Warm Greetings Welcomed
Re: Relative Cold, January Kudos to Rev. David Webber for alluding to a touchy subject, the refreshing and healing power of physical contact. Most of […]
AuthorJ. Gordon Neal, Whitby, Ont.
Emmanuel, Nottawa, Ont.
Sunday, July 25th was a special day at Emmanuel, Nottawa, Ont., as we recognized Rev. Dr. A.R. Neal Mathers for his 25 years of ministry […]
Rockway, Ont.
One Sunday in August, the congregations of First, North Pelham, and Rockway, Ont., celebrated a service on the banks of Fifteen Mile Creek, the site […]
Commit, Support, Acknowledge
Three events in the early 1990s precipitated a crisis of faith and a reconsideration of my relationship with aboriginal peoples — indeed, with all people. […]
Third Intern at Ploughshares
Melanie Ferrier began an eight-month internship at a Waterloo-based ecumenical peace centre Sept. 1, making her the third intern to be hired through a partnership […]
Mission, Mission, Mission
St. Paul’s, Prince Albert, Sask., could have died, but through valiant effort and a strong faith in God many people — men, women, and clergy […]
Soaked in Tears
In our particular life in the world — from the slow breakdown of a relationship, to years of physical abuse, from sudden accidents which devastate […]
Presbyterians Help Pakistan
When the Canadian government announced it would match individual donations for Pakistan in a Pakistan Floods Relief Fund from Aug. 2 to Oct. 3, Presbyterians […]
Letter From Pakistan: Tragedy Strikes Again
It is Aug. 14, Pakistan’s Independence Day. Images of the mass exodus across the Pakistan–India border 63 years ago are repeated today, as millions of […]
Physics Versus Faith
Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders have rejected claims that belief in the divine has been disproved following the assertion by British physicist Stephen Hawking that […]
An Editorial Request
Could you please do an article on centering prayer? Although I was involved in such meditation in a previous life (before reform), I am now […]
Thoughtful response
Re How Does Your Garden Grow, May 2009 This article cannot simply be set aside. It calls for a thoughtful response – and some rigorous […]
Partners in Possibility
It was 3:30 Sunday afternoon and I felt a tap on my shoulder. It was my wife, Shirley. “Do you feel well enough to go […]
Art and Inspiration at Knox
Knox College, Toronto, is encouraging people to explore spirituality and sacredness through art at an event on Oct. 16, run in conjunction with the Art […]
Youth Opportunities
The World Council of Churches is offering an opportunity for Christians ages 18-30 to participate in their 2011 conferences through the Stewards Program. Youth can […]
Fighting Hunger
Knox, St. Thomas, Ont., has responded to the call of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank to help end hunger. Three signs with the slogan, Growing Together […]
PYPS Reunion
At this reunion of Presbyterian Young People’s Society, Toronto-Kingston Synod, 1960-1980, which met in August at St. Andrew’s, Parry Sound, Ont., are two former moderators, […]
Daring Rescue in Halifax
It was an unusual sight at the Church of St. David, Halifax. On Aug. 12, police and firefighters launched a rescue operation for a seagull […]
St. Paul’s, Black River Bridge, N.B.
In July, St. Paul’s celebrated its 80th anniversary. Cutting the cake are Rev. Derek Krunys, Edith (Cameron) Bremner, a member of the choir in 1930, […]