July 2020 Edition

Editorial: Together Again

Editorial: Together Again

Ezra 3 is the record of Israel’s regathering after they returned from their Babylonian captivity. Having been exiled for seventy years from their homeland, they were now coming back to the place where they had once flourished as a nation. Led by Zerubbabel, the nation made the long journey across the waste, barren wilderness, prompted […]

The Case for the Pre-Trib Rapture

The Case for the Pre-Trib Rapture

Introduction The teaching of a pre-tribulation rapture has been taking quite a beating over the past couple decades. It comes from teachers that have abandoned ship and embraced the popular view which insists that the Church will go through the Tribulation. I, however, am not among this number. This is not because you cannot teach […]

The Hope of the Believer

The Hope of the Believer

The apostle Paul in his epistle to the Ephesians gives a true picture of the world we live in when he says, it is without God, without Christ, and without hope. The Lord Jesus in Matthew 24 gives some answers to the question asked by His disciples, “what will be the sign of your coming […]

Great is Thy Faithfulness

Great is Thy Faithfulness

On My Desk The Testimony of John Duckhorn On my desk is a picture of a family. The husband is dressed in a military uniform, a good-looking man, proud and smiling. But he was an alcoholic. The woman next to him is sad and unhappy. The children, a girl of seven is smiling because she […]

Report: Cornerstone Magazine Webinar Ministry

Report: Cornerstone Magazine Webinar Ministry

On April 13, Cornerstone Magazine introduced its first ever online webinar using video conferencing technology. Due to the country-wide stay at home orders by civil government, people were looking for ways to continue to communicate and stay in touch. Video conferencing has been used for years by business organizations, but it has now been brought […]

Report: Taking the Gospel to the Nations

Report: Taking the Gospel to the Nations

“And he said unto them, go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” Mark 16:15 For close to 45 years brother Ruben Ruga has travelled all over the world, handing out packages of gospel literature. Unfortunately, his health no longer allows him to take these trips. He now solely concentrates […]

May We Introduce

May We Introduce

Sarah Bhatt Social Media Manager Sarah Bhatt is Cornerstone Magazine’s new social media manager. It is a position that Cornerstone created recently to raise the magazine’s visibility across various social media platforms. Sarah is currently a sophomore studying public relations at the University of Florida. When not at school, she lives at home in Lutz, […]

News and Notice

News and Notice

IBF Family Conference Cancelled In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the IBF committee after much prayer and deliberations, has cancelled the conference scheduled for July 2020. Though it was not an easy decision, they felt it was necessary for the wellbeing of all who attend as well as to give early notice to the speakers […]

Longing to Meet Together

Longing to Meet Together

Longing to Meet Together How lovely is Your tabernacle, O Lord of hosts! My soul longs, yes, even faints For the courts of the Lord; My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. Even the sparrow has found a home, And the swallow a nest for herself, Where she may lay her […]