Archive for October, 2005

The Da Vinci Code juggernaut continues unabated. It has been on the New York Times bestseller list for over two years, is about to be a movie and...

A minister of the Reformed Church in America was found guilty and punished for presiding over the marriage of his daughter to another woman. Rev. Dr. Norman Kansfield,...

Loving thy neighbour comes with strings attached. Jesus taught Christians to forgive the person who wronged them; trading anger and retaliation for trust, tenderness and a rebuilt relationship....

Reluctantly, we are acknowledging that our time in Napier New Zealand is too quickly coming to an end. This is our second Ministry Exchange experience, and as before,...

From February to August, two Presbyterian ministers from opposite sides of the world journeyed to each other's church and home. Rev. Shaun Seaman of Trinity, Kanata, Ont., and...

Well, I finally did it. After years of checking out prices, I finally talked myself into buying one. After years of admiring those tiny leaves and gnarled branches,...

The man on the train from Tbilisi to Yerevan chatted away busily on his cell phone. He then turned with equal devotion to a laptop computer. But, when...

Getting in the Way: Stories from Christian Peacemaker Teams Tricia Gates Brown, ed. Herald Press Christian Peacemaker Teams operate around the world, showing solidarity with those in the midst of war...

Government questions surrounding the application of Muslim or Sharia law in legal family arbitration has women's groups calling for the removal of such practices from the 1991 Arbitration...

In Chinese culture there is great reverence for old age. The Jewish commandment, "Honour your father and your mother" finds special resonance here. What have the old to teach...

In the April Record Ms. Eileen Shaw of Hamilton said in a letter that we need a more openness to worship and prayer. I agree with her on...

As I stepped off the plane into the sweltering humidity of Guatemala City, the realization that I had just entered a completely foreign world set in. Since my...

People of faith in the Malvern neighbourhood of Scarborough, Ont., are working together to make the often troubled community a better place. The second installment of Celebrate Us...

I read with both interest and concern the two letters in the July/August Record written in response to the review of Tom Harpur's The Pagan Christ.Mr. Neal's letter...

Editor responds: 1883 was a typo, it should have read 1838.Toronto's Trinity, York Mills, is located near a busy intersection. One result of this is the frequent, often...

Editor responds: Fowler's Modern English Usage, 2nd Edition, 1965, states, "'You and I' is a piece of false grammar which, though often heard, is not sanctioned. But it...

I hear language is a living thing. In retirement, I have not been studying the evolvement of our language as much as I should. Hence, I am probably...

I freely admit to having only recently paid attention to the total content of the Record. The magazine has arrived at our home for the last five years,...

Catriona Dunlop was Clerk of Session for St. John's, Medicine Hat, Alta., for nearly 18 years before her recent retirement. That's around 200 meetings - not including the...