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. [...]
BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 259th Edition - September 7, 2025 ESTHER DILELLO We are extremely saddened to record that Esther Dilello died suddenly. Just recently we heard of her serious health issue and our congregation began to [...]
Devotional "Neither will I offer... unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing." 2 Samuel 24:24 David loved the Lord and desired fellowship with Him, he often sinned, and God would chastise him to incite repentance and restore communion. David's numbering of the people and God's pestilence upon Israel [...]
BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 258th Edition - August 31, 2025 AN INTERESTING FACT Last week we started a short series on the Bible’s “Jehovah titles” and have dealt with Jehovah Hosenu and Jehovah Jireh already. Here is [...]
Devotional And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. Ephesians 4:24 As Christians, we grieve when we see sin in ourselves, in the church, and in the world. The world, however, seems not to be aware of the awfulness of sin. Because men [...]
