It seems incredible that we have reached the 200th edition of 'Bits and Pieces.' We started on March 4, 2020, to help us get over the Covid pandemic and, apart for a gap last year when I was ill, have continued to the present day. It appears that quite a few people enjoy, and [...]
Martin Luther described the book of Job, “as more magnificent and sublime than any other book of Scripture.” Others, like the poets Tennyson and Carlyle, shared the same sentiments. The book of Job is placed in the middle of the Old Testament, but chronologically it belongs in the time of Genesis. Job [...]
It was on Independence Day, July 4, 1976, forty-eight years ago, that the first services of Toronto Free Presbyterian Church were held. The rented church on Cosburn Avenue in East York was a fair age, and had seating for about one hundred people in the auditorium, and it also had a basement. [...]
Hezekiah was a good and godly king of Judah, yet once he made a serious mistake. He opened his palace to the emissaries of the king of Babylon. [2 Kings 20:15]. He showed them all his treasures and, doubtless, was happy to show his God-given prosperity. But Isaiah came and told him [...]
The modernist says no, but Jesus said to His disciples, “I go to prepare a place for you” [John 14:3]. Heaven is a place prepared for God’s people. Heaven is a place prepared by God. Abraham looked “for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God” [Hebrews 11:10]. Heaven is a [...]
We are sorry to hear of the deaths of two stalwart Christian women who passed away recently. Ann Foster was the wife of the Rev. Ivan Foster, the retired minister of Kilskeery Free Presbyterian Church in Northern Ireland. Ann, with her husband, was instrumental in starting the Christian School movement in Northern Ireland. [...]
Love is the essence and heart of the Christian Gospel. There is the love of the Eternal Father for a sinful world. There is the love of Christ manifested at Calvary when He died for His people. There is the Christian’s love for God, His word and His way, and there is the [...]
One day last week a baby robin fluttered onto our deck, having successfully completed its first flight from its nearby nest. It was followed by its mother. She was anxious to show it how to fly upward to the nest area again. It got me thinking about how wonderfully God created birds. [...]
One of the most profound of questions is the one posed by the Psalm, “What is man?” [Psalm 8:4]. Mankind stands alone in this world. We share this earth with innumerable plants, animals, birds and fish, but man is truly unique – one of a kind. He is unique in his existence. [...]
The Westminster Confession of Faith states that, ‘God, the great creator of all things, doth uphold, direct, dispose and govern all creatures, actions and things, from the greatest even to the least, by His most wise and Holy providence.” He governs all things according to the counsel of His own will. That [...]
You Need To Be Saved “Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God” [John 3:3]. “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” [Romans 3:23]. “It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment” [Hebrews 9:27]. “Every one of us shall [...]
The Toronto church held its annual general meeting on May 1st. Reports from the various departments were given and showed that the church and school are in good shape. The pastor, Dr. Larry Saunders, thanked the many workers who made 2023 such a success. The church session was augmented by the addition [...]
