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BITS AND PIECES 242nd EDITION

2025-05-10T19:24:04-04:00

BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 242nd Edition  - May 1, 2025 HAPPY MOTHERS’ DAY      To all the ladies we wish a happy Mothers’ Day.  Despite all the vaunted claims of men, the old statement, “The hand that rocks [...]

BITS AND PIECES 242nd EDITION2025-05-10T19:24:04-04:00

BITS AND PIECES 241st EDITION

2025-05-04T15:36:53-04:00

BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 241st Edition  - May 4, 2025 A WELCOME VOICE FROM THE PAST      Recently, when clearing out a big filing cabinet containing over sixty years of correspondence and accounts, I found an old gem.  [...]

BITS AND PIECES 241st EDITION2025-05-04T15:36:53-04:00

BITS AND PIECES 240th EDITION

2025-04-26T16:46:07-04:00

BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 240th Edition  - April 27, 2025 TORONTO EASTER CONFERENCE      The Toronto church held its first Easter Conference last weekend with Rev. John Greer as the guest preacher.  Normally, the Toronto congregation lent its [...]

BITS AND PIECES 240th EDITION2025-04-26T16:46:07-04:00

BITS AND PIECES 239th EDITION

2025-04-19T10:25:40-04:00

BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 239th Edition  - April 20, 2025 HAPPY EASTER      The English word “Easter” appears only once in the Bible [Acts 12:4].  It is the Greek word ‘pascha’ which literally means ‘passover.’  The English translation [...]

BITS AND PIECES 239th EDITION2025-04-19T10:25:40-04:00

BITS AND PIECES 238th EDITION

2025-04-12T23:11:39-04:00

BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 238th Edition  - April 13, 2025 SOWING AND REAPING “He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, binging his sheaves with him” [Psalm 126:6]      In a [...]

BITS AND PIECES 238th EDITION2025-04-12T23:11:39-04:00

BITS AND PIECES 237th EDITION

2025-04-04T23:37:50-04:00

BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 237th Edition  - April 6, 2025 LOSS OF POWER      Last Sunday, we awakened to check out the forecasted ice storm and see if we could drive to church.  Checked the computer – it [...]

BITS AND PIECES 237th EDITION2025-04-04T23:37:50-04:00

BITS AND PIECES 235th EDITION

2025-03-22T11:29:40-04:00

BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 235th Edition  - March 23, 2025 THE LIMITATION OF CANCER      Dr. Ralph Colas, before he died with cancer in 2015, shared the following verse, with the members of the American Council of Christian [...]

BITS AND PIECES 235th EDITION2025-03-22T11:29:40-04:00

BITS AND PIECES 234th EDITION

2025-03-15T21:53:55-04:00

BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 234th Edition  - March 16, 2025 THE MIRACLE OF DAYLIGHT      Every morning, we awaken to a fresh miracle – the miracle of daylight.  In the night all is black and dark.  No earthly [...]

BITS AND PIECES 234th EDITION2025-03-15T21:53:55-04:00

BITS AND PIECES 233rd EDITION

2025-03-08T22:14:41-05:00

BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 233rd Edition  - March 9, 2025 REV.WILLIAM WHITESIDE      Billy, as he was known to his many friends, sadly passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2025.  He was 78. He spent many fruitful years [...]

BITS AND PIECES 233rd EDITION2025-03-08T22:14:41-05:00

BITS AND PIECES 232nd EDITION

2025-03-02T09:54:10-05:00

BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 232nd Edition  - March 2, 2025 A SHINING FACE      In the Old Testament, Moses went up Mount Sinai to meet with God and to receive instructions on how Israel should be governed.  So [...]

BITS AND PIECES 232nd EDITION2025-03-02T09:54:10-05:00

BITS AND PIECES 231st EDITION

2025-02-21T08:19:10-05:00

BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 231st Edition  - February 23, 2025 A MODERN-DAY JONAH       Last week Adrian Simancas and his father Dall went out for a pleasant canoe trip on the Strait of Magellan off Chile’s Patagonian Coast. [...]

BITS AND PIECES 231st EDITION2025-02-21T08:19:10-05:00
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