We stood in the hallway of a retreat centre and listened to our instructions. The animator would read us a question. If our answer was yes, we were to take a step forward. If our answer was no, we wer...
continue readingIn that region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night… As we enter into Advent, we bring to mind the birth of Christ and the mystery of the Incarn...
continue readingGeneral 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 values.
continue readingModerator 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 forum in British Columbia, bef...
continue readingCanada 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 elementary school, it was not until I reache...
continue readingOne of my all-time favourite compositions is Edward Elgar’s Op. 36 (popularly known as Enigma Variations). This piece is a love story where each movement is a tribute to one of Elgar’s fri...
continue readingIt’s Advent, a time of preparation. With the lives we lead, juggling various responsibilities, are any of us ever just preparing for one thing? If you saw my office right now, you would th...
continue readingLast week I published a blog, 5 Reasons the Church May Not Find a Way Ahead. This blog is the counterpoint. First, a couple of preliminary clarifications. When using the word “church&rdquo...
continue readingSomewhere 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 mentioned in two undated documents, both statin...
continue readingAttendance 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 staff members and guests. They were t...
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