Praying For Them
The August 6, 2010 Edmonton Journal carried an article orginally published in the Vancouver Province about a New Westminster PCC teenager who was rebuked by […]
AuthorRev. John C. Carr, Ph.D., Edmonton
National Staff Milestones
Two staff at national offices hit major milestones in September. Kim Arnold, the church’s head archivist, marked 30 years with the PCC, and Terrie-Lee Hamilton […]
A Balanced Approach
Re Hymns to Feed the Imagination, online blog by Andrew Donaldson Many growing contemporary churches are tossing out all traditional hymns in their worship. I […]
Transformative Resources
How do you transform the negative energy expressed as an “anxiety of survival” into a confident and attractive vision of the Bible we can all […]
Camp Dedicates Chapel
Camp Kintail in Goderich, Ont., dedicated its new chapel on July 3. About 250 friends of Kintail were present, along with Rev. Tijs Theijsmeijer, moderator […]
A Change Is Gonna Come
It’s never happened before. It may never happen again. A former minister at St. James Presbyterian Church, Stouffville, is the newly elected moderator of the […]
Cape Breton, N.S.
A busy week in August on Cape Breton: First “Kirking of the Tartan” Service in East Lake Ainslie. From left: Rev. Louis Ihasz (UCC); Rev. […]
GA Has Passion For The Cause
Re Dragging The Anchor, July/August Calvin Brown’s extended metaphor of a ship dragging anchor on an uncharted course is the complete opposite of my experience […]
Scarborough, Ont.
Jim McPherson is a longtime member at Clairlea Park. He has led a local soccer program for 42 years and has always seen it as […]
2010 Christmas Cover Art Contest
Entry Deadline: November 1st, 2010 Share your gifts with the rest of the church this Christmas: Help us illustrate the December issue of the Presbyterian […]
My name!
It is upsetting when you spell my name incorrectly. Editor Replies: Rev. Flindall, you are right to be upset. Our apologies for the error.
On Track
In order for us to stay “on track” as faithful Christians, I think its important for us to often ask ourselves who we are and […]
Chaos and Sustainability
I had been joyfully co-leading youth ministry in Kitchener, Ont., with my wife, when the unexpected happened. I began to feel that God was leading […]
Ecumenical Economics
With all the doom and gloom about closing churches, perhaps it is a way for us to close ranks and achieve the “unity” that Jesus […]
Knox, Georgetown, Ont.
Knox, Georgetown, Ont., has 37 members who have been there for 50 years or more. Twenty-three of them were present at the 150th anniversary celebrations […]
Knox, Harrington, Ont.
Can you count the celebrations in this photo from Knox? End of June: so, completion of another Sunday school. Start of summer: so, kicking off […]
Walking Humbly
I spent days researching and learning as much as I could about Malawi and mission trips. I read countless articles about the dangers that mission […]
Faith Seeking Understanding
I recently heard the polity of the Presbyterian Church in Canada described as “intentionally ambiguous.” It occurred to me that this was at the root […]
Change and Progress
Re Ethnicity, Identity And Isolation: The Long Shadow Of Racism On The Church, April In the article, various sources were quoted as being dissatisfied with […]