BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 261st Edition - September 21, 2025 THE CHRISTIAN HOME The book of Acts concludes with Paul dwelling in his own hired house in Rome. Although his freedom was curtailed, it must have been [...]
Devotional "Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it." — Psalm 81:10 What an encouragement to pray! Our human notions would lead us to ask small things because our deservings are so small; but the Lord would have us request great blessings. Prayer should be as simple a matter as the opening [...]
BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 260th Edition - September 14, 2025 ENCOURAGEMENT FOR THE TROUBLED “A bruised reed shall He not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench” [Isaiah 42:3]. Then I may reckon upon tender [...]
Devotional “O Lord my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again.” 1 Kings 17:21 Elijah was used literally to raise a dead lad to life. The miracle is serious history. But it is history with a powerful spiritual message for God's people concerning their service in the gospel. [...]
BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 259th Edition - September 7, 2025 ESTHER DILELLO We are extremely saddened to record that Esther Dilello died suddenly. Just recently we heard of her serious health issue and our congregation began to [...]
Devotional "Neither will I offer... unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing." 2 Samuel 24:24 David loved the Lord and desired fellowship with Him, he often sinned, and God would chastise him to incite repentance and restore communion. David's numbering of the people and God's pestilence upon Israel [...]
BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 258th Edition - August 31, 2025 AN INTERESTING FACT Last week we started a short series on the Bible’s “Jehovah titles” and have dealt with Jehovah Hosenu and Jehovah Jireh already. Here is [...]
Devotional And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. Ephesians 4:24 As Christians, we grieve when we see sin in ourselves, in the church, and in the world. The world, however, seems not to be aware of the awfulness of sin. Because men [...]
BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 257th Edition - August 24, 2025 THE JEHOVAH TITLES The Lord first revealed Himself to mankind by the name Jehovah [Genesis 2:4]. Every time you see the name ‘LORD’ (in capitals) in Scripture [...]
Devotional “Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD:” Hosea 6:3 Not all at once, but by degrees shall we attain to holy knowledge, and our business is to persevere and learn by little and little. We need not despair, though our progress may be slow, for we shall [...]
BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 256th Edition - August 17, 2025 GOD PREDICTS GLOBAL WARMING This has been one of the hottest summers on record, and several heat warnings have been issued throughout the country. Canada, from east [...]
Devotional “So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.” (Nehemiah 8:8) Most people—even most Christians—devote very little time to the Scriptures, complaining that they are either too hard to understand or too uninteresting. Yet, when Ezra read “the [...]
