Awkward Palm Sunday
As an adult, Palm Sunday feels different. I’m not sure if it is awkward because waving at parades is out of character for most Presbyterian congregations or because we know all too well where the week ahead will lead.
Magazine
Generous Donation Kick Starts Refugee Sponsorships at Knox, Goderich, Ont.
Thanks to a generous donor who provided $25,000 and a church that agreed to step up and take on the task, two families of Syrian […]
‘We Need to Stay Awake’
La Loche, Saskatchewan is located about 600 km northwest of Saskatoon where I have lived for the last 12 years. Before the tragic shooting that […]
A Little Guarded
Two stalwart members walked by and one said to the other, “I think I’ll sit beside you today, somebody’s sitting in my pew.” I could see the couples’ shoulders tense.
Urgent Food Assistance Needed in South Sudan, UN Warns
Almost a quarter of people in South Sudan are in urgent need of food assistance, three United Nations organizations warned in February, a statistic all […]
Don’t put Family First
Other than as an alliterative phrase meaning that healthy families of various sorts are immensely important for human wellbeing, or that Christian worship should be welcoming to all ages, “family first” can be idolatry.
Everyone is Important
Portland Place is a long-term housing facility in downtown Toronto undergoing some changes after 24 years of growth.
Pierre’s Birch Bark Canoe
I get it; and I get it most profoundly on my knees in a canoe with a paddle in my hands, there being little room for much else that works in a canoe on a wilderness river or lake.
Clergy Burn Out
More than 20,000 clergy left the ministry in 2010 alone in the U.S., and according to a survey done by the Francis Schaeffer Institute, 71 per cent of pastors serving churches today are burned out and battling depression and fatigue.
Retiring With Meaning
A new series at Crieff Hills Community Retreat and Conference Centre will focus on making the most of retirement, helping people look beyond financial concerns […]
Day by Day
I am a drunk, a former drunk. Sober by faith. I admit I made mistakes with my children as a young mother.
Who Knows This McKenzie?
We inquired at the Pine Hill Divinity College (Atlantic School of Theology), asking, “Who knows this McKenzie?” He ministered in Korea in 1895.
Roma Family That Lived in ‘Sanctuary’ in a Toronto church Permitted to Return to Canada
The federal government has granted residency status to a Roma family that had lived under “sanctuary” protection in Windermere United Church, Toronto, for 18 months. […]
Silliness and Sweet Miracles
A New Religion The Missionary Church of Kopimism is a Swedish-founded and recognized religion. Its core beliefs have to do with the distribution of information. […]
New Book Considers Justice Reform
A January book launch in Ottawa announced the release of Looking for Ashley: Re-reading what the Smith case reveals about the governance of girls, mothers […]
Resurrection- Shaped Renewal
If we were to use the resurrection of Jesus as a model through which to assess our persistent search for renewal, what might we learn?
Called to Forget
We don’t expect God to command us to forget! Especially in the middle of a rehearsal of all God has done for us in the past.
The Master Gardener
She jokingly referred to herself as the Grand Master Gardener as she lurched around the backyard on her battery-powered scooter, the arrow on the speed control always aligned with the picture of the hare, never the tortoise.
Changing Church Culture
Rev. Alex MacLeod talks with Graham Singh about faith, church planting, and why it matters.
Discipleship and Soil
Andrew Faiz talks with Revs. David Moody and Alex Douglas about their vision and call to “replant” Heritage Green Presbyterian Church.