Christmas in the Garage
Our son Allan was a typical, grumpy 14-year-old. He would attend the youth group, led by a theology student named Doug, under protest; but attending under protest is probably as good as it gets with boys.
Magazine
Christmas Art Contest
I’d like to thank all the artists who submitted their works of art for this year’s cover art contest. Once again we had an incredible amount and variety of inspired artwork to choose from.
Something About Mary
How does Mary, the mother of Jesus, sound to you? We hear her in her own voice just twice.
National Office Cuts Staff Positions
Three longtime employees at the denomination’s national office were relieved of their duties in October. All three were part of the Life and Mission Agency. […]
The Wineglass
A job, or better, a ministry, an assured income, a home to live in; who could ask for anything more? Well, it turns out that a family setting up a home for the first time does demand a few things more.
Thousands Vaccinated Thanks to Book Sales
For the last 35 years, Bruce Templeton has devoted the month of December to visiting children and assisting Santa Claus. During more than 1,000 visits […]
New Cookbook Spotlights Local Eating
Dorothy Henderson, recently retired minister at Caven Presbyterian, Exeter, Ont., and local food – devotee, has written Loving It Local, a cookbook inspired by both […]
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.
Christmas: A Scream From a Holy God
As I remember the legend, this family fortune in silver plates had mysteriously disappeared but that it still existed in some vault in the old country just waiting for a Webber with the moxy to find and claim it.
Prayer of a 90-Year-Old
Dear Lord: Where in the world has my body gone? Yes, the one You made That has served Me so well. Remember how it won […]
Seeking Transcendence
I cannot claim that transcendence exists only in the realm of Christian experience
Guardians of the Story
The title on the card was, “The Nurse, from Cameron’s Pond.” Linda and I looked at the picture together, drinking in the memories it engendered. “How come your family always called that peak the Nurse?” Linda asked.
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?
Anchored in Hope
As a child growing up in England during the Second World War, I never once heard anyone comment that Britain could possibly suffer defeat.
Discovering Our Self
Since we mostly live harried and hurried lives, pressed by multiple concerns and pushed in multiple directions, we easily miss noting God’s presence with us throughout the day.
Time to Listen for the Spirit’s Voice
Questions of whether same-sex relationships are germane in matters of ordination and marriage are once again being raised in the church.
A Bumpy Year
In my child’s world same-sex unions, families headed with same-sex partners, are commonplace. In her world this is not a debate.
Growing in Faith
Inspired by Alex Haley’s Roots, I’ve been discovering the faith roots of my family, and it has been a rather fascinating adventure.
On Fighting Fair
My successor as Moderator of the General Assembly will have a much tougher job than I did. Human sexuality looks as if it will be a major topic on the docket.