Contributor
-
Topics: Ethical Living | Editor's Letter
Sharing a meal with friends is a radical act of gratitude
By Jocelyn Bell |"I’ve begun to consider that regardless of how I’m feeling on Thanksgiving Day, the very act of preparing and enjoying a feast is an expression of gratitude in and of itself."
-
Topics: UCC in Focus | Editor's Letter
Should we apologize for the hurt surrounding 1988 decision?
By Jocelyn Bell |The groundbreaking United Church vote on gay and lesbian ministers has transformed the denomination in the years since, but there's still work left to do.
-
Topics: Ethical Living | Editor's Letter
The rewards of letting go
By Jocelyn Bell |Editor Jocelyn Bell reflects on the upcoming changes for The United Church of Canada, the magazine and in her own life.
-
Topics: UCC in Focus | Editor's Letter
#MeToo in the church
By Jocelyn Bell |Our hope is that by giving voice to these #MeToo stories, a new conversation about sexual misconduct can begin.
-
Topics: UCC in Focus | Editor's Letter
It’s time for equality for women in the United Church
By Jocelyn Bell |'It’s a wonder that we continue to see male ministers as normative and attach shame to female ministers’ biology and sexuality.'
-
Topics: Ethical Living | Editor's Letter
Our magazine’s plastic problem
By Jocelyn Bell |"While I can easily defend the use of a polybag on financial grounds, it would be unconscionable to deliver a cover story about plastics . . . in plastic."
-
Topics: Ethical Living | Editor's Letter
My last conversation with Nanny
By Jocelyn Bell |Editor Jocelyn Bell reflects on the power of our final words with loved ones.
-
Topics: UCC in Focus | Editor's Letter
The enduring link between spirituality and land
By Jocelyn Bell |A note from the editor
-
Topics: UCC in Focus | Editor's Letter
We’ll miss you, David Wilson
By Jocelyn Bell |After 30 years at The United Church Observer and 11 as editor, the magazine says goodbye to an old friend and mentor
-
Topics: Parenting | Health
Infertility took Jocelyn Bell on a gruelling ride. This is her story
By Jocelyn Bell |Being unable to get pregnant shook her to her core and led to years of painful self-reflection