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A Retreat in the Midst of Life
Re: A Listening Heart, June Thank you Phil Reinders. There is a wonderful program offered by the Week of Guided Prayer Network through the United […]
Re: A Listening Heart, June Thank you Phil Reinders. There is a wonderful program offered by the Week of Guided Prayer Network through the United […]
This is a special time of year to reflect on what it was like growing up as a missionary kid in Japan.
What made us leave the assembly divided and without a clear direction at this pivotal moment in our history?
Presbyterians love meetings. A meeting can be a beautiful expression of the way the Spirit works in community. I consider this to be one of the great strengths of our tradition. However, it’s also true that a great strength can, at times, also be a great weakness.
With allegations of another kidnapping in Nigeria by the militant group Boko Haram, the Nigerian government is facing increased pressure to act.
Words do not begin to describe our experience at the Burst Forth Conference, the Women’s Gathering in May. What an amazing weekend! To be totally […]
While discussions about Sabbath have a history of joy-sapping legalism, the practice is one of the more prophetic habits for Christians living today.
Change is happening as we know all too well, in, to and around our congregations. Moving with the Spirit rather than managing change is also […]
A case can be made for the Russian position as well as that of the makeshift authority in Kiev. There is nothing much surprising in this if you have observed the course of the political history of Ukraine since 1991, when it became a full-fledged country for the first time.
For better or worse the fastest way to force change upon a church is to burn the building down.
Members of the Presbyterian and United Church communities in Regina have joined with indigenous peoples to commemorate a cemetery on the grounds of the former […]
A United Church minister has been elected as the next general secretary of the World Communion of Reformed Churches. Rev. Christopher Ferguson assumes his new […]
Bruce MacLean celebrated his 103rd birthday at Evangel Hall Mission in Toronto on May 7. An EHM supporter for about a decade, MacLean brought along […]
My decision to enter into ministry was a process that took a number of years to realize.
Time takes its toll on a church building. In turn, an aging building can take its toll on the members. It’s time to rejuvenate the building—or even build anew. This will take significant funds over and above a congregation’s annual budget. But how?
Demonstrators hold banners as they protest about the kidnapping of girls in Nigeria, near the Nigerian High Commission in London, England, May 9, 2014. Almost […]
A seismic shift in 1840s Scotland stirred the ground for the 1925 Canadian Church Union. It’s a riveting story told by Don MacLeod.
Our focus on the pages of scripture, its grammar and syntax, can blind us to the simple reality that the word, written and read, was first a word of God, spoken and heard. The aim in reading the book is hearing the voice.
We received all sorts of backhanded compliments from friends as we packed up for Malawi in late 2010.
Once upon a time there was a country church that was called by God to do remarkable things. People on the outside did not realize it was remarkable; people on the inside did not know any different.