In my journey around Toronto I found some churches rallied to address the needs of the city and were primed to take advantage of the potential this new reality offers, yet others seemed unable or unwilling to face the urban landscape.
The January issue of the Record really thrills me. It includes a great variety of positive ideas for our denomination to consider and includes some […]
Re Be Church, February This reminded me of something C.S. Lewis said in a sermon called The Weight of Glory in 1942: “Next to the […]
Re West Bank Boycott, January Thank you Sandra Demson for your rebuttal to this disturbing article. How can anyone begrudge millions of Jewish people their […]
And I like the collection of writing that you have collected in the Be Church blog online. It’s all part of the enlargement of our […]
The main scripture used to be Matthew 28; go make disciples of all nations, that was our evangelism verse. Now Luke 10 has become the new text for the missional church; go out as lambs among wolves, go out without money.
When we scrape away the mythology and see John Calvin for what he really was, something unexpected emerges.
Fiddler Marty Pullin leads his band through a set of traditional Scottish songs at the church’s annual Robbie Burns dinner. Ticket sales raised support for […]
James Patterson holds a plaque presented in recognition of his 14 years of service as clerk of session. He is joined by his wife Janet […]
Both churches have faced similar challenges. Why is one still open and the other not? Here, I believe, are some pertinent elements.
What is the Flemingdon Gateway Mission? It is an urban mission that is run by the Presbyterian Church in Canada and it is under the […]
Rev. Rafael Vallejo is minister at Queen Street East. He talks with Rev. Dr. Bob Faris, associate minister at St. Andrew’s King Street, Toronto. Vallejo: […]
Rev. Dr. John Vissers wrote in his moderatorial column about the future of the Presbyterian Church’s theological colleges. The Record invited the heads of the three colleges to share their thoughts on the future of theological education in our denomination.
I am not an addictions counsellor or psychologist of any kind, but I am on my own healing journey from addictions.
When we write or talk about “what to do” regarding the State of Israel and the Palestinians it’s easy to end up reflecting someone else’s […]
Friends and close colleagues surround Revs. John Hibbs and Anne Yee Hibbs as they celebrate the 50th anniversary of John’s ordination.
A matter that is of great concern to me is how the church for the past number of years has been viewing the Bible.
When we start talking about renewal lots of ideas (and even some old prejudices) come to mind. But at its core, renewal is God’s life-giving, restorative work. It transforms us little by little into Christ’s image and brings the world under Christ’s reign.
To help celebrate 180 years of Presbyterianism in Penetanguishene, the church invited the General Assembly moderator, Rev. Dr. John Vissers, to be their guest speaker. […]
Members of Duff’s were at a loss. They tried pouring energy into child and youth programs; they worked to make their worship services more inclusive. […]