We were all saddened this week to learn of the death of Rev. John Bodner. He was a good friend of the Toronto church and often preached there. Although his passing was expected yet when the moment arrived, it had considerable shock to it. John had suffered from esophageal cancer for some time. [...]
I must apologize to our readers for the absence of “Bits and Pieces” on the past three Sundays. As most of you know, I spent the last seventeen days in hospital culminating in the insertion of a pacemaker. I am thankfully home again in the recuperation process. I want to take this [...]
You may never know just how much that phone call, text, or e-mail means to someone going through one of life’s many trials. The ministry of encouragement is something that even the weakest saint can be involved in. It does not take great theological skill or higher education. It is a [...]
The Greatest Person who ever occupied a human body is undoubtedly Jesus Christ. Such a life is well worth our detailed study. Consider: THE MAJESTY OF HIS PERSON. Great men and women have lived and influenced others. Sadly their faults are often overlooked in their biographies. But the Bible never hides the [...]
“There hath been no latter rain” [Jeremiah 3;3] Spiritual drought makes a wasteland where once there was a Canaan. It reduces a land flowing with milk and honey to poverty and want. It produces spiritual famine, powerlessness, and despondency. No generation knows this better than ours.. We are living through a prolonged [...]
When Jesus taught His disciples to pray He told them to say, “Our Father” [Matthew 6:9]. He did not say “Our Creator” or “Our King” although both would be correct. He said, “Our Father” highlighting the special relationship He has with His children. He is our Father by creation – He made [...]
We are all familiar with the name Philip in the Bible, but how many know that there are several Philips? There is Philip the Apostle, [Matthew 10:3] and Philip the Deacon, or Evangelist [Acts 6:5], who were followers of Christ. Two of the Herods were also called Philip. One was Philip of Ituraea [...]
“Every word of God is pure” [Proverbs 30:5] It cannot be otherwise. The Holy Scriptures are holy because their Author is holy. They are the “oracles of God.” [I Peter 4:11]. An oracle is something that is spoken. Every word from the mouth of Him who cannot lie must be absolutely pure. The [...]
Friday night, June 23, was a great night for the Cloverdale, B.C., congregation. After a pulpit vacancy since the retirement of the Rev. Ian Goligher, the people welcomed the ordination and installation of their new minister, the Rev. Andrew Fitton. The new Free Presbyterian moderator, Dr. Larry Saunders, conducted the service and prayer was [...]
“I have kept the faith” [Acts 24:25] Paul lived a long and illustrious life. From the day he was converted to Christ he was a dedicated servant of his master. He spared no effort to reach souls with the Gospel message, traveling over land and sea as a herald of the cross. Life, [...]
“Every one that … looketh upon it, shall live” The healing of the Israelites who had been bitten by the fiery serpents was according to a divine plan. It was a means of healing that human wisdom would never have contrived. The victims were commanded to look upon a serpent of brass set [...]
“Brethren, I beseech you” [Galatians 4:12]. Paul was most unhappy with the Galatian churches. He had expended much effort to see them established. The people had come to Christ, congregations were formed, and the believers had begun well. But those who counselled a return to legalistic practices had infiltrated the church to such [...]
