Excited About Stories
“The line of hope and fear runs right through the middle of all of us,” Diana Butler Bass told the 250-plus audience. “Let me read […]
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The Warm Heart of Africa
John Vissers called his visit with a dying woman a holy moment. Not as mature in my faith, I found it difficult to be there. But Vissers’s words have become a meditation for me. In that basic cottage, on that hot day, I know we were somehow on holy ground.
Assembly Council Budgets for 2014
The Assembly Council spent the bulk of its November meeting dealing with finances. It endorsed a number of changes to the church’s pension plan and approved a set of 10 “budget principles” to guide the creation of the national church’s 2014 budget.
‘We Made a Little History this Year’
Rev. Dr. Dave Sutherland will stand as sole nominee for moderator at this year’s General Assembly. This is the first time there has been only only one candidate for moderator of the church’s highest court.
World News – December 2012
High Obesity Rate Among Scottish Presbyterians According to an official health survey, the rate of obesity among Presbyterians in Scotland is higher than any other […]
Church Leaders Oppose Cuts to Prison Chaplaincy
In a move criticized by many religious groups, the government has cut roughly half of all part-time chaplains’ contracts. Of the remaining 80 full-time and 51 part-time chaplains, only three are non-Christian.
One Child at a Time – Mission
What began with a presentation at a church in Mississauga, Ont., turned into a passion for a pair of Presbyterians.
Community News – December 2012
Esther Lupafya, community health nurse, in Malawi. Discrimination on the Decline, AIDS Worker Says During the early decades of the HIV pandemic, “it was very […]
Christian Magazine Reveals ‘Disturbing’ Letter from CRA
A Mennonite magazine has gone public with a letter from the Canadian Revenue Agency, which “reminded” the publication not to print articles that may be construed as partisan.
Community News – November 2012
Taiwanese Church Delegate Visits National Offices As part of his Canadian tour, the incoming general secretary of the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan visited national offices […]
World News – November 2012
PCK Celebrates Centennial The Presbyterian Church of Korea received congratulations from the World Communion of Reformed Churches as it celebrated its 100th anniversary. WCRC General […]
Nigerian High Commissioner Visits National Offices
The church has a prophetic role to play, Chief Ojo Maduekwe, Nigeria’s high commissioner to Canada, told church staff, Nigerians and former missionaries at the […]
Meet Jesus…
A video was posted on the PCC’s Facebook page earlier this year. In it various people give very candid responses to why they don’t go to church: Their excuses sound very familiar. “I’m nervous.” “I don’t like hypocrites.” “I’m not sure about my faith.”
Life Next Door to Syria
Dr. George Sabra, president of the Near Eastern School of Theology, shares what life is like for a Christian school in a nation next door to war-torn Syria.
West Bank Boycott
I don’t always agree with the decisions made by the United Church of Canada, but the one they made this past summer to boycott products made in the settlements in the West Bank is one I support.
Weathering Storms and Building Bridges
Delores Werchola holds a rose given to her by Riverside’s community school coordinator Juanita McKay-Raymond. The night after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission ended a […]
Community News – October 2012
Ewart’s Principals Honoured On August 22, alumnae representing graduating classes from as early as 1940 gathered on the lawn of the south quad at Knox […]
Letter from Palestine: Then and Now
It was June 6, 1973. I was travelling to Palestine with my fiancé, a Palestinian Muslim. It was the anniversary of the Six-Day War. And I was the only white person on the flight.
Churches Oppose Cuts to Refugee Health Care
The presbyterian church is urging the federal government to reverse cuts to health care coverage for refugees. As of June 30, supplementary health care benefits […]
European Protestant churches share strategies for changing times
Six member churches of the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE) on September 24 outlined strategies they have adopted to cope with changing religious […]