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Who owns the Spirit?

allanbaker wrote 2 days ago: My friend, Ted Schmidt, a prophet in the Roman Catholic faith tradition, posted this commentary abou … more →

Tags: CHRISTIAN FAITH, Christianity, Earth Community, pentecost, Religion, spirituality

B.C. breaks records when it comes to religion and the lack thereof.

Douglas Todd wrote 2 weeks ago: Metro Vancouver and the rest of B.C. break a lot of records when it comes to religion and the lack t … more →

Tags: THE SEARCH, British Columbia, Buddhism, Canada, China, Chinese, Christians, Jews, muslims

Canadians hear painful stories of abuse in church-run schools

Allan Buckingham wrote 3 weeks ago: Debbie Poirier of the United Church of CanadaPhoto Credit:WCRC/Greenaway Canadian Christians are hea … more →

Tags: Strong Public Witness, News & Information, Social Justice, Right Relations

An evening with Rob Dalgleish, The Edge1 comment

Allan Buckingham wrote 3 weeks ago: … more →

Tags: News & Information, event

The spiritual sides of Christy Clark and Adrian Dix

Douglas Todd wrote 1 month ago: The two front-runners for B.C. premier in the May 14th election both have Anglican roots. Liberal Pr … more →

Tags: Provincial, THE SEARCH, adrian dix, Anglicans, b c, christy clark, Politics, Religion, Rev. Vasant Saklikar

United Church of Canada issues statement on the crisis in the Korean Peninsula

Erich Weingartner wrote 1 month ago: [The United Church in Canada on 15 March 2013 issued the following “Statement on the Crisis in the K … more →

Tags: Canada-DPRK Relations, Canadian Initiatives in DPRK, Faith-Based organizations, Inter-Korean relations, leadership, military, Nuclear, uncommonsense, US-DPRK Relations

Invitation to Comprehensive Review Conversations

Allan Buckingham wrote 1 month ago: Dear Friends in Christ, Imagine hundreds of young people packed into a church to worship: the band i … more →

Tags: News & Information

Adrift3 comments

Sheryl wrote 1 month ago: I am adrift. Like these ice floes on Lake Huron, I am in transition from one form to another. No lon … more →

Tags: cataract trail, chaos theory, IONA, Lake Huron, Mary Oliver

Palestinian school under demolition order: “We want to stay,” says child.

Allan Buckingham wrote 1 month ago: By Natalie Maxson During the lunch break at the school in Izbat at Tabib a young boy approached me t … more →

Tags: Strong Public Witness, News & Information, Social Justice, Israel-Palestine, World Council of Churches, World Communion of Reformed Churches

Earth Sunday Resourses

Allan Buckingham wrote 1 month ago: Earth Day is celebrated in communities around the world on April 22 each year. Churches have chosen … more →

Tags: News & Information, Resources, Creation, Earth

'Yoga chaplain' blends East with Christian West

Douglas Todd wrote 1 month ago: Bethel Lee is a quintessential West Coast spiritual hybrid. Born in Seoul, Korea, she has travelled … more →

Tags: THE SEARCH, spirituality, Diversity, Yoga, India, ethnicity, Unions, Labour, Father Joe Pereira

1000 Days to Go - Faith Leaders Call for Action on Millennium Development Goals

Allan Buckingham wrote 1 month ago: Religious leaders from across the G8 countries have called on Heads of Government to follow the UK i … more →

Tags: News & Information, Social Justice

A Resurrection Story

allanbaker wrote 1 month ago: A Resurrection Story by the Right Rev. Gary Paterson, Moderator, United Church of Canada Like everyo … more →

Tags: CHRISTIAN FAITH, Canadian society, compassion, Human Rights, Christianity, Easter

Lent 2013 - day 32

allanbaker wrote 2 months ago: What to DO in Lent 2013? Is this a season to go deeper and to reflect on updating one’s theology? To … more →

Tags: Environment, CHRISTIAN FAITH, Earth Community, Religion, Christianity, Theology

From the Moderator: A Gathering of Friends

Allan Buckingham wrote 2 months ago: Last week I was back in Vancouver, and I invited a group of friends to gather for a morning and “tal … more →

Tags: News & Information

Petition: Regulate Canadian Mining Companies Operating Abroad

Allan Buckingham wrote 2 months ago: Approximately 75 percent of the world’s mining companies are registered in Canada. Various Indigenou … more →

Tags: Strong Public Witness, News & Information, Social Justice, Mining

Lent 2013 - day 301 comment

allanbaker wrote 2 months ago: What to DO in Lent 2013? Is this a season to go deeper and to reflect on updating one’s theology? If … more →

Tags: CHRISTIAN FAITH, Religion, Christianity, emmanuel college, inner loneliness

Join Palestine/Israel Justice Initiative

Allan Buckingham wrote 2 months ago: Take economic action to end the Israeli occupation of Palestinian Territories Over 2013 and 2014, Th … more →

Tags: Strong Public Witness, News & Information, Social Justice, Israel-Palestine, middle east

Thoughts on 'This Is My Father's World'

Scholiast wrote 2 months ago: Re-post from 2008. I thought it was germane to some of the current discussion in the post Gender-Inc … more →

Tags: Books, Christianity, Patristics, voices united, J. I. Packer, St-Jérome, reading scripture with the church fathers, miroslav volf, exclusion and embrace


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