BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 243rd Edition - May 18, 2025 THE LORD’S GARDEN “A garden enclosed is my sister” [Song. 4:12]. We are enjoying the return of spring with its new foliage on the trees, and the [...]
Devotional "And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten" — Joel 2:25 Yes, those wasted years over which we sigh shall be restored to us. God can give us such plentiful grace that we shall crowd into the remainder of our days as much of service as will [...]
BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 242nd Edition - May 1, 2025 HAPPY MOTHERS’ DAY To all the ladies we wish a happy Mothers’ Day. Despite all the vaunted claims of men, the old statement, “The hand that rocks [...]
Devotional Fathers and mothers are the most natural agents for God to use in the salvation of their children. I am sure that, in my early youth, no teaching ever made such an impression upon my mind as the instruction of my mother. Neither can I conceive that, to any child, there can [...]
BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 241st Edition - May 4, 2025 A WELCOME VOICE FROM THE PAST Recently, when clearing out a big filing cabinet containing over sixty years of correspondence and accounts, I found an old gem. [...]
Devotional "A very present help." — Psalm 46:1 Covenant blessings are not meant to be looked at only, but to be appropriated. Even our Lord Jesus is given to us for our present use. Believer, thou dost not make use of Christ as thou oughtest to do. When thou art in trouble, why [...]
BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 240th Edition - April 27, 2025 TORONTO EASTER CONFERENCE The Toronto church held its first Easter Conference last weekend with Rev. John Greer as the guest preacher. Normally, the Toronto congregation lent its [...]
Devotional "The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me..." — Psalm 138:8 He who has begun will carry on the work which is being wrought within my soul. The Lord is concerned about everything that concerns me. All that is now good, but not perfect, the Lord will watch over, and preserve, and [...]
BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 239th Edition - April 20, 2025 HAPPY EASTER The English word “Easter” appears only once in the Bible [Acts 12:4]. It is the Greek word ‘pascha’ which literally means ‘passover.’ The English translation [...]
Devotional “If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.” (Colossians 3:1) The wise believer revels in the fact of Christ’s resurrection. Some things in Scripture may be easier to identify with and apply, including Christ’s substitutionary death, but it [...]
BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 238th Edition - April 13, 2025 SOWING AND REAPING “He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, binging his sheaves with him” [Psalm 126:6] In a [...]
Devotional “Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure." Philippians 2:12-13 Before attempting to [...]
