Finding God in the Media
The Naked Pastor David Hayward is the minister at Vineyard Church in Rothesay, N.B. Hayward is also an artist and comedian of sorts. Most days, […]
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Presbyterian Chaplain Appointed ‘Commander’
Brigadier General David Kettle has been appointed to the highest level in the Order of Military Merit, making him one of only a handful of […]
Tens of Thousands Formally Endorse the ‘Golden Rule’
“A principle embraced by every faith, and by every moral code,” better known as the Golden Rule, has formed the backbone for the Charter for […]
Articulating Belief
Well Jack certainly got that one wrong. Jack — Rev. John Weir Foote — was a beloved member of St. Andrew’s, Cobourg, Ont., where I […]
Praise the Work of My Hands
Hands: Agnes, haven’t you gone overboard in this? Hands are hands, doing what hands are made for … cooking, eating with, sewing, knitting, troweling, planting, bathing, […]
Wrapped in God’s Love
The monthly meeting of the prayer shawl group of St. Andrew’s in Dartmouth, N.S. , is a joyful combination of prayer, business, refreshment, conversation and […]
Ancient Faith
While I was still in my early 20s, a little green book appeared in the hymnbook racks of my home church. That little green book […]
Life and Mission Agency Staff Shifts
Numerous staff at the church’s national offices finished their contracts or shifted gears in January. • Joro Lee completed his second one-year contract with Communications […]
Unmeasured, Offensive Love
March 14: Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Maybe it’s a function of my crochety personality. I’m drawn to gospel stories where Jesus goes out […]
New in the Midst of the Old
“I am off bear huntin’, hun,” I whispered into the dark at a rumpled hump of goose down. “Where are you going?” asked a sleepy […]
Wondering Still
This marks my tenth little step along this wandering, wondering path and, though the theologians have winced and the traditionalists have shuddered, they haven’t thrown me out of the Presbyterian Church yet.
Stealing from the Best
I’ve spent a lot of time hanging around worship leaders, picking their brains. I here offer the fruits of my kleptomania.
Praying with Haitians
There they were, Haitians singing, dancing and drumming what CNN Guy called “religious songs” as they patiently waited for basic necessities. Here I was, safe inside my home, wanting to sing and pray along with these people that I didn’t know.
Miracles Done While We Sleep
Maybe demographics explain why many of us drift into gardening as the years pass. One of my mother’s favourite stories was about the day, as a tiny diapered tot, I backed into a rose bush—so perhaps destiny is at work.
Review: Room 217
Room 217 is a series of CDs designed to offer musical comfort to people suffering illness or facing death, and to those who care for them. This project, initiated, developed and produced by pianist and composer, Bev Foster, has many facets.
Presbyterian Youth Head to Gaza on Christmas Day
Two familiar youth, Hannah Carter, 27, and Laura Ashfield, 23, left for Cairo on Christmas Day to join a march demanding that Israel open its […]
Singing a New Song
Worship is a complicated thing. Jesus said we are to worship the Lord in spirit and in truth. But what does that mean? Simply put: […]
The Hold Fire
Blame it on Aristotle. If you happen to miss church on Feb. 28 because you are watching the men’s gold medal hockey game, that is. […]
Jump with Joy
What can the Book of Praise tell us about our identity as Canadian Presbyterians? That was the challenge I took for my term paper in […]
Not all contemporary Christian music is created equal
Christian bands, such as Skillet, and As I Lay Dying, use music as an evangelistic tool, introducing audiences who are unfamiliar and even antagonistic toward […]