Archive for March, 2011

St. Andrew's recently had occasion to party, as longtime member, Agnes Foster celebrated her 91st birthday. Helping Agnes with the celebration is her boyfriend, one-year-old Benjamin...

Rising food prices may be a mixture of blessing and curse for the world's poor according to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank's senior policy advisor. Although higher food costs burden...

Twelve years ago, Linda, Chelsea and I, with some help from our adult son, Halden and my best friend, Jim, made the best doggone decision we have ever...

Re A Shift in the Wind, December 2010 Rev. Hans Kouwenberg makes some very interesting comments and poses many interesting questions. His final comment and question is of special...

The hallowed halls of seminary are behind me now, and the first years of ministry have quickly passed. In my time in seminary, I learned about Peter and...

St. John's has been a Christian faith community since 1819 when displaced Scottish settlers from the Red River area of Manitoba arrived in this area. Today, we are...

The sentencing to death of a Muslim man in connection with an attack in 2010 that killed six Coptic Christians and a Muslim police officer is seen as...

Ernie Regehr has spent a lifetime working toward disarmament and an end to violent conflicts around the globe. On Jan. 21, he was awarded the prestigious Pearson Peace...

Where better to celebrate the 450th anniversary of the Scottish Reformation than on Cape Breton, which is where the celebrations were last October. The ubiquitous Rev. Mary Anne...

The Presbyterian Women's Gathering, hosted by the Atlantic Mission Society and Women's Missionary Society, is drawing closer. As of February, 469 people were registered for the May long-weekend...

Over 70 religious representatives and 25 organizations have issued a statement in response to the violent death of David Kato in Uganda, calling on religious leaders "to speak,...

The Sunday school of First chose Evangel Hall Mission, Toronto, for their 2010 mission project. The congregation and community responded to the Sunday school activities and efforts by...

Re Ultimate Destination, online Good morning, Pat Schneider. Writing about your journey with Harry's cancer will help many who read it, I'm sure. It was a very sad time...

Two new missionary couples have been appointed to Malawi. Rev. Mike and Debbie Burns set out for Blantyre, the capital of the country's southern province, on Feb. 7. Mike...

I remember with fondness the Sunday lunchtime con-versations I enjoyed during my first pastorate in North Carolina. It was the regular practice for us to gather together at...

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Rev. John Bannerman confirmed these four youth last August at Chalmers. From left: Daniel Murray, Kathryn Brio, Bannerman, Jackie Bannerman and Abbey Poser. Also, Rev. John was installed...

God Crosses the Frontier God crosses the frontier It is a real one On one side, God All majesty, holiness, righteousness On the other side, Man The sinner, the one made of flesh Whose very...

On our farm, the story begins and ends and takes place in the 40-acre poplar bush. This bush offers protection from the prevailing northwest and west winds. In April,...