Devotional “This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.” James 3:15 True wisdom is “from above” and is “pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy” (v. 17). False wisdom, on the other hand, may come from the [...]
Devotional “Rejoice in the Lord alway.” - Philippians 4:4 Paul was growing old. The sufferings he had experienced had certainly taken their toll. Yet despite the catalogue of afflictions he had endured while preaching the gospel of Christ, he had not lost his sense of the vibrancy of life. The words joy and [...]
Devotional "Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God.” - 1 John 3:1 The Christian church has a rich heritage in its hymns. Over the years, dear saints of God have framed great Christian doctrines in music, easy to remember and [...]
BITS and PIECES 298th Edition - June 14, 2026 A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. FIFTY YEARS AGO It was Monday morning June 7, fifty years ago, I went into my study in Tandragee and turned on the 8.00am news. We were in [...]
Devotional "Those things which cannot be shaken may remain." — Hebrews 12:27 We have many things in our possession at the present moment which can be shaken, and it ill becomes a Christian man to set much store by them, for there is nothing stable beneath these rolling skies; change is [...]
BITS and PIECES 297th Edition - June 7, 2026 A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. THE LONGEST STREET IN THE WORLD The best-known street in Toronto is Yonge Street, named after a friend of Lord Simcoe. It starts at the edge of Lake [...]
Devotional "And be not conformed to this world." — Romans 12:2 If a Christian can, by possibility, be saved while he conforms to this world, at any rate, it must be so as by fire. Such a bare salvation is almost as much to be dreaded as desired. Reader, would you wish to [...]
Devotional “Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day.” (Ruth 3:18) This was the instruction given to Ruth by Naomi in hopes that her kinsman, Boaz, would be willing to [...]
BITS and PIECES 296th Edition - May 24, 2026 A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. PRAYING IN THE SPIRIT We have just had a very successful Ministers’ Week of Prayer, and it can be that after the special effort, there can be [...]
Devotional "Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin." Romans 6:6 Christian, why would you play with sin? Has it not cost you enough already? Burnt child, will you play with the fire? What! When you [...]
BITS and PIECES 295th Edition - May 17, 2026 A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. MINISTERS’ WEEK OF PRAYER The Toronto church hosted the biannual Ministers’ Week of Prayer last week. It was a blessed time and beneficial to all those who [...]
Devotional “See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.” (Ephesians 5:15-16) This incisive expression—“redeeming the time”—occurs also in Colossians 4:5: “Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.” The Greek word for “redeem” means to “buy back,” to [...]
