A Time to Contemplate
Between 2014 and 2018, Canada will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the First World War. Some will quite rightly ask: Why should we as a nation or we as Presbyterians celebrate this war?
AuthorDavid Kettle
Anchored in Hope
As a child growing up in England during the Second World War, I never once heard anyone comment that Britain could possibly suffer defeat.
Discovering Our Self
Since we mostly live harried and hurried lives, pressed by multiple concerns and pushed in multiple directions, we easily miss noting God’s presence with us throughout the day.
Wants to be an Insider
Re The Other Six Days, June From a person who has had to move a lot, therefore experiencing many different churches: I have read the […]
Requires Sensitivity
The Will of Christ, October News I would ask my friends at the Record to take special care in reporting on recently proposed changes to […]
Requires Sensitivity
Re: The Will of Christ, October News The headline somewhat offended me as it implies, as did Mark Lewis’ reported remarks, that those who have […]
An Emphasis on Grace
While there may be consequences for harm caused, the primary purpose of restorative justice is healing and restoring the relationships that have been damaged.
Strathcona Park, Kingston, Ont.
On Sunday, October 5, Strathcona Park celebrated the well-deserved retirement of Rev. job van Hartingsveldt. The congregation gathered following the service in the church’s fellowship […]
Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul, Montreal
Rev. Dr. Dale Woods was inducted as Principal of the Presbyterian College, Montreal, on Sept. 16 at the Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul. […]
Build Your Kingdom Here
Imagine entering a worship service to find a party going on.
Life in Community
A very indignant woman was on my doorstep. “Madam!” she demanded. “Don’t you hear your baby crying?!”
Fasting and Feasting
We live in a culture satiated on consumption and comfort, where marketers play up our desires. Self-denial seems at best quaintly puritanical and at worst incomprehensible. Why go without?
Faith Through Life
We started in an era when churches were many-membered, full of developing youth and rich in community. We are the PYPS of yesteryear.
The Power of Words
On a late winter’s evening in March, church members and guests gathered at St. Andrew’s, Ottawa, to hear familiar messages shared by unfamiliar preachers: youth and young adults of varying ethnicities, colours and styles, with piercings and tattoos, hijabs and dreadlocks, conservative and bohemian all in the mix.
Seeing and Believing
With the encouragement of my parents and my friends, I decided that I might as well give this conference a try. I still felt quite skeptical about attending, as I associated CY with the typical “Bible camp” stereotype (having no fun and having to hang out with self-declared “Bible scholars”).
Becoming Neighbours
“Canada’s darkest secret is being exposed; more importantly, it is being exposed with our younger generation.” Those were the emotional and difficult words of Eugene Arcand, residential school survivor and keynote speaker at Canada Youth 2014.
The Putin Problem – Opinion
During almost 15 years, Russian President Vladimir Putin has demonized the West while rebuilding Russia’s military, largely with oil and gas revenues from customers in […]
Science and Faith
I was ordained as a minister nearly 25 years ago, but prior to that I enjoyed my first vocation as a geologist. When I made my shift in vocation known, one of my colleagues said I was moving from the Ministry of Natural Resources to the Ministry of Supernatural Resources.
Finding Faith
It is no easy task to mentor me. I don’t consider myself very teachable or malleable. After observing me during 23 years of marriage, my wife has identified and diagnosed my condition, which she has labelled “Youngest Child Syndrome.”
A Good Decision
Burst forth. That’s exactly what we did at the Women’s Gathering. And must keep on doing. We have battles still to fight, faith to keep.