Food banks are reinventing themselves as new food security hubs by Chantal Braganza They're offering more than just food hampers. Now there are community gardens, farmers' markets and cooking classes
Anti-vaxx parents push trend toward lower vaccination rates in Canada by Alison Shouldice Despite doctors’ urgings, growing numbers of Canadian parents refuse to vaccinate their children. Who should be calling the shots?
New discoveries lead to questions about what makes us uniquely human by Alanna Mitchell Science is blurring the lines between humans and other species. Maybe we're not the pinnacle of Creation after all
Researchers say yes, older people really are wiser… sometimes by Paul Knowles Wisdom is not rare, but nor is it automatic. Researchers say they have also met foolish elders and wise twenty-somethings
The perils of redevelopment by John Barber So you have a new mission and big plans for your church building. Brace yourself. The road ahead could be rocky
Evangelical students on campus aim to foster new leaders, believers by Bethany Van Lingen As mainstream churches, like the United Church, dwindle, evangelical groups have become the largest on campuses
Lois Wilson biography shows former UCC leader both frugal, generous by Janice L. Meighan She dressed so quaintly she was mistaken for a bag lady, both at Church House and at Parliament when she was a
Reza Aslan, scholar, translates Bible scholarship into easy reading by Julie McGonegal His bestselling book, Zealot, has been called groundbreaking for separating the myth of Jesus from the historical man
Phyllis Airhart’s book chronicles the history of the United Church by Kenneth Bagnell "Canada's church" was formed with the idea of steering the nation to a future of Christian character
Communes get a modern makeover by Anne Bokma A 1960s ideal gets an update for grownups — cohousing projects designed for living in close quarters.