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Spirituality | Society
The heartbreaking and deeply Christian task of presiding over fentanyl funerals
Overdose deaths are surging in Canada, and clergy close to the crisis are doing the hard work of saying goodbye
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UCC in Focus | History
Youth project at B.C. church captures intergenerational stories
Pitt Meadows United now has a detailed history of congregants' faith experiences
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Spirituality | Society
How COVID-19 is reshaping Sunday school
A change of format may mean a more thorough revamp for many families and churches
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Spirituality | Religion
Children’s Bibles are North America’s unlikeliest publishing success story
Christian comics and storybooks aim to get scripture into the hands and hearts of a new generation
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Ethical Living | Society
Can Christmas be fun and soulful again?
A look at how the holiday became such a dizzying cultural labyrinth
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Ethical Living | Relationships, Society
Is the ancient tradition of marriage worth saving?
Bitterness and boredom seem to define many mid-life marriages, but we might not have to settle for apathy ever after
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Spirituality | Opinion
I send my kids to Catholic school, but I’m not Catholic
A lifelong United Church member explains why she's embracing lessons in reading, writing and rosaries.
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UCC in Focus | Society
Wrestling and other amazing ways to repurpose your church
Some church buildings go to sleep from Monday to Friday. But elsewhere, the steepled husks moonlight as kooky and political community hubs. Here are our favourite ideas.
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Ethical Living | Opinion
Why Canada needs a free-range parenting law
In 1958, Good Housekeeping magazine published the Ten P.M. Cookbook filled with now-questionable food and drink recipes. It featured “Dipsy Doodle,” a dip made with pea-soup mix, sour cream and cottage cheese. Clearly, the booklet’s attraction was not the cooking. Rather, as the title suggests, the appeal was…
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UCC in Focus | Opinion
The real reason church camps are doomed
It’s not a lack of faith that’s killing Christian overnight camps. The actual problem is much more pedestrian – and completely fixable.
