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Is ‘The Chosen’ any good? It depends on what you’re looking for.

by Brett Potter

The hit Christian TV show is clearly a labour of love, but the message lacks nuance

Four East Asian people gather around a table and smile. They have food and drinks in front of them. There are two men with glasses. One of them is wearing a blue hat. There are two women and one of them is wearing glasses. The other has long black hair and a blue hat on.

Gallery of Faith is reimagining church for newcomers from Hong Kong

by Christopher White

Operating in person and online, this community is one of the United Church's bold new ministries

A woman in a black shirt and grey sweater looks into the camera

This Cree-Métis lawyer is shaping law with trauma-informed practices

by Negin Nia

Myrna McCallum is a public speaker and podcast host advocating for a more compassionate community

Colourful illustration of a brown-skinned man who is a doctor in a white lap coat and pink tie. He is talking to a woman with silver grey hair and orange shirt. The doctor is holding a clipboard and pen. IN the background is another doctor, a woman and a patient in a wheelchair

The future of dementia care

by Anne Bokma

Robots and other innovations could reduce stigma and increase joy

Close up of a white woman's hands. She is wearing a floral dress and an orange cardigan. On her right hand is a gold watch. She is holding a black phone in her left hand

Should I call out my friends when they share misinformation?

by Ashley Moyse

In a culture of online outrage, the urge to correct can be strong

A brown-skinned man with dark brown hair, facial hair and glasses poses by a tree trunk. He is wearing an olive-coloured shirt and has his arms crossed in front of him

South Asians face rising hate in Canada

by Jeevan Sangha

Amid policy shifts and government failures, new immigrants endure scapegoating and racism

Collage of two white men in suits, a cover of The Christian Guardian, a document that says, "Missions and the Indians", a group of Indigenous children in front of a chalkboard and a sign that says, "Looking unto Jesus" and a group of Indigenous people sitting

The growing malaise with ‘Indian Missions’

by David Kim-Cragg

What a 1909 Methodist article tells us about church complicity in colonization

Almost 300 million people face starvation globally, nearly tripling the number since 2016

by Ghazal Azizi

The Canadian Foodgrains Bank is responding to the crises in Sudan and Gaza

A collage of different people. From the top, there is a white woman with brown hair in a green dress, below her is a white man with white hair, glasses and smiling, below him is a group of Black and brown people next to an IV bag. Below is a rainbow, a CD that says, "Don't panic", a book that says, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," a ceramic angel. In the middle is a robot, a pocket watch, a book that says, "This United Church of Ours". Avobe is a sign that says, "Sunday Service Cancelled", a group of children sitting in front of a priest and a Black man with a pink towel on his head. He is wearing glasses and has his thumb up.

A hitchhiker’s guide to the future of The United Church of Canada

by Pieta Woolley

On the denomination's 100th anniversary, our essayist takes on the eternal question of its survival

Collage of several Indigenous elders and a group of children. In the background are eagles, a totem pole, a teepee, a feather, a drum and a cow skull, bundles of sage

The Indigenous United Church: a journey to right relations

by Teresa Burnett-Cole

Members call for autonomy and healing in a relationship shaped by colonialism

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Is ‘The Chosen’ any good? It depends on what you’re looking for.

Gallery of Faith is reimagining church for newcomers from Hong Kong

This Cree-Métis lawyer is shaping law with trauma-informed practices

The future of dementia care

Should I call out my friends when they share misinformation?

South Asians face rising hate in Canada

The growing malaise with ‘Indian Missions’

Almost 300 million people face starvation globally, nearly tripling the number since 2016

A hitchhiker’s guide to the future of The United Church of Canada

The Indigenous United Church: a journey to right relations

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