Sharing stories of life, faith, and ministry in the United Church and beyond.
Reflecting on the United Church Call and Vision, theologian Rob Fennell writes that spirituality is the way we seek and receive God’s love and grace in everyday life…
Deep Spirituality Is for Regular People like Us" href="/blogs/round-table/deep-spirituality-regular-people-us"> A silhouette of a person touching their lips in prayer, as light pours between their fingers.
Cheryl-Ann Stadelbauer-Sampa writes that Bold Discipleship is how our lives become avenues of God’s love and presence in the world.
Bold Discipleship Turns Water Into Wine" href="/blogs/round-table/bold-discipleship-turns-water-wine"> an illustration of chains transforming into free birds in a sunrise
Cheryl-Ann Stadelbauer-Sampa writes that our Call and Vision identifies “Deep Spirituality” as the cornerstone of our identity, not just as a church but also as…
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Deep Spirituality Is Drawing Close to God" href="/blogs/round-table/deep-spirituality-drawing-close-god"> A group of women and men with pandemic masks pray with their palms facing upward at waist level.
Looking forward to the World Council of Churches Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany, Gail Allan shares the story of the work for Gender Justice by the WCC and how it is…
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Gender Justice in the World Council of Churches" href="/blogs/round-table/gender-justice-world-council-churches"> A display of banners for the Thursdays in Black movement
A conversation with Adam Cresswell of The Hub community network, a grassroots movement of Canadian youth and young adults with a mission to connect young people with “…
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The Hub: Creating a Network for Youth and Young Adults" href="/blogs/round-table/hub-creating-network-youth-and-young-adults">
Rev. Dr. Paul Douglas Walfall celebrates Emancipation Day, while acknowledging Black people's fight for freedom continues to this day.
Emancipated, But Still Not Free" href="/blogs/round-table/emancipated-still-not-free"> A pair of arms rise in triumph against a blue sky, breaking the chains of enslavement.
Norma McCord, a long-time United Church refugee program supporter, says the work is in her blood.
“My Soul Is Fed” by Supporting Refugees" href="/blogs/round-table/my-soul-fed-supporting-refugees"> Norma, a long-time refugee program supporter (right), with a friend.
For World Refugee Day, we share the story of Islington United Church's Refugee Support Ministry, which has been creating relationships for over 40 years.
Refugee Sponsorship Profile: Islington United Church" href="/blogs/round-table/refugee-sponsorship-profile-islington-united-church">
For National Indigenous Day, Rev. John R. Thompson shares that, "Truth cannot be hidden. It eventually rises up and is revealed."
The Earth is the Lord’s" href="/blogs/round-table/earth-lords"> A brilliant sunrise over fields of green. The sun has not yet peaked over the horizon, but the presence of light shows it is coming!
The Rev. Dr. Hyuk Cho shares about the history and consequences of the war on Korean peninsula which has yet to come to an end after 70 years. 
Making Peace in the Midst of Conflict " href="/blogs/round-table/making-peace-midst-conflict"> An images of the signatures on the 1953 Korean armistice agreement, signed by representatives from Korea, China, and the United States.