Values of solidarity and justice shape United Church connections with the people of El Salvador.
continue readingThe word “formation” makes me think of fashioning something out of raw material — perhaps with the hands, like a piece of wood or a lump of clay or a garment. I love to sing and I’ve learned t...
continue readingIgnoring the call for justice is simply not an option for followers of Christ. On this International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on October 17, I celebrate the release of Canada’s Poverty Reduc...
continue readingTime is such a precious commodity, and we often complain about not having enough of it. Last weekend when the GC43 Executive Elect met to continue discerning how they will meet and be accountable...
continue readingA reflection on the speaker selection for a gender justice panel at the ACT Alliance General Assembly in Uppsala, Sweden, which consisted of a majority of men.
continue readingAt the ACT Alliance General Assembly, the church continues to twist itself in knots about sex and sexuality.
continue readingWhen I acquired HIV in 1987, it was “a death sentence”. One of the first comments made by my GP in 1990 in Regina, when he gave me the HIV+ test result, was that I would need more tests to find out “w...
continue readingIn the summer of 2018, our church decided to try Vacation Bible School camp (VBS). The last time the United Church had organized a Vacations Bible School in the Gatineau Hills was circa 1955. Unsur...
continue reading“Great is thy faithfulness, Great is thy faithfulness, Morning by morning new mercies I see…” For no reason I could think of, this was the song I was humming to myself as I set out for my early w...
continue readingPeople sometimes share that they forget I am a person who is totally blind. I experience this as a good thing, an acknowledgment that they feel acceptance, and embrace me for who I am, my abilities an...
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