A Voice for the Voiceless
I have a story of healing and reconciliation to tell. On Nov. 30, 2014, the Sunday worship fellowship of Winnipeg Inner City Missions was constituted […]
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Divine Diversity
How does it happen that these worlds, theirs and mine, come together, meld, form something that is both and neither? A new work in Christ.
Feeding the Sheep
Each September, members of the Atlantic Mission Society gather for an annual meeting. This year’s, held in St. Andrew’s, Dartmouth, N.S., in September, was the […]
Choosing God
Mark and John aren’t interested in it and Matthew and Luke can’t agree on the details of it. You think you know the nativity story but there is no agreement on what actually happened.
New Beginnings
They’re here! They seem like a lovely family and were very thankful for our hospitality.
A Time to Contemplate
Between 2014 and 2018, Canada will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the First World War. Some will quite rightly ask: Why should we as a nation or we as Presbyterians celebrate this war?
An Emphasis on Grace
While there may be consequences for harm caused, the primary purpose of restorative justice is healing and restoring the relationships that have been damaged.
Build Your Kingdom Here
Imagine entering a worship service to find a party going on.
Faith Through Life
We started in an era when churches were many-membered, full of developing youth and rich in community. We are the PYPS of yesteryear.
Seeing and Believing
With the encouragement of my parents and my friends, I decided that I might as well give this conference a try. I still felt quite skeptical about attending, as I associated CY with the typical “Bible camp” stereotype (having no fun and having to hang out with self-declared “Bible scholars”).
Becoming Neighbours
“Canada’s darkest secret is being exposed; more importantly, it is being exposed with our younger generation.” Those were the emotional and difficult words of Eugene Arcand, residential school survivor and keynote speaker at Canada Youth 2014.
Science and Faith
I was ordained as a minister nearly 25 years ago, but prior to that I enjoyed my first vocation as a geologist. When I made my shift in vocation known, one of my colleagues said I was moving from the Ministry of Natural Resources to the Ministry of Supernatural Resources.
The Putin Problem
The late-July cover story in the Economist, “A web of lies,” focused partly on the responses by Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and the Russian media […]
Burst Forth
For each woman, the event was extraordinary—out of the ordinary—a time of leaving our various small corners to experience the vast, worldwide family of God.
A Century of Service
The Women’s Missionary Society was formed on May 15, 1914 when three women’s groups came together at Knox, Toronto.
When God Calls
The Montreal Arabic Presbyterian Church is not located in Montreal; since 2010, it has rented facilities in an Evangelical Baptist church on the adjacent island of Laval. But it was not always so.
Honouring Women of Faith
Six incredible women received inaugural Woman of Faith awards at a gala dinner on May 18. All six have spent their lives serving God and […]
Stalwart WMS Member Remembered
Joanne Instance, national president of the WMS between 2001-2004, passed away in Winnipeg on May 23 at the age of 78. In an email to […]
Be a Blessing
The story of Kim Phuc’s life is one of resurrection. At the age of nine, she was caught in a napalm attack near her home in Trang Bang, in southeast Vietnam.
‘A Cause Anyone Can Support’
The Presbyterian Church has a long history when it comes to caring for women and children.