On Sunday, Cornerstone Church Kingston was able to celebrate Christmas together at an open-air carol service.
We were able to host church families, locals and guests at Tiffin Boy's School car park, which is a huge outdoor space to allow for social-distancing.
Cornerstone musicians, including a brass section, took to...
23 December 2020
The final character in our advent series is Jesus - the one the wise men and shepherds came to see, Herod tried to kill and Mary gave birth to in Bethlehem.
In first-century Bethlehem, ordinary houses would often consist simply of one room divided into two, with a family sleeping...
20 December 2020
Herod brings a menacing shadow of evil to the Christmas story. There is not much to like about Herod. He ruthlessly wanted his own way, and if anyone got in the way of his plans, Herod was prepared to act. In his own family he was responsible for the deaths...
15 December 2020
Mary calls herself ‘the Lord’s servant’. That phrase sums her up so well. Her response, after obviously life-changing news from the angel, was simply “I am the Lord’s servant.”
Here was Mary, probably in her teens, looking forward to her marriage to Joseph – and now all her plans were...
10 December 2020
The Shepherds - A.K.A. unclean workers
In first-century Judea, shepherds were considered to be essential workers because the sheep on Bethlehem’s hills were probably destined to be sacrificed in the temple at Jerusalem. But shepherds were also despised because they were considered ‘unclean’. This meant that they could not go...
05 December 2020
Although the original New Testament documents refer to ‘Magi’, I like the term ‘wise men’, because they belonged to a group of scholars such as scientists, mathematicians, historians, and observers of the stars. Clearly, these wise men weren’t just content with intellectual knowledge; they wanted to know what life was...
01 December 2020
After a year overshadowed by sickness, disruption and uncertainty, this winter may well be remembered by a generation as one of the hardest. Yet, as Christmas comes closer, we’re reminded of the greatest hope we have.
Advent refers to the coming of the promised one. In the Bible, God promised...
29 November 2020
