Sharing stories of life, faith, and ministry in the United Church and beyond.
An interview with Martha Martin, the author of the new United Church Lenten book "Parables, Prayers, & Promises: Daily Devotions on Jesus."
Attendance at a Friday afternoon Muslim prayer service at the General Council Office (GCO) almost doubled last week, thanks to the presence of about two dozen GCO…
Moderator Jordan Cantwell is halfway through her three-year term in office. She has a very ambitious plan for what she hopes to accomplish in her…
Somewhere in The United Church of Canada’s General Council Office (GCO) in Toronto lies a piece of the Berlin Wall.
That important piece of mortar is…
Last week I published a blog, 5 Reasons the Church May Not Find a Way Ahead. This blog is…
It’s Advent, a time of preparation.
With the lives we lead, juggling various responsibilities, are any of us ever just preparing for one thing?
One of my all-time favourite compositions is Edward Elgar’s Op. 36 (popularly known as Enigma Variations…
Canada became my home at the age of five. I entered the Canadian education system as a kindergarten student. Although I felt some racial tension throughout…
Moderator Jordan Cantwell had a busy November. It started with her keynote address at an LBGT conference in Jakarta, Indonesia. She then “chilled” at a youth…
General Secretary Nora Sanders on the racist graffiti attacks in Ottawa. Even when acts of fear and hatred are in the news, we must keep our Christian…
