BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 220th Edition - December 8, 2024 CONGRATULATIONS On Wednesday past, December 4, Grace Saunders attained the grand old age of one hundred. Not too many get so far. In fact, in the 48-year [...]
Devotional "The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace." Psalm 29:11 David had just heard the voice of the Lord in a thunderstorm, and had seen His power in the hurricane whose path he had described; and now, in the cool calm after the storm, [...]
BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 219th Edition - December 1, 2024 CRAZY MODERN ‘ART’ The history of the world is replete with great artists like Da Vinci, Van Gogh, and Rembrandt, to name but a few. The excellent [...]
Devotional “Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.” (1 Peter 1:13) In our text and the succeeding two verses, five commands are given to the believer striving to live [...]
BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 218th Edition - November 24, 2024 HUMAN IDOLATRY Toronto was treated to a rare display of human idolatry this past week with the visit of singer Taylor Swift. She sang six three-hour concerts [...]
Devotional He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from [...]
BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 217th Edition - November 17, 2024 THE NEW BIRTH Jesus told Nicodemus, the religious Jewish leader, “ye must be born again” [John 3:7]. Nicodemus was puzzled and, not understanding, asked,“Can a man be [...]
Devotional Thy words were found, and I did eat them. Jeremiah 15:16 True Christians have a taste for God's Word. They read it; they study it; they feast on it. Empty professors may be content with a religion that pays scant attention to the Bible, but believers indwelt by the Holy Spirit can [...]
BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 216th Edition - November 10, 2024 OUR UNSAVED LOVED ONES Many of God’s people are discouraged when they look at how their sons and daughters have turned out. Early in life they [...]
Devotional "The Lord mighty in battle." Psalm 24:8 Well, may our God be glorious in the eyes of His people, seeing that He has wrought such wonders for them, in them, and by them. For them, the Lord Jesus upon Calvary routed every foe, breaking all the weapons of the enemy in pieces [...]
BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 215th Edition - November 3, 2024 THE CHRISTIAN AND HIS BIBLE I find my Lord in the Bible wherever I chance to look. He is the theme of the Bible, the Centre and [...]
Devotional "For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry" Habakkuk 2:3 Mercy may seem slow, but it is sure. The Lord in unfailing wisdom has appointed a [...]
