Cornerstone Christian Academy
 

Upon encountering  a tiger in the deep jungle there are two obvious conclusions. You will either become the captor or the captive.  Hopefully, you planned ahead for such an encounter and brought all of the necessary tools and weapons, both defensive and offensive. And even more importantly, you had better hope that you had a plan in place before the encounter.  The moment that you find yourself being stared down by a hungry beast is not the best time to formulate good plans!

II Corinthians 10:5 instructs us to "take every thought captive".  How do we do that? First, we arm ourselves with the weapons of His warfare and then we draw up plan.  Because warfare consists of surprise attacks and ambushes, it is imperative that we strategize  in advance.   I suggested a mental excercise to my homeroom students that I thought that they could identify with.  The idea is to  find that thought on the computer screen of your mind,  click on it and then drag it to the trashcan.  They came up with several  clever ideas of their own to mentally  "capture" or take authority over thoughts.  Their ideas involved visualizing a football tackle, a fireman hosing away the thoughts, a batter hitting the thought out of the park and a sword slicing right into the thought itself.  Whatever works best for you, the
important thing is to plan in advance so that you remain the captor of your thoughts and not the captive.

2 Corinthians 10:3-5 (New International Version)
For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does.  The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

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The eagle, the final symbol on our crest,  represents strength and courage.  His purpose is to remind us that we are to wait upon the Lord for renewed strength and not rush forward in our own imperfect power.  Waiting upon the Lord is a great spiritual discipline that requires much strength of character and fortitude.  While  "only fools rush in" rushing is many times  so much easier and more attractive.  Even as immediate gratification constantly tempts us and shortcuts call out to us loudly, waiting faintly whispers to us of a better way.   At CCA we are committed to waiting upon the Lord for His direction and guidance, seeking His perfect will in our lives and in our school. While the waiting is not easy, in it we find the strength to soar.

"But they who wait upon the Lord, shall renew their strength; they shall mount up on wings as eagles;
they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint. "  Isaiah 40:31  KJV



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The torch and the bottom left corner of our logo symbolizes life, truth, intelligence, and of course, light.   It symbolizes the passing on of what is sacred, important, and most necessary. At CCA we purposefully and daily pass on to  students our own testimonies, life lessons, and Biblical understandings as well as academic truths.  Our aim is to train the whole child and to do our best to prepare that child for all of life's lessons and tests. We understand that we are the generation currently holding up the lamp of knowledge and truth so that they, as students, may see it clearly, grasp it firmly and boldly carry it forth to their own posterity. 

"You are the lights of the world...." Matthew 5:14
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The crown.  It speaks to us of royalty and majesty.   It calls us to bend our knee and bow our hearts to the King of kings and Lord of lords.   It reminds us that we are sons and daughters of royalty, and  as such everything we do should and does have eternal value.  Our goal as teachers is to help students understand their identity in Christ and thus  prepare them to  take their place in this world as his joint-heirs.   Our ultimate goal is to persevere, stand the test, and receive the crown of life promised to those who love him.

James 1:12 (NIV) Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.



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The Bible is at the top left hand corner of our new crest. Its opened pages  signify our active use of God's Word as well as our  openness to His precepts.  It had to be first, because it is the source of our faith, our hope, and our salvation. We believe His Word to be infallible and active.  It lives and breathes into us every day as we open our heart to its truths.   Often I remind myself and my students how blessed we are to live in a land where we can lay our hands on the living Word of God at any moment that we choose. Sadly, it is its very availability that often leads us to neglect it.  If we had to walk under the cover at night, at risk of our health and even our life to secure even one section of this Holy Book, we would understand so much more of  its sacred value. Without it, we are lost, tossed about, and left to ourselves.  With it, we have the perfect standard that provides everything that we need for life and godliness. 
We very often pledge to the Bible in my class. If you are not familiar with the pledge, you may want to learn it so that you can mentally "pledge" to hide His word in your heart.

I pledge allegiance to the Bible,
God's Holy Word.
I will make it a lamp unto my feet,
A light under my path,
And I will hide its words in my heart
That I might not sin against God.

May that always be our pledge and prayer.

Tina H
Director
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Have you had time to examine our new school crest?   We believe that each element of the design reflects the heart of CCA.  You may notice that at the center of the crest is a cross.  This cross expresses our desire and commitment to keeping Christ at the center of all that we say and do.  He is our reason for everything that we do and how andeven when we do it.  He is our Standard, our Shepherd, our Savior, and our Teacher. 

It 's all about you, Jesus.

"And at the center of the throne will be their Shepherd; "he will lead them to springs of living water"..." Rev. 7:17
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