Christmas pageant mishaps make fond memories, Larry Krotz finds
At age nine, Larry Krotz and his friends were praying for a crisis during the festive program, something to feast on for
Stars in night sky of Chile look brighter than anywhere else on Earth
Watching the stars above the Atacama Desert blurs the line between the heavens and Earth; a feeling of infinite possibility takes over
Diana Butler Bass on why mainline churches have disappointed people
Questions about belief and belonging and behaviour don’t go away, but people are longing for them to be addressed differently, the Virginia-based
Haiti religion, Vodou, maligned for centuries, is rising anew
Christian colonizers called it "voodoo" and said it was a deviant sect filled with pin-stuck dolls, zombies and curses
Israel invites tourists to see the Holy Land and history of Jesus
But the story of Palestine is difficult to ignore, with all its complexity, and so are the determined crowds
Cancer carries meaning for modern society far beyond its lethality
It has mutated into a powerful symbol of personal and collective sin, becoming a malignant metaphor
Oil spill in Arkansas spewed diluted bitumen into town streets
The pipeline that ruptured carried oil from the Alberta tar sands and people who got sick now want answers
Michael Dowd, itinerant apostle, lives in van, preaches everywhere
He says the main way God communicates with us today is not through ancient texts but scientific evidence, cross-cultural evidence and historic
Rwanda, healing from genocide, is now an African success story
About 800,000 perished in 100 horrifying days in 1994, but a system of traditional restorative justice has helped bring the nation back
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, the first woman to have the job
She grew up in the United Church and found it again when her children were young, becoming solidly involved with her congregation
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