posted on February 1, 2005 in News
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Rev. Robert Schuller's Crystal Cathedral, best known for its weekly Hour of Power broadcasts, was home to a suicide by one of its own leaders.
posted on February 1, 2005 in News
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Restrictions on government subsidies given to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFGB) may limit the help given to survivors of the tsunami. Donations are still being put to good use and CFGB is providing victims — particularly in India — with much-needed grain, rice and lentils. "We are responding," said CFGB executive director Jim Cornelius. "We just aren't able to use all of the funds from the government."
posted on February 1, 2005 in News
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Presbyterians have responded by raising $92,000 for the Towards A World Without AIDS campaign. Already $80,000 has been allocated to support new work of our overseas church partners struggling to respond to the HIV/AIDS pandemic in their countries.
Strengthening remote ministries
Presbytery of Brandon
posted on February 1, 2005 in Presbytery Profile
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A congregation without a minister is sometimes just what the doctor ordered. For St. Andrew's, Flin Flon (in northern Manitoba and an eight-hour drive from Brandon), this was just the case. Four years with an empty pulpit motivated them to address the general lack of support for rural and remote ministries. They soon realized their situation was not unique among rural congregations (six of the 14 charges in the presbytery are without a minister), and were convinced rural and remote ministries have a low profile in the life of the national church.
Beauty and Tragedy
PWS&D photographer captures life in Africa from a wheelchair
posted on February 1, 2005 in Features, Photo Essay
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Being a paraplegic doesn't stop Carl Hiebert from flying his own plane around the world, and taking hundreds of photographs. His confinement to a wheelchair, though challenging, actually enables him to take better shots – especially in sensitive situations. "I'm seen as a curiosity rather than a potential threat," said Hiebert. "People are more willing to receive me. It's a more gentle approach."
I now pronounce you … still confused
The public square should be a place for heated but civil debate
posted on February 1, 2005 in Michael Coren
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The Supreme Court opinion on gay marriage delivered in December is only one chapter in the long history of the issue in this country. Fundamental arguments aside, what is so surprising is how self-congratulatory people have been because the ruling claims to respect freedom of religion. In other words, we have been assured that clergy who refuse to marry gay couples will not face pressure or prosecution.
First signs of Spring
An avian messenger announces Lent
posted on February 1, 2005 in For the Journey
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It's February 2 and I know spring is just around the corner. No, it is not what that Yankee rodent Punxsutawney Phil nor that Ontario hairy-tailed rat Wiarton Willie saw today. Who could possibly predict weather on the basis of what a myopic, eastern earth rat saw or didn't see on February 2? They would probably lie about it anyway. Out west, we rely on the one sure thing that there is to predict spring: the Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus), a small, grey bird.
posted on February 1, 2005 in News
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Although historically Scottish in origin, The Presbyterian Church in Canada has several vibrant congregations with predominantly black and multicultural members. University Presbyterian, Toronto, Malvern and St. David's, Scarborough, Eglise St. Luc, Montreal, and the Ghanaian Churches in Montreal and Toronto all have a large black contingent.
posted on February 1, 2005 in News
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Do Christians make good employers?
posted on February 1, 2005 in Books
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The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. V: 1935-1942, edited by Mary Rubio and Elizabeth Waterston, 2004.
posted on February 1, 2005 in For the Record
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When natural disasters strike, such as the recent tsunami in the Indian Ocean, many people wonder what role God is playing in these events. It is an age-old question and one not easily answered.
Stained wool windows
Searching for answers with needles and yarn
posted on February 1, 2005 in Features
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The task is far from finished. Pieces of Stitched Glass lie incomplete on the floor, knitted art waiting to become stained glass windows of wool. The brightly coloured yarn is woven together to form both images of old — Christ on a cross, a Catholic crusader, the Star of David — and new — an American army helmet, a pink triangle, barbed wire from a Holocaust camp. The play between positive and negative imagery is unmistakably mirroring the ups and downs of the church through time.
posted on February 1, 2005 in News
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Moderator Rick Fee received a reply to his message of sympathy sent to the South Africa Council of Churches and to Ilse Naude, wife of the late Christiaan Frederick Beyers Naude who passed away in September. The hand written note said:
posted on February 1, 2005 in News
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The Mennonite church has made an official application to join the Canadian Council of Churches. In a ceremony described by Principal Clerk Stephen Kendall as "a moving ecumenical moment for the Council," the application was welcomed. The Mennonites have a commitment to peace and justice. They will be named full members of the Council later this year. Seen here are Mr. Kendall (far left), Rev. Will Ingram, Sandra Demson (all from the PCC), Rev. Dr. Dan Nighswander, Rev. Peter Krause (the Mennonite Church) and Rev. Karen Hamilton, general secretary of the CCC.
The Nigeria Factor
A new twist on an old truth
posted on February 1, 2005 in From the Moderator
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When Nigerians gather, whether within their own country or in the diaspora, one expression will inevitably be brought up – "the Nigeria Factor". Self-deprecating and all inclusive, it is national "in-house" language or code. All Nigerians know what is intended, but they struggle to define it.
Licence to kill
A letter from Jerusalem
posted on February 1, 2005 in News
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It's been a terrible week. Our elderly cat was diagnosed with kidney failure, our newly built basement flooded with water from the winter rains, and Yelena was stabbed to death right over our heads.
Searching for the faith in faith books
Big box theology on the bookshelf
posted on February 1, 2005 in Pop Christianity
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Each week, the Record receives review copies of faith books from publishers. Each book is a theological argument, aimed at a particular market of comfortable North American Christians. I have chosen a few books from this overflowing inbox that seem to me to express a similar brand of middle-class suburban big box theology. They are not well written or compellingly intelligent, but they do provide a curious sociological insight. This is the face, largely, of Christianity today on our continent.
posted on February 1, 2005 in News
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Churches in India have taken the lead in initiating an interfaith response to the scourge of HIV/AIDS, which in India is reaching massive proportions.
posted on February 1, 2005 in News
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Twenty-seven Zimbabwean pastors from various Christian denominations have undergone a voluntary HIV test in a move aimed at removing stigma in the church against people living with HIV/AIDS.
A time to learn, a time to teach
A 'wicked' time in God's green acres
posted on February 1, 2005 in Reflections
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Here is an unabridged letter of appreciation received from a returning camper in the Intermediate II Camp at Camp Geddie.
