Decisions! Decisions!
As Christians we are called to make decisions based on God’s system of values. We reach beyond ourselves to define what is good, what is preferable, what is needed.
Magazine
Redemption for the Sold
Mariliana Morales’s life is a story of passion, courage and faith.
Reading Without Glasses
How do we preach the gospel without blaming the Jews?
Trafficking Agreement Reached
An estimated 29.8 million people—many of whom are women and children—live in slavery around the world, according to the 2013 Global Slavery Index. In an […]
A Story of Change
Change has been in the walls and in the ground and in the pews and in the programs and in the financial outlook. So here’s just a sampling of changes made in our congregation’s life over these past years.
Accommodating Reasonably
An argument could be made that the battle for religious freedoms has been a defining force in Canada’s story.
Pray Continually
Do your own prayers ever bore you? Do you sometimes come to the end of your prayers and wonder how you actually got there?
Invisible Minorities
Living in Taiwan our boys experienced life as a “visible minority,” but when they moved back to Canada they were an “invisible minority.” On the outside they looked like average Canadians, but culturally they were a Taiwanese-Canadian blend.
What Time Is It?
A conversation with Dr. Douglas John Hall about church, culture, power, anxiety and challenge.
Bombed by the Canadians
It was one of those delightful, peacefilled, warm spring days. Linda and I had risen, as is our custom, to coffee and bran in bed, relishing the morning sunshine.
Bill C-31 Primer
There is both good and bad news in Bill C-31, Canada’s refugee law which came into effect in December 2012.
Moderator Nominee Announced
Rev. Dr. Stephen Farris, dean of St. Andrew’s Hall, has been named sole moderator nominee for the 140th General Assembly. He is expected to be […]
Doing and Redoing
I have this sense, having become a do-it-yourselfer, that I’m being given a small taste of what God Himself experienced in the act of creation.
Kids, Camp and Charity
Videos Kid Snippets is a series from the YouTube channel, Bored Shorts TV. It was created by brothers Brett, David, John and Randy Roberts. And […]
Voices of the Faithful
I don’t imagine Canadians are clamouring to hear the views of the Presbyterian Church in Canada any more than Scots want advice on how to vote from the Church of Scotland.
Report from Assembly Council
Biennial Assemblies The convener of Assembly Council cast the deciding vote on a recommendation that will bring the topic of biennial General Assemblies before the […]
Paving the Way
About four years ago, the church to which I now belong introduced a contemporary service; and I thank God that they did.
Defining Church
Ask a room full of people about church and you will open up not just a box of stories but a range of meanings, connotations and denotations that are as varied as the people you are speaking to.
Exploring Grace Alone
Basic training is grueling, with sleep deprivation and drill sergeants yelling at recruits, constantly reminding them that they will flunk out. It is a harsh, graceless environment.
Motivating Change
“It’s not so much that people don’t mind change, they just want to keep on doing what they’re doing as well. And by the time they’re finished doing what they’ve been doing, they’re out of time, money and energy to do anything new.”