L’Arche Founder Jean Vanier Awarded Templeton Prize
Jean Vanier has been awarded the Templeton Prize, an award given to extraordinary individuals who, in the words of the late Sir John Templeton, are “entrepreneurs of the […]
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Seeing What Others Do Not See
Over lunch, I asked some of the Twitter employees about the success of the company. One bright young man, who probably picked up his doctorate from MIT before getting his driver’s license, offered an opinion.
Green Famine
From the famine of three decades ago, through many political machinations and foreign investment, a new modern Ethiopian economy has been growing.
Newest Ghanaian Church Installs Session
On Jan. 25, Calgary’s newest Presbyterian congregation ordained six members to the office of the ruling eldership and admitted them to session. The Ghanaian Presbyterian […]
Palms and Politics
The story of Holy Week begins with a political act. What do we do? We do what we do with Luke’s story of Jesus’ birth, a story that heralds a great social upheaval. We give the story to the children.
Presbyterians Sharing Fund Receives $7.87 Million in 2014
The main mission and ministry fund of the Presbyterian Church received a total of $7.87 million from congregations and individual donors in 2014, exceeding its […]
The Lesson of Candle Ice
Walking on ice has always freaked me out just a little. Every year at freeze-up in November I look out at the new ice on Lac La Hache and feel torn between the temptation to venture out on it and the terror of what could happen if I did.
Supreme Court Says Yes to Assisted Dying
NDP justice critic Francoise Boivin reacts to the Supreme Court of Canada decision on assisted suicide following question period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on […]
Malawi Floods Spread Disease
Heavy rainfall in mid – January caused flooding in southern Malawi, killing 276 people, devastating crops and livestock, sweeping away over 2,000 homes and displacing […]
Rest and Respond
I spent some time in January reading the11 issues of last year’s Record. Perhaps it was the frame of mind I was in but I noted a narrative that echoed from issue to issue.
Did I?
Did I? I wonder, sit on the floor and truly admire my children?
Life and Death
It seems pointless to review the Supreme Court’s ruling on physician-assisted dying at this stage. Our goal now should be to help craft a law that aims to prevent abuses, however blunt an instrument the law may be.
Statement on Aboriginal Spiritual Practices Released
A one – page statement outlining the denomination’s stance on Aboriginal spiritual practices was released in February. It draws on the church’s 1994 Confession to […]
Wrestle in Equal Measure
How should Christians view same-gender partnerships? And is it possible for Presbyterians to come to a common mind on these matters?
Bald Eagles, Bald Ministers and Goldfish
Terrible Idea So… I don’t know how or why I missed this one because it’s right up my alley, but apparently at the start of […]
The Birth of the Continuing Church
Acrimony surrounding Church Union would impact the credibility of the Christian faith in Canada. The ugly squabbles were a very public spectacle.
The Cultural Divide
If we are to renew our ministry and our outreach, I would point to a few cultures existent in Canada that need to be continually studied and understood. It probably will surprise you when I tell you what they are.
The Patty Test
When my wife Patty accompanies me on a guest preaching engagement, she normally does not actually enter the church building with me. She enters a few minutes before worship as an anonymous stranger to the church.
The Little Church That Could
At St. Andrew’s in Sutton, Ont., a town on Lake Simcoe, the congregation is small. Tiny even. However, it grows to nearly four times its […]
Getting Sober
I decided to keep my past as a comedian on the down low, but anyone who’s been knows that rehab is a really bad place to try to keep things on the down low.