Presbyfest
Music, food, face – painting, balloons and bubbles floating on the breeze, tents and stalls along the pathways, crowds of people glad to be together in the sunshine. It didn’t feel like General Assembly at all.
Faith
Our Daily Lay Ministry
As I walked through suburban St. Catharines, Ont., it was strange to think that behind one of those doors lives a couple whose work reaches […]
Reflections on GA 138
I have experienced General Assembly as a student representative, twice as a commissioner, twice as a one-day visitor and this year as part of the […]
Christ The Center
A few months ago a friend described Jesus Christ with these words, “His centre is everywhere, his circumference nowhere.” It wasn’t an entirely original thought, […]
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 […]
Telling The Truth
Lying in the church? Exaggeration is a kind of lying. Blaming is usually at least half lying.
The Weight of Belief
Credo—I believe. Our official statement of belief begins boldly with a chapter on its basic premise, the doctrine of God.
Basics for a Changing World
If the Pre-Assembly Workshop are like squares on a quilt, worship is the thread holding the fabric in place, connecting square to square and filling […]
Subversive Imagination
Faith is an audacious act of the imagination in which we speak about God as if God really exists. Imagination is not a fanciful denial of reality. It can be holy.
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.
Dangerous Worship
Why we should be wearing crash helmets and life preservers in church.
Don’t Worry
I have found local congregations full of joy, while the “official” or political levels of our church seem to be fraught with worry.
Fifteen Years, Fifteen Stories
The Dix Mille Villages store has become a community in Pointe-Clare, Que
Ministry and Ministers
As believers, we’re all called to ministry. We’re all called to enter into Christ’s work. So why go beyond that? Why have ministers? Why have elders?
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.
Generous Orthodoxy
The “little green book” can be found in church pews and ministers’ studies across the country. But what does this confessional statement mean for us today? How does Living Faith speak to us in the midst of an ever-changing world?
Joyful Friendship
Jesus says, “My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.” But can one person order another person to love him?
God With Us
Our God is great, but He cares about the little things. How do you honour God?
Scripture Alone
Do Christians really need the church’s help to interpret the Bible?