Devotional “But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.” 1 Thessalonians 4:9 The Christian life involves both individual accountability and interpersonal involvement. Each of us is individually responsible for maintaining the right sort of relationship with others, [...]
BITS and PIECES 291st Edition - April 19, 2026 A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. TO THE MOON AND BACK Undoubtedly, the recent journey of four astronauts to the moon and back was an amazing feat of engineering. They travelled further from [...]
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 carry [...]
BITS and PIECES 290th Edition - April 12, 2026 A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. A GLORIOUS PROCLAMATION “Now is Christ risen from the dead” [I Corinthians 15:20]. This past weekend, we have been recalling the resurrection of Christ and what a [...]
Devotional "If any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous." 1 John 2:1 True Christians are painfully aware of their shortcomings. They feel sin with a keenness unknown to ungodly men. It robs them of their joy. It mars their fellowship with God. It destroys their service. [...]
BITS and PIECES 289th Edition - April 5, 2026 A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. EASTER Christianity has two annual major celebrations – Christmas and Easter. Neither of these are accurate dates for either the birth or resurrection of the Lord Jesus. [...]
Devotional "The blood of Jesus, His Son, cleanses us from every sin." 1 John 1:7 The blood of Jesus is everything. It is the central doctrine of our faith, the present and eternal life of our souls. There is no pardon, no salvation, no heaven but by blood--the blood of the Lord Jesus. [...]
BITS and PIECES 288th Edition - March 29, 2026 A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. VISIT OF DR. JOHN McKNIGHT All our readers are encouraged to attend our Easter Convention with Dr. John McKnight. Dr. McKnight is a well-known preacher and a [...]
Devotional "Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body" Philippians 3:21 Often when we are racked with pain, and unable to think or worship, we feel that this indeed is "the body of our humiliation," and when we are tempted by the passions which rise [...]
BITS and PIECES 287th Edition - March 22, 2026 A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. LESSONS FROM BLOOD In the human body “the life of the flesh is in the blood” [Leviticus 17:11]. That blood coursing in our veins consists mainly of [...]
Devotional “And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.” Luke 14:27 Bearing one’s cross means something quite different from bearing the ordinary burdens and troubles of life. These are common to all men, but the privilege of taking up and carrying the cross is the unique [...]
BITS and PIECES 286th Edition - March 15, 2026 A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY It was seventy-five years ago, on March 17, 1951, that the Free Presbyterian Church was born. It was in Crossgar, Northern Ireland, and the writer [...]
