Language check
While my wife and I were camping at Bonnechere Provincial Park last month (after our visit to Fort-Coulonge, noted in last week’s Encouragement), we sat […]
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Fire and Water
Another weekend spent camping, so it is another Monday with the back yard full of drying gear and laundry on the line. This time, we were camping a little closer to home, and not far from the sea.
Post-camping
This morning is about post-camping messiness. My house smells like wood smoke, there are raincoats hanging in the shower and a mountain of laundry stared […]
Coming Home
What a difference a decade has made! In 2004, Montreal West was facing closure. Today, Montreal West counts some 140 members and adherents, many of them English-speaking Cameroonians from nearby suburbs, who have made the congregation one of the fastest growing in the presbytery. What made the difference?
The Ministry of Camp
Last summer, I had the joy and privilege of being the chaplain at Glen Mohr camp for one week. My first confession about this experience is that I had never been to camp before.
What I Learned at Camp
I learned that the teens who attended camp come back year after year and that most do not attend church on a regular basis and some never do. I heard that they like to come because this is the only place they learn about God.
Calvin’s Spirituality for Ordinary Life
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 […]
Reading the Times?
If William Proudfoot had gotten his way, this year’s recruit of graduates from Knox and Presbyterian College would have been as proficient with crop rotations […]
A Depth of Talent
We changed the process of the Rayner Award this year. In past years, I have chosen a theme on which the participants have to write. This year, we asked the participants to convert one of their academic essays into an article.
A Ministry of Presence – ( Winner )
It is often absolute chaos. There is a din in the background; bowls of food are going out left and right to all the tables. […]
Sex, Prophets and Polity
How does the church find a balance between safeguarding the tradition and speaking with a prophetic voice? This was the question posed to me and […]
Did Paul Have an Illness?
Like me, you may be amazed how new concepts are continuously revealed to you as you pursue your relationship with God. This happened to me […]
Beyond Kum Ba Yah
Camping ministries may seem like fun and games, but they are training grounds for new generations.
From Disaster to Delight
My husband stood outside the open RV door in stunned silence. What had been a spotless RV was now strewn with sheets of paper towels and soup.