Discipline of Freedom
He was tall. You had to look up to him. His hand, when you shook it, reminded you he had once been a boxer, and, differently, that he and his fellow prisoners had been put to breaking rocks in the lime quarry on Robben Island.
AuthorStewart Gillan
Equality and Dialogue
The recent incident involving a male at Toronto’s York University who objected, on religious grounds, to taking part in a seminar with female students suggests […]
A New Worldview
In Grade 2, instead of playing Cops and Robbers at recess, we played “Palestinians and Israelis.”
Interview with John Bell
Rev. John L. Bell is a member of Scotland’s Iona Community and a popular speaker on worship and music.
Listening to God
Somehow, as pastors, we can get caught up in the busyness of ministry and can neglect our own spiritual faith lives. You would think just […]
R.E.S.P.E.C.T
“Respect” is not a simple matter. There are different kinds of respect.
Mission Dualism
Living Faith’s treatment of mission seems to suggest a dualistic relation between evangelism and service, with no suggestion of any areas of overlap.
Repent to Gain Forgiveness
Re Jesus Finds Us, October I was quite astonished at the careless manner in which Bible passages are used to support the arguments. The author […]
Because You Believe
Troubled by the issue of human trafficking and the sex trade and the common sight of sex workers in our neighbourhoods, the Presbytery of East […]
Chaplains, Wise and Wonderful
Re: Remembering the Padres I read the Record when it arrived today and was pleased to see the article “Remembering the Padres” and to note […]
Building Hope in Our Own Backyard
We decided it would be more cost effective, and involve more people in our church, if we did mission trip projects in our own community.
Repent to Gain Forgiveness #2
Re Jesus Finds Us, October The Bisset article heading “Repentance is not a prerequisite . . . Not even the prodigal son repents” caught my […]
Faith Sharing
Pinawa Christian Fellowship is a unique congregation. Located in Pinawa, Man., the congregation was formed with the blessing of six mainline denominations: Anglican, Baptist, Lutheran, Mennonite, Presbyterian and United.
Chaplains, Wise and Wonderful #2
Re: Remembering the Padres Padre Ernie Foote was a friend of my parents and I thought he was wonderful. At my request he once recited […]
Joyous Reunions
As Canadians, many of us are ill equipped to even imagine how we would cope as families in the midst of war.
Chaplains, Wise and Wonderful #3
Re: Remembering the Padres Dear Sir, It was good to read the story by Captain Rev. Dr. Tom Hamilton on chaplains in the Second World […]
A Community Affair
The Presbyterian Church in Nanaimo, British Columbia has a free Community Lunch each Thursday. Volunteers Elaine and Elizabeth have made the following report. The program […]
Canada’s Slave Trade
In Canada, between 700,000 and four million people each year are affected by human trafficking. Each one of those is someone’s son or daughter, granddaughter or grandson, sister or brother.
Sunday, December 22, 2013 — Dance and Song
The fourth theme of Advent is love. The Greek word χορός means both dance and song. It is also the root for the English words […]
From the Archives: Diary of a New Day Dawning
“He’s free!” Abie has gone through the roof with the headline, jumping on the front seat of the car, up and down through the sun top, shaking the front page of the Star above the cheering crowds.