It is a great song. I remember when that song first came out we were living in Truro at the time. Now I have a confession to make I prefer two types of music, either country music or stuff from the seventies. “Don’t Worry Be Happy” doesn’t fit into either one of those categories. So,…

Have you ever been afraid of tomatoes? I mean, other than after watching the movie “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes”? Today, you might not like tomatoes, but chances are you’re not afraid of them. But things were different in the 1700s. During that period in history, a large percentage of Europeans feared the lowly tomato.…

In November 0f 1998, I began a sermon that had been percolating in my mind for a few days. It was going to be a message about Samson, the Judge from the Old Testament. If you’ve attended Sunday School or VBS, you know who I mean, the dude with the long hair who was betrayed…

I’m sure you’ve all seen it. The meme that says: If 2020 was a math problem.If you're going down a river at 2 mph and your canoe loses a wheel, how much pancake mix would you need to re-shingle your roof? The idea is that we can’t make sense out of what has happened in…

Where is he?  Where?  Where is he?  How many times had she asked that question over the past four days?  Her only brother had come down with some mysterious virus, and nobody could do anything for him.  Well, nobody except for their friend Jesus.  How many times had he reached out his hand and the…

It was the question on the minds and lips of many people’s lips that day.  “Who is this man Jesus?” He was the centre of attention and everybody had an opinion about who he claimed to be and who he really was.  And I would suspect that you could find yourself relating to at least…

Here we are, week four of money month 2021, you still doing alright?  Are we having fun?  For those who are visiting with us or new to Cornerstone this is an annual event.  Each March I take the opportunity to teach the theology of stewardship, which is a fancy way of saying we look at…

Last week we started with tales of treasure and tales of pirates. Which reminds me, do you know why pirates are called pirates? Because they arrgg. That was free. So here we are. Week two of Money Month! In case you weren't here last week or if you are new to Cornerstone, I made a…

When you think of a treasure, what crosses your mind? Perhaps something buried by a pirate? When I was a boy, when I thought about treasure, I thought about Jim Hawkins and Long John Silver from Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel “Treasure Island”. By the way, Long John Silver was the ship’s cook, not the ship’s…

I am the Shepherd "I am." Over the past six weeks, we have been looking at the various times that Jesus describes himself using the phrase "I am."  And so we have examined Jesus words and meaning when he said "I am the way," "I am the truth," "I am the life," "I am the…