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Taking A Gamble
“We are fools for Christ,” Paul writes to the community in Corinth, which I understand as a reference to the leaps of faith we are […]
Showing Value
As culture at large shifts away from Christendom, an event like Canada Youth is energizing and inspiring for all who are a part of it. […]
The Rayner Prize, 2009
Globe and Mail columnist Jeffrey Simpson famously—at least in our circle—described Stéphane Dion as a Presbyterian in December 2006, when Dion won the top job for the […]
Take It To The Heart
Clichés become clichés for a reason. The expression is overused to the point of becoming a caricature, but that does not mean there is no […]
Truly Presbyterian
Although it doesn’t look like the portrait of a revolutionary, the painting hanging in the student lounge of the Presbyterian College in Montreal is the […]
Here We Stand
“And it’s here we stand with memories made, Feelings of warmth I never want to fade. The laughs we shared, The pranks we played. With […]
Spirit of Joy
I have already learned that many unique blessings accompany my new role as Moderator within the Presbyterian Church. One such blessing came this July as […]
Life, Love and Hot Dogs
On Monday morning, my wife left me. Packed up some earthly belongings, our only daughter and a credit card, then headed west for a week, […]
Money Matters
Anyone who has seen the budgets of any church or ministry sees the myriad expenses. If bills and salaries are not paid, churches and ministries […]
How Does Jesus Save?
The Christian faith teaches that Jesus saves. The question is, “How?” If Jesus is Saviour, then what does Jesus save us from, and how does […]
Shared Security
A statement challenging the G8 to live up to its Millennium Development Goals through the creation of “shared security” was created at the 2009 Interfaith […]
Ecumenical Tithing
WARC—The Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Korea has told members of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches that churches should be motivated to engage […]
Help the Homeless
WARC—A letter written by a church leader in the early hours of July 31 called for prayers and support for Christian families under attack in […]
Heresy of Ecumenism
ENI—A group of Orthodox clergy in Greece led by three senior archbishops have published a manifesto pledging to resist all ecumenical ties with Roman Catholics […]
Christian Medieval Europe Bad
ENI—In an address to a European gathering of mainly Anglican, Orthodox and Protestant churches, the leader of the Romanian Orthodox Church warned against attempts to […]
Atheists ‘De-Baptised’
ENI—Jennifer Gray took a decisive step when she recently got “de-baptised” in Ohio, considering herself “a weak Christian” whose baptism at age 11 came to […]
Churches are Key in Crisis
When Swiss Air flight 111 crashed offshore in 1998, killing 229 people, Nova Scotia’s faith communities got their first taste of a crisis situation. Rev. […]
Letter From Bangkok : Moving Mountains
The June Record contained some introductory comments about the Dalit peoples in caste-affected societies, and about the recent Global Ecumenical Conference on Justice for Dalits, […]