Worship Blog
80 Million Hearts Broken as Korea Summit Talks Cancelled
“Today, 80 million hearts across the peninsula are broken.”
That was the reaction of Korean partners, representing Women’s Peace Walk, a coalition of more than 30 South Korean women’s peace organizations to the… Read more
Maximum Engagement for Peace in Korea
Maximum engagement for peace in Korea.
Three Hours in Prison
Last summer, I spent three memorable hours in prison. I had not been arrested.
Zambia Consultation Brings United Church Partners Together
It was a rare privilege to travel to Zambia in February 2018 for a Mission & Service–sponsored partners’ meeting dubbed “the Indaba” (Zulu for consultation or gathering). For the first time, the Indaba brought together 15 African partners and one Asian partner who have each related to The… Read more
The World Wants Words not War
I read this week that the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists’ Doomsday Clock has been moved up, to two minutes before midnight. The clock, first used in 1947, is to show how close we are to… Read more
Toward a Canada without Poverty
In the dark hours before sunrise, United Church minister Rev. Al drives through downtown Victoria greeting the city’s street community. He welcomes them with hot coffee, breakfast, and other necessities. The morning run lets Rev. Al and his team at the… Read more
Health & Wholeness for All
The gospel calls us to seek health and wholeness for all God’s people. In 2014 the church signed the Canadian Health Coalition (CHC) statement, … Read more
Another World Is Needed. Together, It Is Possible!
Another world is necessary, urgent, and already in the making.
These are the core beliefs of those who attended the 12th World Social Forum (WSF) - a convergence of solutions, energies, and goodwill for the building of another world.
Ensure Equal Access to Health Care
At the Heart of Justice blog continues the focus on Health Care in Canada with a series by Bill Blaikie, The United Church of Canada’s representative to the Canadian… Read more
