Wind turbines face storms in Holland as residents turn against them by Lisa Van de Ven In Canada, where wind energy is newer, some communities are not consulted and environmental assessments are rare
Anxiety is natural — but today it’s mass produced by “fear entrepreneurs” by Trisha Elliott The 9/11 generation sees danger everywhere, raising questions about how we combat the culture of fear
United Church and Anglicans are in talks again, 40 years on by Mike Milne The two denominations nearly united in the 1970s but Anglicans ultimately voted against it. Now, ecumenical discussions are beginning once more
Christianity can’t go back to what it was: Phyllis Tickle, author by Karen Hilfman Millson The faith is in the Great Emergence, a time of irreversible upheaval and great possibility, she says in her new book
Bernadette Dumas’s parents needed a place to hide her. Decades later, she’s still haunted by what she lost by Chelsea Temple Jones Years after she was sent to a United Church maternity home, she wants a national inquiry into the role of churches, social
Science reshapes our understanding of where empathy comes from by Kevin Spurgaitis Empathy isn't just a force of the human spirit. It's hard-wired in our genetic code, researchers are discovering
I’m on the fence about calling myself ‘Rev.’, and I’m not alone by Trisha Elliott More and more ministers are questioning the honorific.
Canada’s comedy couple talks faith, family and laughter by Ken Gallinger Debra McGrath and Colin Mochrie also share how Glebe Road United has made an impact on their family.
United Church’s General Council meeting was complex, like the church by Brian Platt Participants at the 41st General Council dealt with an intimidating roster of issues with exuberance, vitality, verve -- and paradoxes
United Church’s new moderator is a poet, a preacher, a pioneer by David Wilson Rt. Rev. Gary Paterson brings a keen intellect and a passion for words to his new role as the United Church’s elected