Archive for December, 2007

MIRIAM: Shalom. Peace be with you. My name is Miriam, daughter of Benjamin and Sarah. I'm 13 years old. My parents are shepherds. I am their eldest child,...

The remaining congregation at Trinity, Oro, is enthusiastic, joyful and ready to re-build their church. At a congregational meeting at Trinity on Oct. 25, about 50 people gathered to...

THE BARNA GROUP — American researcher George Barna has been surveying attitudes and responses to Christianity for several decades. He highlighted four major themes to emerge in recent...

They start trickling in during September and by the deadline date the file is very thick. Then the fun begins — lots of oohing and ahing, endless exclamations...

Each year I receive lengthy Christmas letters from former friends of mine and it is a little annoying to hear just how very well their lives are proceeding....

The 2008 recipient of the E.H. Johnson Award is Mercy Amba Oduyoye of Ghana. The award is named for the late Rev. Dr. E.H. Johnson and is given...

The first woman elder of Han-Ca East Presbytery was ordained at St. Timothy's, Etobicoke, on Oct. 28, which also marked the congregation's 11th anniversary. Rev. Dr. Dorcas Gordon,...

I was amused and concerned by the number of responses in the issues [May, July/August] following Zander Dunn's March letter concerning a metaphorical interpretation of the virgin birth.It...

Calvin Brown's May article is a straw-man argument that paints horns on progressive Christians. Heed the Bible's advice in Acts 5: 38-39: "Leave them alone. For if this...

Matthew (2:1-16) and Luke (2:1-20), the Biblical nativity narrators, do not specify the date of Jesus' birth. Still, as Northrop Frye remarks in The Great Code: The Bible...

I appreciate all that the PYPS contributors have to say. Having read each one at least twice, to make sure they were understood, I have comments.Erin Woods: I like...

I thoroughly enjoyed the September article on Neil George from St. Columba-by-the-lake, Pointe Claire, Que.We need more of these young people!!!!!Thanks again for another great...

In no way do I wish to detract from Rev. Gordon Williams' accomplishments or ministry, but he was not the first Native minister in the Presbyterian Church.Rev. Solomon...

In the 60s the moderator was elected from nominations put forward on the floor of General Assembly. Then it seemed good to the spirit and others that the...

Re Letters, OctoberI do believe that the moderator of each General Assembly should be "The Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Canada" for the following year. Furthermore, this...

Rev. Jim Weir was minister at Knox, Kincardine, Ont., from 1965 to 1976; part of his 50 years since his ordination to the Ministry of Word and Sacrament....

During its year-long 165th anniversary celebrations, which began in November 2006, St. Andrew's, Sarnia, Ont., received great distinction when its organist of more than 20 years, Foster Hill,...

St. Andrew's, Wingham, Ont., celebrated it's 145th anniversary in October with a golf tournament; and here's the winning team: Ralph Campbell, Merle Underwood, Joel Snell, Rev. Dr. Jim...

On February, the choir at St. Stephen's, Ottawa, welcomed Ottawa's Swiss choir, The Montagna Singers, who sang during the communion service. Choir director Heather Rice is front and...