BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 211th Edition - October 6, 2024 AN AMAZING PROPHECY “Babylon…shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be inhabited from generation to generation” [Isaiah 13:20]. Babylon was the most magnificent and famous city of [...]
BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 210th Edition - September 29, 2024 THE PALM TREE “The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree” [Psalm 92:12]. The Bible is a book of words, many words. But is also a picture [...]
My computer has a screen saver that automatically appears. It is a video taken from the space station flying north to south down the length of Florida. From a height of 250 miles you can see the shape of the state with it’s major lakes and inlets. What you cannot see are [...]
It seems amazing that thirty years have elapsed since we opened our new church on September 17, 1994. The building was full as Dr. Paisley preached the opening sermon on a very hot day. The new air-conditioning was not working too well so with that, and the packed church, it was not too [...]
With the United States presidential election coming up shortly, the abortion issue has surfaced again. “Abortion on demand” is undoubtedly one of the most serious moral issues facing Christians today. When we speak of abortion, we are referring to the deliberate termination of the life of the unborn child, and the first question [...]
We had a kind gift from a friend last week – three pots of autumn chrysanthemums. They had a mass of buds, and over the last few days have been blossoming out. Watching them made me think of the wonder of flowers created by God. Flowers are living creatures. Man cannot create [...]
We cannot suggest that one Psalm is above another, but Psalm 103 is a mountain peak of David’s compositions. It contains three things that cannot be measured in human terms which should cause us to “bless the Lord.” [v1]. The Mercy of God [v11] is as great “as the heaven is above [...]
The Olympic games have come and gone with the usual excess of hype, some real and some unreal. Christians should remember that the games are named after Mount Olympus in Greece, the supposed home of the pagan god Zeus. So therefore, don’t be surprised that they are no paragon of virtue. Canada [...]
The Olympic Games in Paris are garnering a lot of attention at present, some good, and some not so good. It was in Paris 1924 that one of the most devoted Christian actions took place. Eric Liddell was born in 1902 in China to missionary parents. He came to Scotland to continue [...]
It is with a heavy heart that we record the death of Dr. John Douglas on July 30. John was Dr. Paisley’s first convert on the Ravenhill Road in 1946. He was 91 when the Lord called him home. John was one of the first Free Presbyterian ministers, his first church being Moneyslane [...]
The Lord, when He made us, gave us the great blessing of sleep whereby our weary bodies and minds are refreshed for another day. It is amazing to think that if you live to be sixty you have spent about twenty years in bed! (The writer has spent a whopping 29 years!). [...]
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 [...]
