Northern Ireland centre for peace and reconciliation calls UCC minister by Martha Martin 'I was looking for an intentional Christian community that welcomed guests for an extended time and integrated them into the daily life
Margaret Atwood: How did Christianity come unglued from nature? by Margaret Atwood Imagine if humans could regain the knowledge that everything -- everything -- comes from the earth
Church needs to be a welcoming place for those with disabilities by Chelsea Temple Jones To be genuinely open, congregations need to treat people with intellectual disabilities as more than guests
Christmas Eve in Bethlehem brings insights into Middle East issues by Sherry Ann Chapman Writer Sherry Ann Chapman spent three months in East Jerusalem and the West Bank last year, learning first-hand what it means to
Rev. Bruce Sanguin brings an athlete’s intensity to his spiritual questing by David Wilson The United Church minister is busy reconciling traditional theological thinking with science and the universe's natural mysticism
Apocalypse predictions have failed to come true, but another looms by Kevin Spurgaitis Doomsday imaginings have deep roots in religion, prophesied in both sacred texts and folklore. Another is predicted for the end of next
Christian author Marcus Borg wants us to reclaim biblical language by Therese DesCamp The American theologian says religions are like languages; we have to employ the basic vocabulary, the central stories and words. If that
25 theologians to help broaden your faith by Broadview Staff We asked 30 United Church ministers from across Canada to tell us which authors and books they would recommend to people in
My long, thoughtful, researched and difficult relationship with faith by Murray Malcolm I, and others like me in the United Church, could have used some help from the institutional leaders to sort through some
United Church readers tell The Observer what kind of Christians they are by Samantha Rideout Read on to find out which of the four types of United Church believer best matches your set of beliefs