Most Canadians, young and old, don’t attend church even though they believe in God. The reasons are varied and complex and it may be that some find the church’s theology hopelessly conservative and outdated. But it’s also possible that they stay away because they don’t see the point.
Some churches, parishes, religious and church schools in northern Sudan are closing due to a large movement of people to the south after the independence […]
Last Sunday in Epiphany March 6, 2011 reading: Matthew 17:1-9 It’s a long, hard climb up Mount Tabor, where tradition says Jesus was transfigured. The […]
Rising food prices may be a mixture of blessing and curse for the world’s poor according to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank’s senior policy advisor. Although […]
Twelve years ago, Linda, Chelsea and I, with some help from our adult son, Halden and my best friend, Jim, made the best doggone decision […]
The hallowed halls of seminary are behind me now, and the first years of ministry have quickly passed. In my time in seminary, I learned […]
Ernie Regehr has spent a lifetime working toward disarmament and an end to violent conflicts around the globe. On Jan. 21, he was awarded the […]
The sentencing to death of a Muslim man in connection with an attack in 2010 that killed six Coptic Christians and a Muslim police officer […]
The Presbyterian Women’s Gathering, hosted by the Atlantic Mission Society and Women’s Missionary Society, is drawing closer. As of February, 469 people were registered for […]
Over 70 religious representatives and 25 organizations have issued a statement in response to the violent death of David Kato in Uganda, calling on religious […]
Two new missionary couples have been appointed to Malawi. Rev. Mike and Debbie Burns set out for Blantyre, the capital of the country’s southern province, […]
I remember with fondness the Sunday lunchtime con-versations I enjoyed during my first pastorate in North Carolina. It was the regular practice for us to […]
God Crosses the Frontier God crosses the frontier It is a real one On one side, God All majesty, holiness, righteousness On the other side, […]
As Pakistan’s main churches held special prayers in memory of Salman Taseer, the governor assassinated for his opposition to a law that punishes insult to […]
On our farm, the story begins and ends and takes place in the 40-acre poplar bush. This bush offers protection from the prevailing northwest and […]
It’s always nice to greet the new neighbour who moves in almost next door. When you are a church and it is an organization that […]
Jobat is a welcoming and peaceful place. By the time Presbyterian World Service and Development committee member, Rev. Laura Kavanagh, Presbyterian missionary, Michelle Verwey and […]
The meaning of church membership is relatively difficult to define in a very comprehensive way. We know the sacrament of baptism is the moment of […]
My grandmother was one of the gentlest, kindest, all ’round nice people I have ever known. I never heard her raise her voice, nor heard […]
Presbyterian congregations in Queensland, Australia are helping their surrounding communities rebuild their lives after major flooding hit the northeast part of the continent in January. […]