Archive for September, 2005

The London bombings clearly illustrate that a war is going on. This war is fuelled on the one side by religious fanatics who use, really abuse, religion for...

I remember the first time I met someone living with AIDS. I would find out later that I already knew many people living with AIDS, but this was...

The Presbytery of Montreal has approved the sale of two properties and the amalgamation of several congregations in order to improve the financial health of its churches and...

For the first time members of the Women's Missionary Society were invited to the annual meeting of the National Christian Women's Association of the Korean Christian Church in...

These words are part of the refrain from the song "Are We The Waiting" recorded by the popular band Green Day. The CD notes want listeners to know...

The funding for the Kenora Fellowship Centre has not been cut, but has merely run the course of its contract according to Alex Faulds of Human Resources and...

Music makes the people come together Music makes the bourgeoisie and the rebel. — Madonna The article this month was to be about Live 8. I had nearly completed it —...

While anti-semitism is a sin, not every critique of Israeli policies qualifies as anti-Semitism, Rev. Samuel Kobia told a Jewish-Christian gathering in July. At the International Council of Christians...

Both the World Council of Churches and Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center made statements earlier this year that are critical of Israel, calling for an end to humanitarian...

When sorting through my music collection, I, like most, file according to genres. I keep my modern hip-hop funk separate from my Thelonious Monk, and my roots-rock separate...

Easter Sunday is the warmest day so far this spring, providing perfect blue skies for the year's most joyous event. Approaching the church, my grandfather waits for me...

There are generally three age groups of people: adults, children and teenagers. As a member of the third, I thought writing an article about my own generation would...

Comedy was not my first choice. I wanted to be strong and good-looking. I was neither. So my dad tried to console me, "Poverty is hereditary," he said,...

US Islamic leaders issued a fatwa — an Islamic religious ruling — against violence and acts of political extremism in July. The ruling was endorsed by more than 120 Muslim...

I'm a double PK (Preacher's Kid — both of my parents are ministers) and so church has been my second home. I don't go to church because I...

One presbyterian congregation is taking it upon itself to help the fishing community in Sri Lanka. Bridlewood, Toronto, has launched the Sri Lanka Tsunami Fishing Boat Project in...

This past year I completed a survey of 240 young adults who grew up in the church. The survey was a result of curiosity and concern. Since 1984,...

It has been nine months since massive waves devastated South East Asia in December; wiping out homes, businesses, schools, individuals, families and entire villages. Countless media stories have...

J. Gordon Neal (July/August) says some believe too much some not enough. I say I would rather be accused of believing too much, than too little on judgment...