The Universal Word
Relativity theory does not mean that nothing is stable; rather that everything is relative to an Absolute. Is there a theory of relativity for religious […]
AuthorJoseph McLelland
Faith Leaders Prod G20
Interfaith leaders are calling on the world’s industrialized nations to seek peace, justice, and environmental sustainability as they prepare for a historic G8 and G20 […]
Kamloops, BC
Rev. Dr. Cheryl Bear wears her button blanket with Bear Clan crest, and Rev. Wendy Adams at the Splats’in First Nation Band Hall, Enderby BC. […]
Tree Planting Marks Reformation
WARC – Twenty years ago, Christians in the former East Germany gathered in Wittenberg to celebrate Reformation Day at the church where on Oct. 31, […]
Smithsonian Opens Evolution Hall
ENI/RNS – The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. will open a new permanent exhibit on the “discovery and understanding of human […]
A Caregiver’s Guide to Christmas
Recent studies conclude that almost six in three Canadian women are relieved when the relatives leave after Christmas. The season can leave us exhausted and […]
Remember All Victims of HIV/AIDS
Churches worldwide prayed for drug addicts, sex workers, homosexual men and other populations afflicted by HIV/AIDS as they marked Word AIDS Day on Dec. 1. […]
Native Issues Supporter Dies
Gloria Wasacase, 74, a longtime member of the Women’s Missionary Society and a supporter of work with aboriginal people, died suddenly on Oct. 13. Wasacase […]
New Canadian Revenue Agency Requirements for Clergy
Due to a retroactive change by the Canadian Revenue Agency, ministers who rent or own their homes and qualify for residence deductions will have to […]
Guthrie, Melbourne, ON
As an avid People and Places reader, you know there are always stories within stories in each photograph. Here we have Rev. Amanda Birchall, minister […]
St. Paul’s, Simcoe, ON
The Sunday school children at St. Paul’s, Simcoe, Ont., made jewellery and sold it at the annual church yard sale. Proceeds from the sale were […]
Updike an Ardent Christian
John Updike, who died in January at 76, was widely regarded as a colossal figure in American letters and named “the finest novelist writing in […]
Church of Scotland Calls for Anti-Poverty Fight
ENI – Prospects for children and the world’s poor hinge upon the success of the fight against poverty, a leader of the Church of Scotland […]
CIDA Boosts Food Security
Canada’s tentative new food security strategy received rave reviews from the Canadian Foodgrains Bank when it was unveiled in late October. “The big difference is […]
Blood Supply Flowing
As I looked down on our congregation from my vantage in the choir loft, at the near empty sanctuary during our Reformation Day service, I […]
Zander’s thanks
Thanks to all who responded to my letter about universalism. In response to Duncan Cameron (November Letters) I suggest all of us take from the […]
Needed: A Spirit of Generosity
And she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in clothes, and placed him in a manger, because there was no room […]
Spirit in Words
Paraclesis: Preaching in the New Testament Amid the rich and varied language used in the New Testament to describe the act of preaching, two of […]
That’s Some Defense!
Re Before the Word Became Flesh, Letters, September Thank you indeed for giving my letter lead-in prominence in September. The letters continue to be a […]
Pope Makes it Easier for Anglicans to Convert
Reuters – Pope Benedict took a major step in October to make it easier for disaffected Anglicans who feel their church has become too liberal […]