If you’ve been around Cornerstone long enough you have probably heard our mission statement or perhaps you’ve read it on our website.  Late in the last century when Angela and I were dreaming about what this church would look like we were told that an important part of that process was to develop a mission…

The city of Corinth was rife with temples, the temple of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, stood atop the Acrocorinth, which means the Acropolis of Corinth, but you probably knew that. Acropolis is simply a fancy word for high ground. And so Aphrodite’s temple held an honoured place high above the city.  And before you…

I’m not a big sports fan, but you know that.  I have a favorite hockey team, and I picked the Habs because that has the potential to annoy the most people.  But I really don’t watch sports.  If we have a Super Bowl Party, I will watch some of the game.  When the Habs make…

James 3:16 The date was October 1st 1770 and the event was the funeral of noted evangelist of the time George Whitfield.  Whitfield was a contemporary of John Wesley and Wesley had been asked by Mr. Whitfield to deliver the funeral message. It is interesting to note that their relationship went back to their days…

Daniel 3:16 To do what is right or to do what is smart.  Have you ever been faced with a situation where those seem to be your only two options?  You know what’s right, you know what God requires of you and yet that doesn’t seem to be the wisest course of action.  Maybe it’s…

Joshua 3:16 He was the first of the twelve. Slowly he walked along; his pace governed by the other eleven. The load on his shoulder was a burden but wasn’t nearly as heavy as his thoughts. His feet moved as if they were on auto pilot and his eyes remained fixed on the river in…

Acts 3:16 It was a day, just a day like any other day.   His brothers had gotten him out of bed and gotten him dressed.  And on their way to work they carried him to his usual spot at the temple gate.  It was just a day, the sky wasn't any bluer, the birds didn't…

We’ve all seen them, at sporting events and concerts.  The obligatory John 3:16 signs.  In case you are wondering that all started in 1980.  A guy by the name of Rollen Stewart had been making a name for himself by appearing at major sporting events wearing a rainbow coloured wig and dancing wildly for the…

Do you remember praying as a child?  Do you remember the words that you prayed?  Let’s try it together:  “Now I lay me down to sleep I pray the Lord my soul to keep, if I should die before I wake I pray the Lord my soul to take.”  But what if when you laid…