Sharing stories of life, faith, and ministry in the United Church and beyond.
March 22, 2023
A participant in the World Council of Churches EAPPI program shares an update from Palestine.
An Ecumenical Accompanier Shares the Plight of the Palestinians" href="/blogs/round-table/ecumenical-accompanier-shares-plight-palestinians"> Baraka Presbyterian Church in Palestine
March 16, 2023
Matthew Tyhurst writes about the how the testimony of a racialized person his own age helped change the way he looked at the world.
A White Teenager's Perspective on Racism" href="/blogs/round-table/white-teenagers-perspective-racism"> A White teenager with short dark hair sits in fall leaves and looks at the camera with a slight smile.
March 16, 2023
Sarah Yang writes her own coming-of-age story, wrestling with racism, identity, and intergenerational culture clash.
Navigating Life as a Child of Korean Immigrants" href="/blogs/round-table/navigating-life-child-korean-immigrants"> A Korean-Canadian teenage woman sitting and looking directly at the camera, wearing a red and black windbreaker.
March 13, 2023
Rev. Roger Janes writes about the wise stewardship decision to "pay God first."
A Life-Shaping Decision" href="/blogs/round-table/life-shaping-decision"> The viewer is looking down, at their feet, which at standing on a sign painted on the street with three arrows pointing in different directions.
February 28, 2023
How one United Church community of faith is responding to Black Lives Matter.
After Black History Month, What Now?" href="/blogs/round-table/after-black-history-month-what-now">
February 17, 2023
Rev. Melody Duncanson Hales writes on the importance of being intentional about our spiritual practices during the season of Lent.
A Healthy Lent" href="/blogs/round-table/healthy-lent"> A man in a white shirt and sunglasses sits on a seawall and looks out to sea on a bright, sunny day against a deep blue sky.
February 15, 2023
Inzwirashe Munikwa seeks to understand Black culture and her Zimbabwean roots beyond the labels the world may apply to her.
I Am Black?" href="/blogs/round-table/i-am-black"> A young Black woman, with long braided and twisted hair that is coloured pink. She is wearing a yellow top, and turning slightly to the camera, with a wise and confident smile.
February 08, 2023
Jonisha Lewinson reflects on Black History Month and the diversity of Blackness.
I Got a Lot to Say" href="/blogs/round-table/i-got-lot-say"> A silhouette head shot photo of Jonisha Lewinson, a young Black woman with free-flowing hair.
February 01, 2023
We enter Black History Month with the reminder of the enslaved history of African-descent people brought by British and French settlers in Turtle Island.
The Black Journey" href="/blogs/round-table/black-journey">
January 31, 2023
Preparing to run a 5k run taught Rev. Brenna Baker lessons about building a step-by-step congregational stewardship plan.
Racing toward that Goal" href="/blogs/round-table/racing-toward-goal"> The legs of a runner, shown racing down a forested road.