Israel trips help educate Canadian Christians in lost history by Noelle Boughton Retired United Church minister Rev. Stan Lucyk wants people to understand the sacramental nature of geography, linking word to place, to bring
Climate change talks in Copenhagen are critical for Earth’s future by David Hallman David Hallman, who headed an ecumenical delegation to the Kyoto climate change summit in 1997, says the stakes have never been higher
United Church tries to figure out how to draw in the fence-sitters by Richard Wright Can the folks who show up for church only at Christmas and Easter be persuaded to become regulars?
Green purchases alone won’t get us out of the climate crisis by Lisa Van de Ven Think you're doing your bit for the environment? Here's the deal: you're just getting started
Alberta oil sands spark this generation’s most acute moral dilemmas by Larry Krotz When it comes to debating the oil sands, there's no middle ground, just fervent supporters and equally fervent detractors
United Church is lacking the great preachers of its early years by Ross Lockhart Powerful sermons have become unfashionable, even suspect, as people associate it with TV evangelists in expensive suits and fake tans
United Church’s General Council to meet in Kelowna with big agenda by Mike Milne Six nominees are on the slate for the new moderatorship, along with questions about what the denomination should stand for.
7 myths about John Calvin by Peter Wyatt The 500th anniversary of the theologian's birth is a good time to set the record straight
Spirituality is on the rise and religion is on the wane. Is this a paradox? by Trisha Elliott The auditorium in the Ottawa public library is full. Stragglers resort to sitting in the aisles and leaning against the walls. Nearly
United Church’s main theological school has new principal from U.S. by David Wilson Mark Toulouse says Canada and the U.S. have a long history of association among theological schools