UCC in Focus
26-year-old minister on what drew her to ministry
"Even in high school, I started thinking about ministry. At that time, I couldn’t see myself writing sermons every week."
Religion
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Spirituality
5 questionable tips for churches to attract spiritual-but-not-religious types
Social media and the internet can be places where churches are looking to scoop up unsuspecting millennials
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Spirituality
My journey to see the Dead Sea Scrolls
A piece from our June 1957 issue
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UCC in Focus
One United Church minister reflects on the value of prayer
"We are born alone, we die alone, and often all that keeps us from falling over the edge of despair is a tiny thread, a connection."
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Spirituality
8 contemporary Canadian artists’ compelling views of Christmas
Look closely and you’ll find that the images don’t just convey the old, old story.
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Spirituality
Millennial ministers: Young, smart and into Jesus
These young "Jesus Freaks" are embracing Christ, spiritual practice and the Bible. Is a return to theological roots the wave of the future?
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Spirituality
5 facts about the Gideons
1. The Gideons International in Canada employs 32 people and has an annual budget of $8 million. It’s funded by membership dues, non-member donations, bequests and major gifts and donations from its 275 chapters. 2. Since its inception, the Canadian arm has distributed 28 million copies of the scriptures in…
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Spirituality
The conversion of Michael Coren
Canada’s most strident Christian conservative has had a change of heart
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Ethical Living
Karen Armstrong, Biblical scholar, says roots of violence run deep
Religion is implicated in terrorism, but rootlessness and aimlessness are dangerous, too
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Justice
Parents challenge Catholic schools in Ontario on religious studies
More than 100 families have sought exemptions in the past few years in Ontario Catholic schools
