Archive for April, 2008

ENI - Kenyan Methodist, Rev. Samuel Kobia, effectively resigned from his position as general secretary of the World Council of Churches in February during a regular meeting of...

Have you ever wondered how Adam got his name? Given all the possibilities, and the obvious importance of naming, we need to know why this particular name was...

Jeff is our youngest child, a big tough stylish kid, handsome and strong, the teenager all the little kids love and the kind girls phone to discuss math...

A living wall which recycles the air in the lobby of St. Gabriel's Passionate Parish, Toronto. The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of...

The fate of Trinity, Oro, Ont., has been decided. At a meeting of the Barrie Presbytery in February, the interim moderator, Rev. Neal Mathers, reported Trinity is healthy...

A young member of the Bull Rock Dancers enlivens the Grand Entry Procession in Ottawa's Museum of Civilization where the Aboriginal and Church Leaders' Tour had its first...

We were happy to see Amy Maclachlan's article Living On The Edge in February. It is a good thing to celebrate the missions and people who serve those...

In December there was mention again of the virgin birth. What is the problem? Has no one heard of invitro fertilization? Surely God, the creator of the universe,...

Re Afghanistan's Dusty Hope, OctoberYour article is very informative. Much as we decry war, the Taliban must be defeated. Women in particular suffered when the Taliban ran the...

A thank you is due Rev. Dr. J. Kevin Livingstone for his letter in the Record regarding the review of Jack Roger's book. We don't need books of...

One thing I value about the Record is that it allows everyone to have a voice on any issue. Rev. Livingston's letter in the February issue reminds me...

Dr. Richard Allen is frustrated. "Canadians have the means and opportunity to learn and keep current about the situations of various countries and peoples in the world, but...

Living just outside of Victoria, we see many of the issues of other urban centres. With the milder climate, Victoria seems to attract a lot of transient travelers...

Re Living on the Edge, FebruaryLet me share one in a recent series of mission moments at Fallingbrook Presbyterian. The mission committee used four "mission moments" to present...

Re On His Own Needs, JanuaryI have been praying the Prayer of Jabez for seven-plus years. As a single working woman living a modest life, I'm far from...

Gardasil article author Rev. Roland De Vries seems to have confused a public health program - namely the prevention of human papilloma virus infection by a vaccine -...

Re Living with Gardasil, FebruaryI am a Family Health Team Nurse and also trained in Parish Nursing. I am very passionate about health promotion and disease prevention. I...

Cake of the month: Kenneth Thomson has served St. Giles' Kingsway, Etobicoke, Ont., tirelessly as an elder and envelope secretary for over 30 years, and also recently chaired...

Twenty-five years is a long time for a minister to stay at one church, especially when he didn't actually receive the call to serve there. This was the...