Faith

Everyday Ethics

Friend or spouse?

Your marriage has been under stress, and your husband has planned a second honeymoon for Valentine's. Just before your departure, your best friend calls. It is the first anniversary of her spouse's death, and she says she really needs company. What do you do?  
By Ruth McQuirter Scott and Ken Gallinger  February 2010

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Reality cheque

Does the money you spend reflect the values you hold? At tax time, life’s balance sheet is revealed.  
By Richard Wright  February 2010

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Hope for the heartland

Rural Canada is in the midst of changes that will transform it forever. In many places, the local church is the glue that holds communities together.   
By Frank Dabbs  February 2010

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Infinite sanctuary

As our knowledge of the universe expands, will our understanding of God keep pace?  
By Kevin Spurgaitis  February 2010

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Photo by Hugh Wesley

Interview with John Shelby Spong

An American Episcopalian bishop, known for his radical interpretation of Christianity, talks about death, the afterlife and where to find God  
By Ken Gallinger  January 2010

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Michael Lea

Interview with Rev. Stan Lucyk

A retired United Church minister who has led pilgrimages to the Holy Land for 30 years explains why Canadian Christians should make the journey  
By Noelle Boughton  December 2009

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Dennis Hanagan

Interview with Marie Wilson

One of three commissioners appointed to examine the legacy of the Indian residential school system talks about the monumental task ahead for the national Truth and Reconciliation Commission  
By Mike Milne  November 2009

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The fence-sitters: How real is the hope?

Conventional wisdom suggests that the folks who show up for church only at Christmas and Easter might be persuaded to come more often. But a new study says, don't hold your breath.   
By Richard Wright  November 2009

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Rescuing Darwin

Ever since the Origin of Species was first published 150 years ago, scientists and creationists have tried to spin the religious views of Charles Darwin their way.   
By Paul Fayter  November 2009

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Hugh Wesley

The R word

Regionalized churches may be the way of the future. So why does the idea make everyone squeamish?   
By Chantal Braganza  October 2009

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Three lies and a half-truth

When it comes to understanding meditation, Christianity and neuroscience are closer than you might imagine   
By Therese DesCamp  October 2009

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Merle Robillard

Meet Doreth Brown

Single. Mother of three. Determined to do more than just get by.   
By Kevin Spurgaitis  October 2009

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Also in the February 2010 print edition

Also in the February 2010 print edition


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