BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 249th Edition - June 29, 2025 HUGH FRASER It is with genuine sorrow that we record the death of Hugh Fraser in Vancouver. Hugh was the oldest brother of Toronto elder, James, and [...]
Devotional “For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.” Ezra 7:10 It does not come naturally into our hearts to seek, obey, and then teach others the words of God as found in the Scriptures. Therefore, [...]
BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 248th Edition - June 22, 2025 SEVENTY YEARS AGO It was seventy years ago on June 16, 1955 that my wife first cast anchor in the Lord Jesus as her Saviour and Lord. [...]
Devotional To the child of God, there is no such thing as accident. He travels an appointed way. The path he treads was chosen for him when as yet he was not, when as yet he had existence only in the mind of God. Accidents may indeed appear to befall him and misfortune [...]
BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 247th Edition - June 15, 2025 MISSING LINK? A news item emanating from Calgary this week tells of the discovery of what they claim may be a missing link between smaller dinosaurs and [...]
Devotional Of the bishop, that is, elder or pastor, it is written that he must be “One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?).” [...]
BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 246th Edition - June 8, 2025 CELL CAUTION We live in an amazing technological world. I remember as a young boy when a basic telephone was a novelty. Then television came about 1950 [...]
Devotional If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. — James 1:5 "If any of you lack wisdom." There is no "if" in the matter, for I am sure I lack it. What do I [...]
BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 245th Edition - June 1, 2025 VISIT OF THE KING AND QUEEN The big news last week was the brief visit of King Charles III and Queen Camilla to Ottawa. They came in [...]
Devotional “Ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you.” Acts 1:8 When the risen Christ sent His disciples into the world to preach the gospel, He equipped them with the power of the Holy Spirit. No other power can make our service for Christ effective. This is a [...]
BITS and PIECES A random collection of news and views compiled by Frank McClelland for the Toronto Free Presbyterian Church. 244th Edition - May 25, 2025 THE ELUSIVE NEUTRINOS 4000 feet deep in South Dakota a huge underground cavern is being prepared for a Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE). At immense cost they [...]
Devotional "The fruit of the Spirit, is love." Galatians 5:22 The sum of all practical religion is love. "Love is the fulfilling of the law." All Christian growth is to be toward the likeness of Christ, and all His character is summed up in LOVE. Whatever is unloving in us—is unlike Jesus; and [...]
