Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week! COMMENTARY Observations: The rewards of letting go Editor Jocelyn Bell reflects on the upcoming changes for The United Church of Canada, the magazine and in her own life. Also, in terms of the United Church check out […]

  . Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week! LIFE A Spirituality for busy people . All of us are pushed in a thousand directions over the course of a single day. Spouses, children, parents, work, friends—it can be hard to find the time […]

Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week! SPORTS Pro cyclists find balance between spirituality and sport If God speaks to pro cyclists, He does so in a deserted hotel bar. It’s the afternoon before the 2017 Amgen Tour of California and the lobby of […]

Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week! LIFE Out with the new… In Wood Lake’s author, Lee Simpson’s book, My Year of Buying Nothing, Simpson invites readers into her world to witness first hand the struggles she faced, the decisions and compromises she had […]

Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week! SUSTAINABILITY After 139 years, General Electric stops making light bulbs The problem for GE and for everyone in the business is that they used to be a consumable that had to be replaced constantly; now, quality LED […]

Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week! CONSERVATION Group files suit to recognize the Colorado River as a person Corporations have rights…why not rivers? While a new lawsuit based on the concept is probably not a sure bet to win, it raises an important […]

Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week! FAITH Learning Grace from a ‘Homeboy’ “What’s his story? He looks so tough, but he’s always talking about God and being blessed.” “He’s one of Father Greg’s Homeboys,” my husband answered. “Homeboys?” I asked, not following. “Yes, […]

Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week! SOCIETY White Supremacy Versus the Gospel in Charlottesville On Friday, I traveled to Charlottesville, Va., to bear witness. What I saw there deeply unsettled me. White supremacists, gathered for a rally at a statue of Confederate General […]

Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week! CULTURE Happy Canada Day! “I wish we all enjoy celebrating 150th Canada Day and be thankful for our country, which is full of nature and freedom,” she told me. “I hope we all continue to speak up […]

Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week! SOCIETY Dear Grandkids Six acclaimed Canadian authors write letters from the heart…Read Full Article From ucobserver SPIRITUALITY A Light in the Abyss Since the dawn of time, people have searched for truth amid the metaphorical abyss of […]