Like many Canadians, I have grown increasingly concerned about the level of poverty in our country—and I imagine that Americans are feeling the same. Poverty is all around us; it is enough to step...
When my older daughter was fourteen, her closest high school friends were a Jewish girl and a Muslim girl. They traded holidays the way most teens trade memes: with joy and curiosity. Our family...
This is our Savior’s world Though justice has not come We wait in angst and groan in pain, Till Jesus' kingdom comes. God will redeem this world From the ashes shall come life We will believe though...
To honor 100 years of the formation of the United Church in Canada, the ‘Green Team’ of St. Andrews United Church of Lacombe, Alberta wanted to plant 100+ trees, shrubs and grasses. St. Andrews is a...
At the northeastern edge of Alaska lies a stretch of tundra that has been called many names: the Coastal Plain, the 1002 Area, the crown jewel of the refuge system. But to the Gwich’in people, whose...
Lord, You meet us where we are, whether we rejoice or mourn. Help us to meet one another there too. The Colossians Forum Religious Persecution in China Chinese police have detained dozens of pastors...
We are called to seek justice, love mercy and walk humbly before our God. Some days, this is very difficult and other days it comes very easily. I spent the past two days serving frontline urban...
“For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.” - 2 Corinthians 6:16 (NIV) Hurricane...
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, located on the fringes of northern Alaska, is so remote that very few nonindigenous people will ever step foot on the land. This pristine land is home to the Gwich...
“Christ is risen. He is no less risen on the road to Emmaus than he is anywhere else. So look for him. Listen for him." - Debie Thomas Philippines: Tropical Storm Fengshen Eight people have died and...
October 9, 2025, marked two days after the two-year anniversary of the Hamas attacks on the south of Israel. The devastation experienced on that horrific day resulted in the deaths of roughly 1,200...
It was a quiet Sunday morning service last spring when, during church announcements, my ears suddenly pricked up. Tickets had been donated for the church youth group—of which my two teenage sons are a...
