Tex Sample, U.S. theologian, writes about a blue-collar ministry
Too often, the church talks when it should listen, says emeritus of Saint Paul School of Theology in Missouri
United Church minister (former) Ken Gallinger tears off his collar
A minister for more than four decades and twice a nominee for moderator, the writer explains why he quit the church but
United Church ministers debate faith, atheism — and the future
Is the denomination big enough and flexible enough to employ all sorts of ministers, including those who don't accept that God exists?
Ministers lose their religion, but not all of them leave
Broadview explores the issue of unbelief in three parts.
Residential schools foster traumatic legacy in child-protection numbers
Thousands of Indigenous children are caught up in the foster care system, a haunting echo of all those children taken to residential
United Church survey unearths visions for the faith in 2025
Respondents were asked what will the denomination look and feel like in 2025, in the face of vast cultural, financial shifts
Prison fails to prepare convicts for life once they’re out of jail
Many in federal prisons have mental health issues, most are drug users, two-thirds have no high school education
Cyberbullies are on the attack, often with women in their sights
Just like they have done to make workplaces and homes safe, women are fighting to make cyberspace free from criminal aggression
Samantha Nutt, physician, advocates for human dignity in war zones
Founder of War Child Canada, she has never been one to pull punches -- that's what makes her a human rights heavyweight
Abortion, other choices at life’s start, in spotlight and on survey
The Observer asked readers their views on beginning-of-life issues and found a sharp divergence with general public
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