BITS and PIECES 269th Edition - November 16, 2025 A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. JAMAICAN UPDATE Jamaica is a beautiful tropical isle, with an abundance of fruit and food. But the island was severely hit recently by Hurricane Melissa, with much [...]
Devotional “And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.” (Zechariah [...]
BITS and PIECES 268th Edition - November 9, 2025 A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. WHAT KINGS DO IN TROUBLOUS TIMES In 1940 the huge British Expeditionary Force was stranded on the shores of Dunkirk in France during World War II. They [...]
Devotional And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? John 11:26 Martha believed in the power at the disposal of Jesus Christ; she believed that if He had been present He could have healed her brother. She also believed that Jesus had a peculiar intimacy with God and that [...]
BITS and PIECES 267th Edition - November 2, 2025 A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. REMEMBER OUR FRIENDS IN JAMAICA The island of Jamaica was hit by the mammoth hurricane Melissa on Tuesday. We have had a mission and church in Little [...]
Devotional "...in thy light shall we see light." Psalm 36:9 No lips can tell the love of Christ to the heart till Jesus Himself shall speak within. Descriptions all fall flat and tame unless the Holy Ghost fills them with life and power; till our Immanuel reveals Himself within, the soul sees Him [...]
BITS and PIECES 266th Edition - October 26, 2025 A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. WHAT AN AMAZING WORLD We live in an amazing technological world, and each day reveals some new thing using a small handheld phone. I have lived through [...]
Devotional Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.” Ephesians 6:13 This modern age of terrorism, drugs, sexual license, rampant crime, and worldwide unbelief is surely an evil day; and each Christian urgently needs “the [...]
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 [...]
