Paul in Athens
May 29 reading – Sixth Sunday of Easter – Acts 17: 22-31 Paul was convinced his purpose was to take the good news of Jesus, […]
May 29 reading – Sixth Sunday of Easter – Acts 17: 22-31 Paul was convinced his purpose was to take the good news of Jesus, […]
After a journey that lasted too long (sailing up the Nile would have been quicker), I am in Juba, South Sudan. In my time at […]
Presbyterians gave more than $134,000 as of April 13 to Presbyterian World Service and Development for the rehabilitation effort in Japan. The funds will support […]
It may surprise you that generosity is one of the nine fruits of the Spirit listed in Galatians 5:22. If you’re like me, you remember […]
This is the story of two presbyteries – though I think of many – and two surveys. Both presbyteries participated at the Emmaus Conference in […]
Ever heard of Katherine Bushnell? Lee Anna Starr? Antoinette Brown Blackwell? Probably not. They were all 19th – century authors and speakers who made their […]
Souls vs. Stewardship Despite a struggling economy that has seen record numbers of churches facing foreclosure, American pastors are more concerned about outreach and evangelism […]
PERSONAL HYGIENE Believe in God Instantly breath spray is one of those silly items you might find around a whimsical minister’s office. Like my Moses […]
One of my favourite newspaper cartoons was about a Nova Scotia judge who had been making sexist comments to female lawyers and clients based on […]
Providence. The very word sounds old – fashioned, perhaps a bit out of touch and even boring. Maybe people used to talk that way, but […]
Although Teresa is tiny, she speaks forcefully, powerfully, quickly. We meet in my office because she needs a break from home. She learned of my […]
Early March 2011: Tyler, I had to go sit in your room, just so I could feel close to you again. I sense you are […]
Presbytery votes have been tallied and Rev. Dr. Rick Horst will be presented as sole moderator nominee at this year’s General Assembly. The moderator will […]
In this living faith, unauthorized and not published by Wood Lake books, in the beginning Presbyterians started life in Canada as Settlers. Some say we’ve been settling ever since.
There are many talented people in the Presbyterian church. They could be, should be sharing their gifts as part of a national and denominational strategy for making our worship vibrant and joyful, and for effectively sharing our faith. Are they? And is there a strategy?
Life is not a problem to be solved but a mystery to be lived, according to Søren Kierkegaard. What is true about life is just […]
“Kilimanjaro? Serengeti? Ngoron-goro crater?” “No,” I responded to a fellow traveller at the Dar es Salaam airport. I had been visiting Shinyanga, a less-frequented region […]
IT WAS LATE in the day in October 1990. We were traveling south on the Cariboo Highway, heading home from Williams Lake. CBC Radio was […]
As a five-year agreement between Presbyterian World Service and Development and the Canadian International Development Agency drew toward its close, staff at both agencies were […]