I Have Been Blessed
By Dana Barber
At the end of August, for a few years now, Andy has spent a week with approximately 10 teenage boys, playing wide games, paddling ...
Building God’s Kingdom
By Sharon Wong
Our Christian life began in 1980 when my husband and I were baptized and became East Toronto Chinese Baptist Church members. We we...
A Thank You Letter to A Pastor
Dear Donald
I wish I’d treated you to a coffee at the Spadina-Bloor Second Cup before you left. Sat across from you and said what I hope you’ll all...
LOLA’S PUMPKIN CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
By Rev. Lola Mather-Dyer
Preheat oven to 350 F
1/2 cup softened butter
1 1/4 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup canned pumpkin or f...
Stepping Out in Faith
By Julaine Palmer
In her book, “The Long Field,” Pamela Petro writes about the emotions of eagerness and dread in relationship to her love of the ...
Watering Seeds [Challenges and Joys of Rural Children’s Ministry]
By Shirley Murray
My name is Shirley, and I am the Children’s Ministries coordinator and Sunday School teacher for First Baptist Church Delhi. Our...
Hot Dogs and Watermelon
By Joan Church
The homework we were assigned one week, during our small group study on revitalization with Cid Latty, Congregational Development A...
Connection Not Lost
By CBOQ Communications
Church on the Rock (COTR) hired a Community Connections Coordinator/Young Adult Director during the height of the pandem...
Walking Together in a Good Way
Kathy Root Parr and Ruthe Murphy
With all the issues facing us today, why is it important to stay focused on Indigenous issues? And why is it espec...
Exhausted! What am I to do?
If there is a word that I have heard (and used) over and again these last many months, it is this one: exhausted. Whether you have verbalised it or no...
