Letter from Guatemala: Continual Motion
Swerving my way up and around a bend in the rutted track, a smattering of adobe houses interspersed with small plots of 15-foot corn stalks […]
AuthorAlexander Macdonald
Man’s Will Can’t Discriminate
A canadian judge has ruled that a man’s will could not stipulate the religion of purchasers of his home, calling the move “discriminatory.” Thomas Allan […]
Millenial Generation Less Religiously Active
Americans ages 18 to 29 are consid-erably less religious than older Americans, with one-in-four reporting they are unaffiliated with any particular faith according to a […]
A few thoughts
I have belatedly written a few thoughts in response to Zander Dunn’s December letter. Universalism is the theological doctrine that all people will eventually be […]
In the Spirit
I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day — Revelation 1:10 It is not possible to be “in the Spirit” without recognizing the cross […]
A great travesty of justice
To add further comment to the residential school issue, I feel it has been a great travesty of justice in which politics and greed play […]
Knox, Burlington, Ont.
It begins with the personal: In 1984, while visiting her mother, Marjorie Moore became aware of the need long term care facility patients have for […]
The Light of our Life
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Burns, Erin, Ont.
The Huron Carol is a Canadian classic, telling of the birth of Jesus from an aboriginal perspective. The children of Burns used a new narration […]
Verb Takes an Object
Re For the Journey, January This article was of particular interest to me as I too experienced the July cold when I visited my son […]
Christmas Art
We were absolutely thrilled to have Austin Bear’s art work displayed in the Presbyterian Record and on the website. Austin will benefit immensely from this […]
Where in the World is God?!
I made my way onto the subway one cold December morning. I found myself squished amidst the crowds, tense about the fellow who was yelling […]
WWJRead?
After considerable thought, and with trepidation, I am writing my first letter ever to the editor of the Record. I feel somewhat out of place […]
Thank You for Submitting
On behalf of myself and St. Paul’s, Simcoe, Ont., we wish to thank you so kindly for including the picture of one of our members […]
Sedgwick Memorial, Tatamagouche, N.S.
Sedgwick Memorial is part of a three-point charge and it keeps growing and going strong: three new elders were ordained in December: Christie MacDonald, Robbie […]
A Mother Helps Mothers
The first part of the path up the hill is the steepest and there isn’t a lot to hold on to; some of the trees […]
Surprise and elation
It was with great surprise and elation that I received the December issue and saw my artwork gracing the front cover, being chosen as this […]
Sedgwick Memorial, Tatamagouche, N.S.
The children, the congregation and the community of Sedgwick Memorial, Tatamagouche, N.S., came together to tell the Christmas story last December: Mary, Joseph and Baby […]
No Politics in Record, Please
Re For the Record, January I know our religion may call us to political action, but I also find playing the political game not appropriate […]
Letter from El Salvador : Mining and Me
During a recent visit to Central America, a Canadian consular official told me Canadians and mining are virtually one and the same; that, in fact, […]