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Summer 2023

When I am out and about, teaching and preaching in congregations, I’m often asked: What does the Old Testament have to do with our Christian faith?

Two months after the mid-February fire that devastated the Christian education wing at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Barrie, Ont., Ellen Millar still tears up as she recalls sorting through the debris.

It will soon be that time of year again. Whether heading to kindergarten or first-year university, kids and parents face a step into the future with various degrees of anticipation and apprehension.

Mental health—two words that are in the news a lot. Pro athletes, politicians, students, health care professionals, emergency responders— so many people are talking about their mental health.

Like many congregations during the pandemic, Armour Heights Presbyterian Church in Toronto, Ont., gathered online.

Meeting in Halifax from June 4–7, the 2023 General Assembly of The Presbyterian Church in Canada not only celebrated the first in-person meeting since 2019 but also the election of the Rev. Mary Fontaine, the denomination’s first Indigenous Moderator.
Spring 2023

The Rev. Dr. John Vissers explores the different images and metaphors to describe the cross, which are used in the New Testament.

Ainsley Chapmen, Executive Director at Evangel Hall Mission, explores the issue of homelessness and how we can help make a difference.

The national office of the PCC plays an important role in the lives of all those connected to the Presbyterian denomination, and it has a long, rich history.

Carragh Erhardt, sexuality and inclusion program coordinator, discusses a faithful response to the rise in threats and violence.