Community News – April 2012
International Visitors to National Offices Two international ecumenical leaders visited national offices recently. Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit met with national staff and the church’s […]
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World News – April 2012
Ugandan Faith Leaders Critique Joseph Kony Video A box of Kony 2012 campaign posters at the Invisible Children offices in San Diego. The workers are […]
‘Occupy Until I Come’
The Occupy movement brought people together to speak out against greed and excessive wealth. Jesus had some things to say about riches when he walked among us. Maybe it’s time to bring his message back to the streets.
Churches Face More Taxes
Though worship spaces are exempt from property taxes in Ontario, those portions of the building rented to commercial interests are taxable. Trafalgar, Oakville, Ont., has […]
Happy Endings
It began with a prayer, a nagging feeling and a miraculous vision. Robin Ross shares the story of the birth of Pine Ridge Church.
Worthy of Their Hire
The fatal crash in Ontario earlier this year that killed 10 migrant farm workers from Peru and the driver of the other vehicle stunned the […]
Scottish Churches Combat Soaring Metal Theft
The Church of Scotland is making a high-tech move to protect its 1,600 churches and buildings from metal theft, a newly-popular crime that is estimated to cost the British economy about 700 million pounds a year.
Former Head of Global Reformed Church Movement Dies
The former general secretary of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC), the Rev. Edmond Perret, died on March 24, aged 87, in Geneva.
Church Leaders Stress Partnership as Christianity Grows in Global South
As delegates to a World Council of Churches (WCC) gathering noted Christianity’s growth in the global South, church leaders from Africa and Asia stressed that partnership in mission and evangelism is needed more than ever.
A Place to Call Home
Their stories are varied. They come from different cultures and speak different languages. But they hold something in common: these former refugees now call Thunder Bay home. And it’s all thanks to a church that has been sponsoring and supporting them for more than two decades.
First Nations Youth Meet with UN Officials
Chelsea Edwards grew up attending classes in decaying, ill-heated portables on the remote Attawapiskat First Nation near James Bay. The students shared the space with […]
Missions – TGIF!
It’s Friday at the Church of St. David in Halifax. Time for drop ins, Muslim prayers, and Korean rock ‘n roll.
Spotlight – Tanzania
Men at a food distribution centre in northern Tanzania prepare rations of corn, beans, salt and oil for those hit by massive drought. According to […]
Predictably Unpredictable
We all know life can be hectic. Jesus knew it, too. Have churches and church leaders lost the gift of flexibility?
An Affair of the Heart
Jeremiah imagines God tattooing us with the word. Inking the law under our skin. Onto our hearts.
Zombie Bibles and More
Article Recently I was pointed towards an old article on the website of Harvard Divinity School, written by William T. Cavanaugh, associate professor of theology […]
Beyond Kum Ba Yah
Camping ministries may seem like fun and games, but they are training grounds for new generations.
Letter From the Cariboo – Healing at Home
In remote communities, addicts must leave their homes to seek treatment. When they return, old habits and temptations are waiting. Wouldn’t it be better if help was waiting, too?
Community News – March 2012
Canadians in Taiwan to Monitor Election The Presbyterian Church in Canada and the Canadian Council of Churches were both represented on a team of international […]
Let it Shine
In the darkest places, even the tiniest flame can make a wondrous difference. And the same thing happens in our lives—whether we realize it or not.