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This chapter on creation in the theology of The United Church of Canada...

When we consider proclamation as process, two examples spring readily to...

Since most preachers today do not read the biblical texts in the original...

The United Church of Canada has always looked to the Bible for spiritual...

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Some of the most memorable moments I’ve spent with musicians of various...

What does it mean “to disciple,” or, as it could be translated, “to be a disciple”? Well, a disciple is one who listens to the teacher, who learns from the mentor, who pays attention to what is happening, and who discerns wisdom from that listening, learning, and paying attention. Imagine if that had become the approach to Christian discipleship and evangelism?

I am convinced that, in the end, our credibility and impact as followers of Christ will not be a stunning report card highlighting the programs we ran, the grandeur of our acts of charity, or the glorious high notes of our ministries. Our credibility and impact will be measured by the relationships we have formed: whom we have broken bread with, whom we have reconciled with, and how the people who are most deeply affected by the brokenness of the world describe us and feel about us.

When we lead the Prayers of the People in worship, we are not praying for others, somewhere out there. We are praying for each other and for ourselves.

Moses said, “This is what the Lord has commanded: ‘Let an omer of it be kept throughout your generations, in order that they may see the food with which I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’” —Exodus 16:32

I was just reading an article in the Spring 2021 edition of the University...