Presbyterian Couple Will $850,000 to Church Agencies
The estate of an Ontario couple gifted the Presbyterian Church with a large donation in January. Marion and Bruce Berry of Thornhill Presbyterian willed $850,000 […]
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Presbyterians Share $7.8 Million
Graph: Presbyterians Sharing income 1999-2013 A total of $7.8 million was donated to the church’s national mission and ministry fund in 2013, falling short of […]
What is it Like to be Ninety?
In many ways I don’t feel any differently than I have for years. But of course, that’s on the inside. The “outside” of me, now that’s a different picture entirely and has nothing to do with being 90 and everything to do with being old.
Out With the Old
Last year Andrew Faiz asked readers to share their stories. Here’s one. For almost 15 years, I’ve been the keeper of our family tree and […]
Understanding the Apostle
Wright attempts to draw some conclusions about the person of Paul in relation to Jesus, his mission and the meaning of his work for today.
A Band of Gentle Giants
Have you known a gentle giant? We tend to think of those people who are large enough to be intimidating and yet when we get to know them, gentle enough to be approachable and caring. I suppose when you think of it, this is how we experience life.
Christian Hope
What do we do while we wait for God? Some critics of the faith say that this kind of hope is an opiate, a pacifying pharmaceutical.
Thinking About God
For five years and over nearly 60 articles, the column has attempted to address some of the 1,000 questions of faith.
Love and Leviticus
Today’s reading from Leviticus 19 is a good example of the way the editors of the Revised Common Lectionary presume to know what’s best for us. They cut six verses of theo-politically incorrect stuff.
What I Learned at Camp
I learned that the teens who attended camp come back year after year and that most do not attend church on a regular basis and some never do. I heard that they like to come because this is the only place they learn about God.
Remember and Be Renewed
The word “remember” appears in the Bible hundreds of times. In studying the various occurrences, I began to see a deep connection to the spiritual renewal of God’s people, corporately and individually.
Living Hope in the Present Tense
When reading Living Faith, I can’t help but wonder how these words relate to faith that is alive in the day-todayness of the believer’s life. In many ways it seems so lofty, so distant.
Being Church
Isn’t it fitting to imagine the church as one expansive social network, a web of interconnected communities, extending to the far reaches of the globe?
We Are the Church
When we talk about the church and social media, we’re not usually thinking about individual Christians who use social media. Yet don’t we like to say that the church is the people?
Reading the Nativity
Scott McAndless does not tinker with the Christmas story as it’s found in scripture; instead, he is seeking to clarify what the biblical account is really saying.
Church in Cyberspace
After a long media career, I turned to media theorist Marshall McLuhan, who early shaped my mindset, as I reflected on what we might call Numerical Decline Anxiety Syndrome in mainline churches.
Hoisted With Your Own Petard
Being an incorrigible schemer, when I first started ice fishing with our two boys about 24 years ago this February, I thought I would add a few Webber improvements to the game.
Bedtime Prayers
My daughter makes sure we read from this book each and every evening— even on nights when she’s dawdled too much and the clock shows it’s bedtime past, she insists on reading a prayer before closing her eyes.
Discipline of Freedom
He was tall. You had to look up to him. His hand, when you shook it, reminded you he had once been a boxer, and, differently, that he and his fellow prisoners had been put to breaking rocks in the lime quarry on Robben Island.
A New Worldview
In Grade 2, instead of playing Cops and Robbers at recess, we played “Palestinians and Israelis.”