April/May 2024

In this issue: Why Canada isn't prepared for climate refugees; How community can be the key to a sustainable future; A spiritual journey through climate grief

Man in a pink sweater and blue coat holding a pink rose, posing against a teal background with soft light flares.

Being Black in Trump’s America

by Dante Stewart

Theologian Danté Stewart on grief, resistance and the quiet power of resurrection

An open jar of coins is on a surface and half of the coins have spilled out.

My church is running out of money. What should we do?

by Christopher White

Question Box columnist Christopher White weighs in on why it's important to have honest conversations about financial realities

A blond, white woman with blue eyes poses. She has short blond hair, her hand is holding her black coat closed.

Exploring the new wave of ‘cli-fi,’ where climate catastrophe meets fiction

by Josiah Neufeld

Billionaires play the villains in two recent Canadian novels

Colourful illustration of various people. From left to right, there is a Black woman in a colourful dress and necklace holding a megaphone. Next to her is a white man in a brown suit, vest and brown bowtie holding a thermometer. He has grey hair and a grey mustache. Next to him is a brown woman with brown hair tied back, glasses, in a green button-up shirt and white lab coat. She is holding a book that says 1.5 degree celcius report. Next to her is a young girl with brown hair and glasses holding up a sign that says There is No Planet B on top of an image of the earth on fire. Behind the girl is a white man in safety goggles, white hard hat and orange safety vest. Beside him is a white woman hiker in a striped white and pink shirt with a yellow backpack and blue jeans. She is pointing at something and talking to a brown man with a beard. He has an orange and green trucker hat on and in a grey shirt and orange shorts. In the background are money bills floating around, an airplane flying in the sky, a white bird, green leaves, an ant, flowers.On the bottom of the image is an oil refinery, an orange dump truck, a polar bear floating on an small ice glacier, a cow on top of a floating house in a flood, and several cars parked on a street. There are also wind turbines and chimneys emitting grey smoke.

We’re halfway through a 12-year deadline to keep Earth habitable. Can we get there?

by Lesley Evans Ogden

The groundbreaking 1.5 report warned that a failure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 would result in disastrous consequences. We're way

A brown-skinned woman with black har wearing safety glasses and a white lab coat, black shirt, is smiling and posing. She is holding a pothos plant in her hands. The plant is in a white pot with white and green leaves.

Making a buzz with beneficial bugs

by Jasmine Mahoro

Ontario family business uses biocontrol to fight pests naturally without using chemical pesticides

An illustration of a brown-skinned woman with brown curly hair walking. She is holding a megaphone, wearing a teal and peach striped shirt with a yellow, green, pink and mint-coloured scarf. Her pants are teal. She is walking and below her legs is a river with three kinds of fish floating, as well as a half-submerged house with teal-coloured windows. A small black and white cow is on top of the brown roof. IN the background is a multi-coloured sky (mint, peach, grey and dark brown).

Using Indigenous wisdom to save the Martuwarra River

by Lesley Evans Ogden

Investing in collective wisdom, along with science and technology, is the key to responding to climate chaos, says Indigenous leader

Two canoes with two children in each are paddling in a lake. The children are wearing yellow and orange vests and the perspective of the image is looking from behind so you see their backs. They are holding paddles in their hands.

Beyond the walls of the church

by Isabel Huggan

Summer camp memories prove true worship is found everywhere

A man with olive skin, black hair and a goatee wearing a purple button-up shirt stands with his right arm resting on a counter.

What’s the secret to a more sustainable future?

by Alison Tedford Seaweed

This University of British Columbia professor is optimistic about climate action and believes the answer lies in the power of community

Is Canada ready to play its part in the global climate refugee crisis?

by Alexandra Shimo

Experts predict there could be more than 1 billion climate refugees by 2050. But what happens when they seek shelter in a

More United Church clergy are feeling targeted by congregational bullies

by Christopher White

"This minister says he now expects to be bullied wherever he goes," writes Christopher White

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April/May 2024

Being Black in Trump’s America

My church is running out of money. What should we do?

Exploring the new wave of ‘cli-fi,’ where climate catastrophe meets fiction

We’re halfway through a 12-year deadline to keep Earth habitable. Can we get there?

Making a buzz with beneficial bugs

Using Indigenous wisdom to save the Martuwarra River

Beyond the walls of the church

What’s the secret to a more sustainable future?

Is Canada ready to play its part in the global climate refugee crisis?

More United Church clergy are feeling targeted by congregational bullies

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