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Moderator's Online Worship - Sunday, April 19, 2020

Moderator Richard Bott shares a worship service for Sunday, April 19, 2020 and reflects on the role of doubt in our faith and how it can lead us to experience the good news for ourselves.

Moderator's Online Worship - April 5, 2020

For Sunday, April 5, 2020, Moderator Richard Bott shares reflection on Matthew 21:1-11, the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, and urges us to keep our eyes on hope as we begin Holy Week.

Note from Nora: What Are You Doing for Lent?

General Secretary Nora Sanders writes about the vast array of Lenten practices available and hopes we each found something to deepen our connection to God.

A White woman with Lenten ashes on her forehead is shown from the eyes up, and stands near a colourful stained glass window.

Kendrick Lamar as Prophet

Wendy Gichuru reflects on how the negotiation of sacred and profane in Kendrick Lamar’s music contributes to the making of Black meaning.

Rapper Kendrick Lamar performs on stage, wearing a black t-shirt and a black baseball cap, he holds a microphone with one hand and raises the other above this head, with three fingers in the air.

Confronting “Misleading Theologies”

Rev. Dr. Paul Douglas Walfall reflects on the "Misleading Theologies" symposium he attended in Kenya and why the North American church could use a similar discussion.

The author, Paul Douglas Walfall, wearing a light blue shirt, listens intently from his desk at the Misleading Theologies Conference, in Kenya, Oct. 2019.jpg

Note from Nora: A Different Kind of Ministry

General Secretary Nora Sanders shares the inspiration she discovered in Fred Rogers and the faithful ministry and witness he offered as "Mr. Rogers."

A black and white photograph of Fred Rogers taken in the late 1960s. He is a White man with dark hair and an inviting smile. He is shown wearing a light coloured suit jacket while pulling a bag over his shoulder.

What Will Resurrection Be Like?

Rev. Stephen Fetter reflects on the nature of resurrection and our life after death—questions which faithful people have been pondering since biblical times.

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Sunday, September 8, 2019 wasn’t the warmest early fall day and the St. Lawrence River had already begun to cool. Nevertheless, seven people from our faith community elected to be baptized (or renew their baptismal vows) through full immersion in the river. It’s powerful to witness members of… Read more

What Freedom Really Means

Rev. Stephen Fetter writes that, "Forgiveness is about being set free of whatever binds us, so we can become whom God wants us to be."

Note from Nora: Where Pain, Joy, Fear, and Hope Intersect

Lent is a time for contemplation, for going a bit deeper, for finding the places where pain and joy and fear and hope intersect.

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