Archive for May, 2011

Re A Letter to the Person Under the Train, The Messy Table, April 4, Online With my son now in the Canadian Forces and knowing that one of these...

Re Members for Eternity, March I did a little bit of research. It appears the requirement for attendance at communion to maintain membership was removed in 1986, and the...

It may surprise you that generosity is one of the nine fruits of the Spirit listed in Galatians 5:22. If you're like me, you remember the list as...

Presbyterians gave more than $134,000 as of April 13 to Presbyterian World Service and Development for the rehabilitation effort in Japan. The funds will support PWS&D's partner, Church...

Rebecca was visiting granma Linda at Erindale one Sunday morning. When it was time for Linda to join the choir, Rebecca wanted to come along. And so she...

This is the story of two presbyteries - though I think of many - and two surveys. Both presbyteries participated at the Emmaus Conference in April 2010 and...

The grades four to seven students at Knox have been studying peace. From Matthew 5:9 they learned "we are to make peace." From the Record they learned, "Education...

Ever heard of Katherine Bushnell? Lee Anna Starr? Antoinette Brown Blackwell? Probably not. They were all 19th - century authors and speakers who made their marks through their interpretations...

Souls vs. Stewardship Despite a struggling economy that has seen record numbers of churches facing foreclosure, American pastors are more concerned about outreach and evangelism than getting congregants...

Four stewards at Athelstan, in the St. Lawrence Valley of Quebec, were surprised with plaques at the annual meeting for their combined 339 years of service. From left:...

Dad and I had been invited up to Brisco, B.C., about 100 miles north of where we lived in the Rocky Mountain Trench. Dad had a friend...

PERSONAL HYGIENE Believe in God Instantly breath spray is one of those silly items you might find around a whimsical minister's office. Like my Moses action figure or my...

Providence. The very word sounds old - fashioned, perhaps a bit out of touch and even boring. Maybe people used to talk that way, but now we rarely...

One of my favourite newspaper cartoons was about a Nova Scotia judge who had been making sexist comments to female lawyers and clients based on a fundamentalist reading...

A family that prays together goes to session meetings together! It may not be a familiar phrase to most, but being an elder is a tradition for a...

Although Teresa is tiny, she speaks forcefully, powerfully, quickly. We meet in my office because she needs a break from home. She learned of my study on older...

Rev. Robert Wilson joined the two-point charge of St. Andrew’s, Beamsville, and Smithville in January. Before his previous two-point charge outside London, and before graduating from Presbyterian College,...

Early March 2011: Tyler, I had to go sit in your room, just so I could feel close to you again. I sense you are slipping away and I...

Five generations celebrated in Sutherland’s River, N.S. At the baptism of Cyrus Fraser, son of Sandy and Stephanie. With Cyrus are (left to right) Jean Haggart, Wanda Preuss,...