In the April Record Ms. Eileen Shaw of Hamilton said in a letter that we need a more openness to worship and prayer. I agree with her on this point because when we open our hearts and minds in worship, we automatically become closer to Jesus Christ.
As I stepped off the plane into the sweltering humidity of Guatemala City, the realization that I had just entered a completely foreign world set in. Since my knowledge of the country was limited, I felt vulnerable being exposed to this different culture. Over the next 17 days, my mission group and I would come to an understanding of the beautiful yet controversial country of Guatemala. We learned of the triumphs of the Guatemalan people and were grounded by their daily struggles and misfortunes.
I read with both interest and concern the two letters in the July/August Record written in response to the review of Tom Harpur's The Pagan Christ.
Toronto's Trinity, York Mills, is located near a busy intersection. One result of this is the frequent, often unusual visitors who drop in during the week for myriad of reasons. What just might be the most unusual, to date, occurred late one morning, in early August.
In the February Record, Celebrating Black History Month stated that slavery was abolished in Canada in 1883. I thought surely that was a misprint. But in the next sentence it stated that slavery was abolished in Upper Canada (Ontario) 90 years earlier.
I hear language is a living thing. In retirement, I have not been studying the evolvement of our language as much as I should. Hence, I am probably exposing my obsolescence and ignorance of current trends when I ask for your observations on two grammatical points in the May Record.
I freely admit to having only recently paid attention to the total content of the Record. The magazine has arrived at our home for the last five years, yet I only started thoroughly reading and thinking about some of the articles in the past little while, dating I think to a visit one Sunday morning from Rick Fee in his position as Moderator (good for him to visit our church; great visit and a great guy!).
Catriona Dunlop was Clerk of Session for St. John’s, Medicine Hat, Alta., for nearly 18 years before her recent retirement. That’s around 200 meetings – […]
Instead of letting the falling leaves drift by their window, the congregation of Taiwanese Robert Campbell, Montreal, went outside to raise a joyful noise amongst […]
‘Our faith demands more of us’ ‘HIV/AIDS is simply a mirror to look closely at the world we live in. HIV/AIDS is not the sin: […]
Many hands make happy work. Or so it seems at Calvin, Toronto. The church was given an incomplete piece of needlework, but then this group […]
To join this annual party, hosted by the Session at Knox, Listowel, Ont., you have to be a nonagenarian. But its well worth it: there’s […]
Israel: Jesus walked here A tour through the Bible and the latest headlines by Amy MacLachlan I spent eight exhausting days in the Holy Land […]
These four women – Margaret Mowbray and her great granddaughters, Ellen and Erin Gilchrist and Heather deBoer – bridge not just a family history but […]
Helen Black has served 20 years as the Office Administrator at St. Andrew’s, Arnprior, Ont. She is seen here with two men who are, likely, […]
St. Paul’s, Merigomish, Pictou County, NS, dedicated its second stained glass window in April 2003. The window was given in loving memory of George and […]
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The Mocha Mission Contest is possibly the first such challenge issued by this magazine since its inception in 1876. Not surprising then that our readers […]
We don’t serve to get awards, but it’s always nice when we are recognized for our efforts. Rev. Elizabeth McLagan, Bradner, Abbotsford, B.C., has been […]
Parkwood, Nepean, Ont., recently celebrated its 40th anniversary thanks to these people. They were amongst the founding members of this minister. Rev. Dr. Leslie Files, […]