BITS and PIECES 265th Edition - October 19, 2025 A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. THE KING AND THE POPE Finally, King Charles III is getting his wish. Before he ascended the throne of his beloved mother, he spoke of a change [...]
Devotional "And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?" Luke 24:38 "Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest O Israel, My way is hid from the Lord, and my judgment is passed over from my God?" The Lord cares for all things, and the [...]
BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 264th Edition - October 12, 2025 HAPPY THANKSGIVING Today is the Canadian Thanksgiving Day, as opposed to the American one due to be held on November 27. The Canadian holiday goes back a [...]
Devotional “I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart;” Psalm 9:1 Praise should always follow answered prayer; as the mist of earth's gratitude rises when the sun of heaven's love warms the ground. Hath the Lord been gracious to thee, and inclined His ear to the voice of thy supplication? Then [...]
BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 263rd Edition - October 5, 2025 MRS. ISABELLE GLYNN The Toronto congregation was saddened recently by the death of Isabelle Glynn after a relatively short illness. She and her husband, Ted, attended the [...]
Devotional "Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven." Matthew 10:32 Gracious promise! It is a great Joy to me to confess my Lord. Whatever my faults may be, I am not ashamed of Jesus, nor do I fear to declare the [...]
BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 262nd Edition - September 28, 2025 JEHOVAH SHAMMAH [Ezekiel 48:35] 11)MAN NEEDS A SANCTUARY Probably the most difficult and daunting book in the Bible is Ezekiel. It begins with a puzzling description of [...]
Devotional "Now on whom dost thou trust?" Isaiah 36:4 Reader, this is an important question. Listen to the Christian's answer, and see if it is yours. "On whom dost thou trust?" "I trust," says the Christian, "in a triune God. I trust the Father, believing that He has chosen me from before the [...]
BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 261st Edition - September 21, 2025 THE CHRISTIAN HOME The book of Acts concludes with Paul dwelling in his own hired house in Rome. Although his freedom was curtailed, it must have been [...]
Devotional "Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it." — Psalm 81:10 What an encouragement to pray! Our human notions would lead us to ask small things because our deservings are so small; but the Lord would have us request great blessings. Prayer should be as simple a matter as the opening [...]
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 [...]
Devotional “O Lord my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again.” 1 Kings 17:21 Elijah was used literally to raise a dead lad to life. The miracle is serious history. But it is history with a powerful spiritual message for God's people concerning their service in the gospel. [...]
