Caring for the Caregivers

1 September 2012Jeff Loach

Clergy leave ministry every year. Many of them are emotionally and spiritually wounded. Can a 16th century system help these men and women continue in their calling?

Process of Forgiveness

1 September 2012Patricia Ann, Online Comment

Re A Persistent Little Tap, June Thank you Joel Coppieters for sharing your story. “As the darkness of depression slowly lifted through the support of […]

Time Out

1 September 2012communications

Re General Assembly Coverage, July/August General Assembly agreed with a petition to lift a ban placed upon Rev. Darryl Macdonald that does not exist for […]

Historical Photographs Bring Survivors Together—Church Archives at the TRC

1 September 2012Kim Arnold

Thousands of people gathered for the TRC event in Prarieland Park, Saskatchewan’s biggest indoor exposition space. With 200, 000 square feet of conference space, the […]

First, Stellarton, N.S.

1 September 2012communications

Father’s Day—what a great day to welcome a little one into God’s family! Here’s Lauren Grace Stewart with Rev. Charles McPherson and her parents, Jason […]

God Has Called Me for This

1 September 2012Shannon Potts

My recent experience at Canada Youth has really opened my eyes to mission. I recently went on a trip to Belize where I was teaching […]

Mission Track Adventures

1 September 2012Philip MacFie

How does the church in Canada do mission? This was the question with which I grappled during the Mission Track at Canada Youth 2012. From […]

Malawi Reflections

1 September 2012communications

Young people from Blantyre Synod in Malawi visited Canada and participated in the conference. Here’s what some of them said about their experiences: Priscilla Mlewa: […]

Canada Youth – On Fire – 2012

1 September 2012communications

This July young people and youth leaders gathered in St. Catharines, Ont., for a Presbyterian party. Read some reflections from Canada Youth 2012.

St. Andrew’s, Moncton, N.B.

1 September 2012communications

After more than 25 years of planning, special guests and representatives of St. Andrew’s finally cut the ribbon outside their new church building. The congregation […]

Here We Grow Again

1 September 2012Debbie Plant

My CY journey began in 2006. I had just accepted the role of youth co-ordinator at St. John’s, Cornwall, Ont., and had no time to […]

Calvin’s Spirituality for Ordinary Life

1 September 2012Lisa Wittman

As Presbyterians, we know John Calvin as a key influence on our doctrine and faith. How many of us can also say that we understand […]

First, Regina

1 September 2012communications

Sixty years and a day after his ordination, Rev. Doug Garner was honoured for his dedicated service. Garner, who retired as a United Church minister […]

Light the Fire in my Soul

1 September 2012Maxwell Boateng, Andrew O’Brien and Stephen Pozios

Canada Youth 2012 was an incredible time of growth, development and self-discovery for us! All three of us are from Ontario, but now we have […]

Creation Fully Alive

1 September 2012Richard Topping

What does it mean to be created in the “image of God?” Rev. Dr. Richard Topping considers the way we think about our humanity—and each other.

Lead On

1 September 2012LD McKenzie

Sunday schools have been run by well-meaning volunteers ever since Moses rocked in a rush basket and the impulse to help is good one. But we must ask ourselves honestly, can we properly offer programming for these groups of kids if we have no one on the ground trained in special needs?

Strength in Tears

1 September 2012Seth Veenstra

Moderator Rev. Dr. John Vissers (centre) presents the video Why Reconciliation Matters to Me to Eugene Arcand (left) and Madeleine Basile (right), members of the […]

Facing The Void

1 September 2012communications

When young people leave home they often leave the church. A 20-something reflects on how she crossed the void and stayed in church, and why many of her friends didn’t.