What are you waiting for?
What are you waiting for? Are you waiting for the weekend? For Christmas and presents? Are you waiting for happiness? For life to go your […]
Blogs
People Look East
“Wondering whether to celebrate the Eucharist ad orientem during Advent.”
Facebook reveals strange worries in the hearts of ministers, but this one caught my eye. There’s a poetic loveliness to this idea that you don’t always see in the logistics of worship planning.
Twisted Ankle
Submitted by Jody Malm of the Sheridan Lk. housechurch. Twisted Ankle! Time to rest, put your foot up, ice, heat, and stay off […]
ain’t gonna study war…
The prophet Isaiah offers us a remarkable poem to set us moving in the right direction this advent. It’s actually a poem that doesn’t belong […]
God’s Plans and Puppies
The longer I live the more I am aware of God’s long-range plans. What might have been a mystery or a tragedy is far better explained when the decades roll by and are observed in the Senior years.
A Peculiarly Presbyterian Sermon for College & Students Sunday 2013
This sermon was preached at St. Andrew’s PC, Swift Current on Oct. 20, 2013 at the invitation of the Rev. Jonathan Kwon on the […]
Jesus is worth the wait
Though the radio stations are already playing Christmas music, and Wal-Mart has gifts and tinsel up for sale (heck, Costco had decorations up in October!), […]
Storytelling Worries
I was on my way to do some storytelling at the primary school today when I ran into a friend, and so we walked together. […]
My Testimony
Thanks to my Mother, I’ve always believed in God’s existence. When I was quite young my mom began listening to Herbert W. Armstrong on the radio, and […]
My Dad Just Died. Quickly. Here’s What I Said At His Funeral.
(My dad, Eric Ruttan, died on Sunday, November 16th. He lived 2 months less two days after being diagnosed with aggressive cancers in several parts […]
Reverend Anne’s Venetian Chicken
Reverend Anne Gajerski-Cauley’s contact with the Presbyterian Record starts with babysitting, in Winnipeg, and fruit cake. In 1974, when Anne was 14 she baby sat […]
Do unto others
I heard a story the other day about a woman who was in labour, preparing to give birth to her second child. Her husband got […]
Viva Pudding
On Friday morning, I decided to bake a sticky toffee pudding for the Spouse. Sometimes I say things like that and it might just be […]
A response to “Hospitality and Justice for all in The Presbyterian Church in Canada: an open letter calling for the inclusion of LGBTQ people in The PCC”
The text I am responding to can be found here: http://pccforinclusion.jigsy.com/ Dear friends: It is certainly time for us, The Presbyterian Church in Canada, to […]
Laugh and the World Laughs
I think God has a great sense of humor…who else could create a giraffe? Yet I find little humor in people nowadays. Most of what […]
Waiting, Waiting…
Today is a day of waiting, for me. Granted, it’s not as serious a form of waiting as, say, loved ones waiting for the results […]
The Difference Between Being “Judgmental” and Using Judgment
“Don’t judge me!” You’ve heard it. I’ve heard it. Someone has judged you. Or you’ve been accused. Maybe you judge bikers as being of a […]
Creativity and Suffering
Let’s talk a little bit about suffering, shall we? Suffering is real, raw emotion. Suffering is facing life at it’s absolute breaking point. Suffering is […]
Hallooing
Blue decided to draw a picture for his little brother. I asked a couple of questions, and he told me a little bit about it, but it only left me wondering more.