Columns

Column

A season for stories

A message for Christmas from the moderator
By Mardi Tindal November 2009

Column

Generations

Debate about God is a good thing when done intelligently
By Brian Platt November 2009

Column

At Issue

We mustn't ignore the conflict that pushed oppression so far beyond our borders
By Connie denBok November 2009

Observations

Moment of silence

By rejecting our elders, we are losing our connection to a truly great generation
By David Wilson November 2009

Column

Living in faith

It's possible to find God even in a frayed moment
By Keith Howard October 2009

Column

Decoding the Bible

What does God do?
By Trisha Elliott October 2009

Observations

Reflecting on the 40th General Council

Commissioners have confessed to the church’s brokenness and embraced the inevitability of real change
By David Wilson October 2009

Column

Generations

It’s encouraging to think that in the bleakness of disappointment, any of us can reinvent ourselves in mid-life
By Larry Krotz September 2009

Column

Decoding the Bible

Did Jesus make mistakes?
By Sandra Beardsall September 2009

Observations

Tar sands or oil sands?

You’re either passionately for energy megaprojects or against them. The divisions are as basic as the terminology.
By David Wilson September 2009

Column

A sign from above

God tends not to communicate with me in direct ways
By Karen Stiller July 2009

Column

Decoding the Bible

What is the point of prayer?
By Peter Wyatt July 2009

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