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July/August 2020
In this issue:
- How churches are retooling their work in a pandemic
- One writer’s ode to her mobility scooter
- Three Canadians reflect on their homelands
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In This Issue
Letters
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Responses to our April and May issues (print exclusive)
Snapshot
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Pandemic portraits capture a new way to connect
Photographer Alicia Thwaites wants to highlight the importance of social distancing
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Justice
This month in 2005 (print exclusive)
Canada approves same-sex marriage
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Cool things (print exclusive)
Revitalizing language and other ways choirs are empowering youth
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Spirituality
Survey says (print exclusive)
What is the future of spirituality?
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Ode (print exclusive)
The church bulletin
Perspective
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Justice
COVID-19 gives Mother Earth a chance to heal — if we let her
What if we could leverage this dreadful moment in our human history to right past wrongs?
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Spirituality
Christians shouldn’t miss this chance to learn to pray at home
We can't rely entirely on worship livestreams during COVID-19
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Shad on faith, fatherhood and the power of hip-hop
The "bubbly" Toronto rapper discusses his bleak 2018 album and how religion informs his music
Features
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How churches rallied in a pandemic
As COVID-19 changed the way we worship, faith communities adapted to stay connected
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3 Canadians on their complex relationships with their homelands
For the children and grandchildren of immigrants, links to a distant land may feel comforting and tinged with nostalgia. But there are complications, too.
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Justice
What my scooter taught me about barriers
I have a deeper understanding of how social justice for disabled people is tied to our ability to move through the world
Spotlight
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How artists are reimagining theatre in the wake of COVID-19
Venues have gone dark this season, but organizations and individuals have been drumming up new ways to share performances
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Poem (print exclusive)
Morning, Unbroken
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Spirituality
Family Bible (print exclusive)
A father, a son and a conversation about Genesis
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Spirituality
‘Spirited Misfits’ (print exclusive)
A Hamilton pastor shares the joys and pitfalls of creating a church from scratch
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New film sheds light on forced adoptions in church-run homes
Colin Scheyen's documentary deals with an important subject, but feels unfinished
UCC In Focus
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UCC in Focus
How the United Church supported Wet’suwet’en
People in the church took action through letters, discussions, marches and meetings
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UCC in Focus
Angola scholarship fund celebrates 50 years (print exclusive)
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UCC in Focus
Church finances: budget cuts and emergency loans (print exclusive)
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UCC in Focus
Mission & Service update (print exclusive)
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UCC in Focus
Question Box (print exclusive)
Lessons from a crisis
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UCC in Focus
Inside the United Church-led fight against conversion therapy
Members of the church across the country are finding ways to stand up to the dangerous practice
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UCC in Focus
Tzeporah Berman on not looking away from the climate crisis
The Canadian environmental campaigner's Jewish faith informs her activism
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Land-based camp connects church and Indigenous communities
Pabaamashi came out of a partnership between a Kenora United church, Anishinaabe and Métis leaders, and local organizations
