Although I was pleased to see a picture from the induction of Rev. D'Arcy Lade at Comox Valley, B.C., in your May People & Places, I feel that I need to point out an error in your comment about that event.

This letter is in response to Brand Power, Searching For Lost Presbyterians in the March issue. The Presbyterian Church in Canada will not find lost members as long as we keep striking them from our rolls. Where do you think they will go when they are ready to return to a church? It sure won't be a Presbyterian church. Many young people today are active in many places doing good where they can. Many of the people are still dedicated Christians and doing the Lord's work in their own quiet way. Possibly when their lives are less stressed they will return to a church with many good years left to serve. Once a child is baptized we cannot undo their baptism, likewise we cannot undo the profession of faith between them and their God.

I am writing to thank the Record and Amy Cameron for an excellent article on parish nursing in March. However, I would like to make one correction. The article stated that parish nursing began in Canada "as early as 1992". In actual fact, Barbara Caiger, RN, began her role as a "nurse in a church" (parish nurse) at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Thornhill, Ont., in 1988. It was close to the time that the Reverend Granger Westburg started to develop his concept of parish nursing in the United States and well before any word of it had strayed north of the border. Barbara Gaiger served in this role from 1988 until her retirement at the end of 2003. She is currently completing a book that comprises her collected wisdom from this experience. It will be available in the next few months, and is a valuable resource for anyone interested in this ministry.

Moffatt's blanket statement that "Christian fundamentalists consistently declare the virtue of human tolerance a sin" is hurtful. Perhaps if the words were to read "human tolerance of sin is a virtue" it would be more palatable to Moffatt, but hardly Reformed teaching which she would like us to believe she espouses.

I read with interest Rick Fee's article The Nigeria Factor in February.

As a former professor at Knox College I would like to build on Clive Ervine's article in May. Firstly there should be a constant updating of theology and biblical interpretation to reflect not just what the professor believes and has studied but also the different opinions that are currently being expressed in these disciplines. It is important students realize that people in their congregation are reading books by Bishop John Spong, Walter Wink, Marcus Borg and the writers of the Jesus Seminars. Usually, only people in the congregation with the professional training to lead these groups are the minister and a fortunate congregation that has a diaconal minister as well. But they need to go on learning in order to help others to learn.

Not often do I read a magazine cover to cover in one sitting but I did with the May Record. Congratulations on a really terrific issue. I'm especially interested in the cover story on Fair Trade as I have family in Zambia who are Fair Trade honey producers. Despite the decline in readership, the Record continues to be a must read in my household and I appreciate that there is room for a wide range of voices to be heard on a wide range of issues. It's a slippery slope to intolerance: should we want just one point of view represented? Congrats on a terrific issue and I look forward to rereading the articles at a more leisurely pace throughout the month!

As a seasoned East African expatriate I would like to share some background on coffee with your readers.

As the retired wife of our retired clergy, it was with rising indignation that I read the news of the raises for executive staff and professors as outlined in March. In conversations with other such wives, I know that they share my feelings, and they have encouraged me to write this letter.