<![CDATA[The United Church Observer - Columns]]> 50 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:53:52 EDT <![CDATA[Rites of Passage]]> Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:25:58 EDT <![CDATA[The past is gone]]> Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:50:04 EDT <![CDATA[Midlife Matters]]> Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:49:09 EDT <![CDATA[Cause for celebration?]]> Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:53:52 EDT <![CDATA[Rites of Passage]]> Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:23:39 EDT <![CDATA[Restless Soul]]> Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:20:21 EDT <![CDATA[Living the faith]]> Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:17:57 EDT <![CDATA[Emerging Spirit: The Boomer Edition?]]> Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:07:30 EDT <![CDATA[Midlife Matters]]> Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:39:53 EDT <![CDATA[A natural selection]]> Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:42:42 EDT <![CDATA[At Issue]]> Fri, 02 May 2008 12:54:00 EDT <![CDATA[Rites of Passage]]> Fri, 02 May 2008 12:54:00 EDT <![CDATA[The evangelical vote]]> Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:44:52 EDT <![CDATA[Rites of Passage]]> Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:17:00 EDT <![CDATA[Restless Soul]]> Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT <![CDATA[Living in Faith]]> Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT <![CDATA[At Issue]]> Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:17:00 EDT <![CDATA[The evangelical vote]]> Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:17:00 EDT <![CDATA[An elephant in the room]]> Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT <![CDATA[Words and numbers]]> Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT <![CDATA[Environmental evangelism]]> Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT <![CDATA[Not silent but Holy]]> Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT <![CDATA[An image problem]]> Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT <![CDATA[The Afghanistan enigma]]> Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT <![CDATA[New all over again]]> Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT <![CDATA[The moderator and the opposite of fear]]> Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT <![CDATA[Evangelicals could be good eco-allies]]> Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT <![CDATA[New ministers need nurturing congregations]]> Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT <![CDATA[Why our pages are whiter and our operation greener]]> Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT <![CDATA[For some, virtual communities are just as good as the real thing]]> Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT <![CDATA[Alcohol at church]]> Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT <![CDATA[Funny? Ticket to hell?]]> Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT <![CDATA[Uncle Elmer's enduring lesson of joy]]> Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT <![CDATA[Now that we're on the subject of apologies...]]> Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT <![CDATA[New church music fills a niche, but its staying power is less certain]]> Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT <![CDATA[One thing is certain about change: it will happen]]> Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT <![CDATA[Blessing and promises in this season of leaving]]> Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT <![CDATA[One voice, above all others, demands our utmost attention]]> Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:04:41 EDT <![CDATA[We caused global warming, and now it's time to turn our hands to healing]]> Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT <![CDATA[How a little patch of pasture became sacred ground on Earth Day]]> Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:03:09 EDT <![CDATA[Living the Faith]]> Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:01:07 EDT <![CDATA[The "cartoon crisis" has shown that in today's world, when you embrace absolutes you invite conflict]]> Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:58:55 EDT <![CDATA[Apologies not only help right past wrongs; they can also open a window on the injustices of today]]> Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT <![CDATA[It's going to be a busy year for justice-seeking churches]]> Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT <![CDATA[It's a holly, jolly time, but is it Christmas?]]> Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT <![CDATA[It's possible that newcomers to our pews will actually want something new]]> Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:57:12 EDT <![CDATA[One faith, many shades of meaning]]> Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT <![CDATA[The refugee on your doorstep is really your neighbour, and deserves to be treated as one]]> Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:56:00 EDT <![CDATA[It's up to us to make clear that not all Christians are cut from the same cloth]]> Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:54:37 EDT <![CDATA[This church is great at blue-skying. It's our follow-through that we need to work on.]]> Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT