephanie Witte

Shannon Veltkamp, 3, (left) and Reagan Veltkamp, 5, (right) collapse into a hug after dancing and twirling to the halftime music at the Cornerstone University girls' basketball game on February 13, 2010. The Cornerstone girls lost by only one point, but the Veltkamp sisters were having too much fun to mind too much.

In Line for a Sign

by Stephanie Witte

A line of eager Sarah Palin supporters clutch their copies of Palin’s new book, Going Rogue: an American Life as they make their way to the second story of Woodland Mall’s Barns and Nobles in Grand Rapids, Michigan on November 18, 2009. Grand Rapids was the first of Palin’s stops as she traveled around the United States signing copies of her book.

Dead or Alive

by Stephanie Witte

The setting sun lingers in the warm autumn sky on November 8, 2009 illuminating an unusual combination of blooms in diverse stages of life.

Reading First... Then Snacks

by Stephanie Witte

Young children of downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan anticipate the end of their Tuesday evening gathering at which time they will receive doughnuts as they head home on April 13, 2010. Every Tuesday evening, over a dozen children meet at Sabaoth ministries directed by Cornerstone University graduate Kelly Ellis to work on their reading skills with current Cornerstone student tutors.