Psalm 40A hundred and twenty years ago the Hymn writer wrote "He brought me out of the miry clay, he set my feet on the rock to stay", and it is a great hymn, but not all that original. David wrote the same sentiments three thousand years before Henry Zelley put pen to paper. But…
There We Went. . . Not!
What do you say when you've already said it all? It is interesting that Harold Camping and his followers have been conspicuously silent since the weekend came and went without all the true believers having come and gone. Not even an "oops" or "I'm sorry". And so millions of dollars were spent and who knows…
The Protection of the Righteous
It is probably the best known psalm in the western world and possibly the best known scripture period. It is loved by Jews and Christians alike and probably the reason is that it is an incredibly positive Psalm, all up beat and uplifting. It has been quoted and misquoted, it's on plaques and mugs and…
The End is Near (Again)
If you are able to read this again on Sunday, either he was wrong or you were. In case you haven't heard the Rapture is supposed to happen this Saturday at 6:00 p.m., Eastern time I presume. I have seen the billboards myself, once in Accra Ghana and then last week in Dartmouth so I…
The Despair of the Righteous
Psalm 22My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? And so begins the cry of the Psalmist's heart in the 22nd Psalm. Some have called this the Psalm of the Cross and point to several parallels between this scripture and the story of the crucifixion of Christ. The Psalm begins with the words: Psalm…
Not a Prophet but. . .
I don't really consider myself a prophet, but (there's that pesky "but" again) five years ago I predicted that once the same sex marriage legislation was passed the courts would have to deal with polygamy, and here we are. For the past little while, the BC Supreme Court has been dealing with a case to…
The Joy of the Righteous
Psalm 1I love this Psalm, absolutely love it and when we asked for suggestions on what Psalms people wanted included in this series this was my pick.Now before we look at the first Psalm just a little intro material.So here we are in the Psalms, which are quite accurately considered to be the song book…
Justice?
So, Bin Laden is dead. For many people that is like being told the bogeyman is gone. The question now is; what will they fear at night? For ten years Bin Laden has been the face of those who hate America, but simply getting rid of the face won't change the opinion of others, it…
A Lesson from Hezekiah
Well that was edifying. We used that video a couple of years ago but thought we could drag it out again. This is week four of our Treasures of the Heart series. If you haven't been with us during that time or if you are new to Cornerstone I will bring you up to speed.I…