Behind the Wall – SPECIAL: Moderator’s Trip to Israel-Palestine
“Rick Horst emerges from a shepherd’s cave in Beit Sahour, near Bethlehem.” General Assembly doesn’t usually choose the destination for its Moderator’s international visit. But […]
Faith
The Children are Watching
January 15 – Second Sunday after Epiphany 1 Samuel 3:1-10 (11-20) Samuel watches old Eli’s every move. Samuel was just a toddler when he went […]
Finding Forgiveness
“Put away from you all bitterness and wrath and anger and wrangling and slander, together with all malice, and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, […]
Christ Alone
Donald MacLaren-St James Truro NS The 16th – century Reformers—Luther, Calvin, Zwingli, Knox and others—were derisively nicknamed, “the Sola – ists.” They distilled the essence […]
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 […]
Mary’s Journey of Faith
[/caption] Deana Weyman-St Andrews King City Ont Perhaps central to any celebration of Christmas is the picture of Mary holding the infant Jesus. Around the […]
It Has to be the Shepherds!
June Robinson-Trinity Victoria BC Readers from small towns and rural communities will need to think about the people we struggle to look after at home, […]
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 […]
More Than a Cultural Icon
This year marks the 400th anniversary of the publication of the English King James Bible, the popular name of what is formally known as the […]
Sola Scriptura
Our Feature on the Solas The 16th – century reformers—Luther, Calvin, Zwingli, Knox and others—were derisively nicknamed, “the Sola – ists.” They distilled the essence […]
Extravagant
“When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, ‘This is a lonely place, and the day is now over; send them away […]
Extravagant Giving
“When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, ‘This is a lonely place, and the day is now over; send them away […]
Have You Read the Entire Bible?
Should you read the Bible? The Presbyterian Church in Canada states: “Yes. The regular reading and study of scripture, together with the hearing of the […]
The Trouble with God
[ Savaoph, God the Father, by artist Viktor Vasnetsov (1885-1926) Nov 27, 2011 First Sunday of Advent Isaiah 64:1-9, Mark 13:24-27 Here’s the trouble with […]
Good to Great
“…and Peter said to them, ‘You yourselves know that it is unlawful for a Jew to associate with or visit a Gentile; but God has […]
The Greatest Commandment
The Pharisees Question Jesus by artist James Jacques Joseph Tissot (1836-1902), opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper. October 23, 2011 Nineteenth Sunday after […]
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 […]
Holy Boldness
As I’ve been working my way through the Gospel of Mark recently, I’ve been impressed by how Jesus confronts the disciples to step out and […]
Grace; Is It Really Free?
It was disappearing like popcorn. In a split second there was nothing left but an empty box. People walked away happily. In another location, a […]