A Place of Hope
It’s neutral ground, a place where gangs lay down their guns.
Magazine
Sent By God
Between 1888 and 1940, 185 Canadian missionaries risked their lives and came to Korea to deliver the Good News of Jesus Christ. Tutullian once said: “The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.”
Learning to Trust God
Henry Wildeboer, a pastor with the Christian Reformed Church, writes out of the crucible of 50 years of ministry experience and describes the many challenges and opportunities he faced in leading congregations to fulfil the great commission.
A Mysterious Disappearance
Squirrely had made his presence known by chasing the birds, leading Addy the Labrador on a merry chase among the spruce trees, or sitting on one of our bird feeders shucking sunflower seeds like some kind of maniacal machine. And then he was gone. We couldn’t figure it out.
Messy. Loving. Serving.
Apparently a “church” isn’t just a place where Christians are found; sometimes, it’s just a mess of equally messy people.
One Youth at a Time
It began with a chance encounter. On his way home from a church meeting one evening in 1964, George Fernie met a young man who […]
The Sacrament of Service
Why doesn’t John tell the story of the Last Supper, as the other gospels do? It’s one of the most important stories about Christians.
It Takes All Kinds
Magazine Prodigal magazine was created in 2005 by Jason Wenell for “men of integrity.” It did well and in 2012 it was taken over and […]
‘Fantastic’ Women Named
Karen Hamilton greets Pope Francis in Rome. A list of 100 “fantastic Canadian Christian women leaders” has been compiled by the Bridgeway Foundation, a private […]
A Church of Now
Like so many others my church is no longer a neighbourhood church, yet not quite something else either. It is locked in its physical location in search of an identity.
Great Expectations
I get great satisfaction from observing different cultures and attempting to learn from them. As this was my first visit to South America and to rare excursions beyond tourist areas and cruise ship ports, the experience was even richer.
Presbytery of Montreal Responds to Charter of Values
The Presbytery of Montreal has called on the government of Quebec and the National Assembly to withdraw or defeat Bill 60, the controversial Quebec Charter […]
Waiting on Another
Where do you find patience?
The Promise of Practices
Jesus’ expectation was that his followers would actually do the things he did and taught. Really, no joke.
Diversity Forum Turns 10
An annual event exploring the ethnic and racial diversity of the Presbyterian Church in Canada will celebrate its 10th year at Knox College, Toronto, in […]
The Good with the Bad
We were first appointed to Malawi in 1980. Our “first born,” as Malawians would say, was just a year old.
From Syria to Canada
Rev. Feras Shammas came to Canada from Syria in June 2013. Born in Damascus and raised in Aleppo, he is now minister at Knox, Morrisburg, […]
It Takes a Village
Those first months learning to adapt to life with children and learning how to parent within a Malawian context were filled with a mixture of excitement, uncertainty, terror and joy.
Living into the Story
“Mama,” my nephew Zachary said, his six-year-old brow furrowed, “I think I would have looked back, too.”
Alive and Green
We started a garden with the minister’s blessings and two enthusiastic young women undaunted by criticism and jokes.