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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 255th Edition - August 10, 2025 WATCH THE TIME Our lives are governed by time. Solomon speaks of “a time to be born, and a time to die” [Ecclesiastes 3]. In between those [...]
BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 254th Edition - August 3, 2025 UNPLEASANT SUBJECTS In recent weeks we have reported on several deaths of family and friends. As noted at the time, death is not a pleasant subject but [...]
BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 253rd Edition - July 27, 2025 MRS. GRACE SAUNDERS Dr. Larry Saunders and his wife flew on Wednesday to Ireland to attend my brother’s funeral and to preach at the Enniskillen Conference. They [...]
BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 252nd Edition - July 20, 2025 REV. JAMES McCLELLAND We received a totally unexpected phone call last Thursday – my younger, and only, brother died. He was 83 and, apart from normal age-related [...]
BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 251st Edition - July 13, 2025 ROBUST CHRISTIANITY Christianity was born for endurance; not an exotic, but a hardy plant, braved by the keen wind; not languid, nor childish, nor cowardly. It walks [...]
BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 250th Edition - July 6, 2025 TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH EDITION It was on the 4th March 2020, that the first “Bits and Pieces” was published in the middle of the COVID pandemic. [...]
BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 249th Edition - June 29, 2025 HUGH FRASER It is with genuine sorrow that we record the death of Hugh Fraser in Vancouver. Hugh was the oldest brother of Toronto elder, James, and [...]
