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 [...]
Devotional "Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts." Zechariah. 4:6 WHAT a mystery is the operation of the Holy Spirit in the soul! That a work so renewing, so gracious, and so holy, should ever transpire in the heart of a poor sinner, is itself [...]
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 [...]
Devotional "I will take heed to my ways." — Psalm 39:1 Fellow-pilgrim, say not in your heart, "I will go hither and thither, and I shall not sin;" for you are never so out of danger of sinning as to boast of security. The road is very miry, it will be hard to [...]
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 [...]
Devotional "So Abram departed as the Lord had instructed him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran." Genesis 12:4 That was faith. Obedience proved it. Abram did not know where he was going; he had simply the call of God and a promise. But he asked no questions. He did not [...]
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 [...]
Devotional "Ye see your calling, brethren." 1 Corinthians 1:26 We often hear that our belief that we are chosen by God as His peculiar people leads to spiritual pride. In fact, the opposite is the case. Nothing exposes the pride of man more than the notion that what moves sinners to repent and [...]
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. [...]
Devotional "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee." Hebrews 13:5 No promise is of private interpretation. Whatever God has said to any one saint, He has said to all. When He opens a well for one, it is that all may drink. When He opens a granary-door to give out food, there [...]
BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 230th Edition - February 16, 2025 THE CHRISTIAN AND MONEY Have you noticed the plethora of TV ads. about money recently? The banks want you to place your money with them, the investor [...]
Devotional The fruit of the Spirit is... temperance. Galatians 5:23 Temperance here means self-control - and not just with regard to alcohol. Generally, it means having command of ourselves, the ability to restrain ourselves, our feelings, and our desires. But for Christians, it has an added dimension. For us, self-control is the fruit [...]
