Risking Change
On the first Sunday of the 2013 new year, Rev. Bill Elliott and a few members locked the door of Glebe
Presbyterian, Toronto, for the last time.
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Give Thanks for His Life
On Dec. 5, the world bid farewell to Nelson Mandela, a man whose name and image have become symbols of the struggle against apartheid and, […]
Assembly Council Discusses Committees, Finances
At the November meeting of the Assembly Council discussions focused on the size and number of national church committees and an update on the denomination’s […]
Meet the 2014 Moderator Nominees
There are three names on presbyteries’ ballots for moderator of this year’s General Assembly. The three nominees took some time out of the busy Advent […]
Meet a Moderator Nominee: Stephen Farris
The Record sent a handful of questions to each nominee for moderator of the 2014 General Assembly. They took some time during the busy Advent season […]
Meet a Moderator Nominee: Stewart Folster
The Record sent a handful of questions to each nominee for moderator of the 2014 General Assembly. They took some time during the busy Advent season […]
Meet a Moderator Nominee: Calvin Brown
The Record sent a handful of questions to each nominee for moderator of the 2014 General Assembly. They took some time during the busy Advent season […]
Leaving Iona
I felt like a real pilgrim. The morning was cold and heavy with fog. I wasn’t dressed warmly enough and I shivered as we waited for the ferry that would take us to the Isle of Iona.
Community Rallies for Scott Jones
It’s a story of tragedy and hope that has elicited support from across the country and around the world. On Oct. 12, in the town […]
Forbes, Grande Prairie, Alta.
Joyce Yanishewski was ordained at Forbes in August. Pictured with her hands on Joyce’s shoulders is Barbara Pilozow, minister at St. James, Dawson Creek, B.C. George […]
Presbytery of West Toronto Pledges $100,000 for Typhoon Haiyan Relief
On Nov. 12, the Presbytery of West Toronto voted to donate $100,000 toward Presbyterian World Service and Development’s Typhoon Haiyan emergency appeal. The funds will […]
PWS&D Launches Emergency Appeal
Presbyterian World Service and Development has launched an emergency appeal to help those affected by Typhoon Haiyan. The devastating tropical cyclone, which is one of […]
With Courage and With Honesty
Honesty “can be painful,” Rev. Dr. David Sutherland, moderator of the 139th General Assembly, said to those gathered at the national Truth and Reconciliation Commission […]
Standing in Shadows
As I walked through the echoing sanctuary of St. Giles Kirk in Edinburgh, Scotland, I tried to imagine the riot.
Knox, Dundas, Ont.
On June 2, the Knox congregation and session honoured Arnold Hood for 50 years of dedicated and faithful service. Bruce Hamilton, session clerk, presents some […]
Sunday, September 15, 2013 — Evening Reflection
Both J.R. R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis were Christian writers who lamented the gradual loss of values in society, and set out to write stories which would instill those values in young people.
Small Beginnings
I sat among young people in the wood-paneled chapel of Presbyterian College. It was just after 9 a.m. on a Saturday and the city of Montreal was quiet. We were beginning a journey. For one week, these young people would be learning to preach.
One Who Never Feared
It seemed like John Knox’s life was never to be one of peace and safety. It’s no wonder so many of his portraits and statues depict a fierce man, his beard nearly bristling with passion.
‘Chilling and Painful’
Aboriginal children in six residential schools across the country, including one run by the Presbyterian Church, were subjects in nutrition experiments in the 1940s and 50s, a food historian has revealed.
Faith in the Flood
Rev. Drew Burnand arrived in High River, Alta., days after June’s devastating flood almost washed it away. He said it was like “something out of a sci-fi movie.” The streets were empty of people and coated with a thick layer of mud. Train tracks were twisted. Asphalt in a parking lot was rippled.