Are We Nuts?
Last year, Canada sent $49.5 million to Haiti. But that’s $49.5 million too much according to Don Cherry.
For the Record
Constructive Anxiety
Anxiety is a funny thing. Too much and you find yourself in an unfocused whirl. Too little and you become complacent and lethargic. Either way, you become unproductive. It’s the same for groups or institutions.
Perpetual Immanence
Is there any other time of year that brings lingering family grievances into sharper focus? The pressure that builds around what should be a joyous time goes far beyond the stress of buying presents, attending too many parties and trying to get the house in order.
Ministry by Youth
As a preacher’s kid, I grew up in Presbyterian churches in small Ontario towns. Church was always a part of my life. But there’s a difference, in my experience, between attending a church and being part of a church.
Media Need Religion
We don’t often think of religion and the mainstream media as natural companions. But the divide between faith communities and the secular press may not be deep or wide.
Facing The Void
When young people leave home they often leave the church. A 20-something reflects on how she crossed the void and stayed in church, and why many of her friends didn’t.
Possibilities Lie Before Us
Rev. Ruth Houtby writing in the Record two years ago shared her impressions of the 136th General Assembly in Sydney, N.S.: “Is our vision so […]
Longing For Faith
Faith is not a matter of dogma, doctrine and reason. It is based on experience—the experience which touches the roots of our being and transforms us. Throughout India, those old people I encountered came to Christianity because of illiterate men pulling rickshaws or on rickety bicycles.
A Dialogue of Love
The intersection of faith and reason is possibly the most crowded square in Christianity—and probably the most embattled. Here’s where the Record stands.
Worthy of Their Hire
The fatal crash in Ontario earlier this year that killed 10 migrant farm workers from Peru and the driver of the other vehicle stunned the […]
Along the Way
Christians don’t have all the answers. Are we willing to have thoughtful—even difficult—conversations?
Expanding Our Selective Memory
The history of Africans, free and slave, in North America cannot be reduced to a month each year, but perhaps it is a way of reminding us of events our otherwise selective memory would prefer to forget.
Speaking Up When it Matters Most
When I was in college, there were two things you were not allowed to discuss at a formal meal before dessert: politics and religion. Well, […]
Extending God’s Love for Us
A book cataloguing a decade of international medical – scientific achievement and a magazine article challenging the tenets of the Occupy Wall Street protest are […]
Beyond Sunday School
I recently travelled to Stratford, Ont., to see Jesus Christ Superstar for the first time in my life. The rock musical hit the stage in […]
Beyond a Sunday School Faith
I recently travelled to Stratford, Ont., to see Jesus Christ Superstar for the first time in my life. The rock musical hit the stage in […]
We are Called to be Angels
Do you ever think of yourself as an angel? Me neither. And my family, much as they love me, wouldn’t let such a perception last […]
A Common Voice
Speaking at the recently held National Presbyterian Women’s Gathering, Rev. Paulette Brown referenced five biblical women, whose father had died: “The legacy of these women […]
A Matter of Perspective
If you’ve been following some of the theological articles in the Record over the past several years, you’ll have noticed that Christianity seems to be […]
It’s All About Relationships
One of my favourite newspaper cartoons was about a Nova Scotia judge who had been making sexist comments to female lawyers and clients based on […]