Churches can learn how to grow says German author Christian Schwarz by Connie denBok He says mainline churches don't have to accept loss as a given, or as a natural phenomenon, like an earthquake
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
Marie Wilson, of Truth and Reconciliation Commission, on hope and strength by Mike Milne The story of residential schools is part of the story of Canada, and we can learn from those parts of our story
Summit of interfaith leaders across Canada to deliver G8 message by Jocelyn Bell Karen Hamilton, general secretary of the Canadian Council of Churches, is coordinating the meeting, which will produce its own declaration for the
United Church must realize it can’t be everything to everybody by David Wilson Nora Sanders, the general secretary, says the church is in an exciting time
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
Comedy is a way of life for Tricia Cooper, comedian from Winnipeg by Karen Stiller She says she didn't have a horrible childhood to make fun of, unlike many jokesters, but that her family has always dealt
United Church minister Rob Oliphant trades pulpit for House seat by Drew Halfnight He tells The Observer his faith forms his politics, but that he consults his constituents before his Bible
United Church helped shape moral framework of writer Allan Stratton by Mike Milne He says that the essence of literature is our shared humanity. The core of emotional truth is the same across time, space
United Church supports lunch plus schooling for Kenyan AIDS orphans by David Wilson Cate Dewey, a professor of veterinary science at the University of Guelph, was in Kenya on a research trip when she noticed