Worship Blog
A Call for Dignity
Tessa Blaikie Whitecloud writes that neighbourhoods should be places where everyone is given a chance at the best life.
Sharing Our Stories, Claiming Our Names
Kim Uyede-Kai writes from the Asian Ecumenical Women’s Assembly, a “herstorical” assembly where women could hear one another’s stories be given voice, some for the first time.
Without History, There is No Future
Sandy Hwang, one of four United Church young adults who participated in a young adult Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace organized by the National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK) and the Ecumenical Youth Council in Korea (EYCK), shares her experience.
A Chain of Hope Across the DMZ
John Egger, a Co-Worker in Mission in Korea, writes about joining 500,00 people to form a human peace chain across the DMZ separating North and South Korea.
A Visit to "HELP"
John Durfey writes about a visit to a centre which offers emergency shelter for women in Japan escaping from violence and abuse.
“I Yearn for Peace”
Rev. Dr. Kyongja (Kay) Cho offers reflections at the Canadian launch of Korea Peace Now! Women Mobilizing to End the War.
Acts of Radical Solidarity
For the last decade, I have been teaching at Union Theological Seminary in the Philippines. Part of the curriculum is a field education program, which requires… Read more
Her Eyes: A Rohingya Child in Bangladesh
They say a picture is worth more than 1,000 words, and I agree.
To try to understand the Rohingya crisis, I had read much about who the Rohingya Muslims are and why they are being persecuted. It has been pretty much an exercise of thinking—a head exercise. That changed when I saw the… Read more
The End of AIDS by 2030?
When I acquired HIV in 1987, it was “a death sentence”. One of the first comments made by my GP in 1990 in Regina, when he gave me the HIV+ test result, was that I would need more tests to find out “when the clock started ticking.” Not very comforting words. My work in the community-based AIDS… Read more
The Struggle for Inclusion Continues
At the ACT Alliance General Assembly, the church continues to twist itself in knots about sex and sexuality.
