Forcing the Issue
Rev. Douglas duCharme is a United Church of Canada minister at a church on Danforth Avenue in Toronto. He was formerly a minister with the […]
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God Is Not Waiting For Us
In my journey around Toronto I found some churches rallied to address the needs of the city and were primed to take advantage of the potential this new reality offers, yet others seemed unable or unwilling to face the urban landscape.
Fast Society, Slow Church
Rev. Glen Soderholm is a musician and minister serving with Two Rivers Church, a church plant in Guelph, Ont. Having been a parish pastor in […]
Translating Calvin
When we scrape away the mythology and see John Calvin for what he really was, something unexpected emerges.
Urban Missions
What is the Flemingdon Gateway Mission? It is an urban mission that is run by the Presbyterian Church in Canada and it is under the […]
Rich Church, Poor Church
Rev. Rafael Vallejo is minister at Queen Street East. He talks with Rev. Dr. Bob Faris, associate minister at St. Andrew’s King Street, Toronto. Vallejo: […]
The Word of God
A matter that is of great concern to me is how the church for the past number of years has been viewing the Bible.
Revisiting the Road to Emmaus
Members of Duff’s were at a loss. They tried pouring energy into child and youth programs; they worked to make their worship services more inclusive. […]
Living Together in Diversity
At 81, Charles Taylor is still a handsome and impressive figure. Impressive also is his optimism about the possibilities of interfaith and intercultural dialogue. Clearly, he is concerned about the potential of a “clash of civilizations” in Canada.
Lutherland
Don’t get me wrong. Luther’s an interesting character. I found the immersion in the myth and cult of Luther fascinating.
The Cause of Christian Unity
We are living through one of the most exciting eras in the history of the Church of Jesus Christ, but most of us do not even realize it.
Technology and the Call
When it was time to call a new minister, a B.C. church discovered a few simple pieces of technology could make the job a lot easier.
The Warm Heart of Africa
John Vissers called his visit with a dying woman a holy moment. Not as mature in my faith, I found it difficult to be there. But Vissers’s words have become a meditation for me. In that basic cottage, on that hot day, I know we were somehow on holy ground.
Faith & Life
Not many who knew Art Van Seters would have known that he wrote poetry, but few, I imagine, would be surprised.
Enabling A Self-Emptying Joy
Christmas Web giving receiving buying wrapping sending sticky fibres entangling all in festive gathering overtime evading pausing worshipping redirecting avoiding silken strands angelic peace within […]
Timeline: Youth Ministry and the National Church
The story of a sometimes growing, sometimes shrinking, sometimes embattled young people’s organization.
Want Young People in Your Church?
Our first Presbyterian Young People’s Society weekend was the catalyst that transformed our youth group from a small, improbable family affair into a vital, ongoing ministry. There is no single experience of PYPS. It once thrived in every synod in the country.
Chaplains at War
I have recently been doing some research at the Canadian War Museum. It is obvious that if we Canadian Presbyterians do not tell our own stories it is unlikely anyone else will. It is in that spirit that I offer short stories of two of our Second World War chaplains.
A Rabbi Walks into a Seminary
I am a middle-aged man who is in the early stages of a second career. I have passed through many doors in my time. But when I met the Jewish Rabbi who is on the faculty of my theological college, many more doors opened in my mind.
West Bank Boycott
I don’t always agree with the decisions made by the United Church of Canada, but the one they made this past summer to boycott products made in the settlements in the West Bank is one I support.