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Part 6 of this Easter Series: “Known in the Waiting”.

In Part 5 of this Easter Series “Knowing Jesus in a New Way”, we realize we know Jesus more by making him known. We hear loudly the invitation to go to the world...

In Part 4 of this Easter Series “Knowing Jesus in a New Way,” we wonder with the story of Jesus meeting the disciples in the morning on the beach, when they have been fishing all night and caught nothing. Final Breath Prayer in this podcast written by Sarah Bessey (www.sarahbessey.com)

In Part 3 of this Easter Series "Knowing Jesus in a New Way," we wonder with the story of Emmaus Road.

In Part 2 of this six-week Easter series, Knowing Jesus in a New Way, we wonder with the story of doubting Thomas.

Around the world this Easter morning, the sun rises and there lies an empty tomb and open door. A surprise! A spiritual invitation. A God-inspired opportunity.   Resurrection is THE open door and the threshold of infinite, wide, divine possibility.  As we take this meaningful step, carrying us into the great mystery of Easter, the words and music written by Rev. Maya and her teammate, Jason Locke,...

This is the fifth and final episode centred on Janet Gear’s best-selling book, Undivided Love. We’ve learned that, in any United Church, there are likely to be represented five streams of lived faith. The church community could be imagined as gathering at one large banquet, with each different stream having its own table. So far, Rev. Maya has led us to four banquet tables: Evangelical, Ecclesial,...

We’re on the fourth of five episodes focused on Janet Gear’s best-selling book, Undivided Love. We’ve learned that, in any United Church, there are likely to be represented five streams of lived […]

This is the third of five episodes delving into Janet Gear’s work laid out in her best-selling book, Undivided Love. We’ve learned that, in any United Church, there are likely to be represented five streams of lived faith. The church community could be imagined as gathering at one large banquet, with each different stream having its own table. So far, Rev. Maya has explored the “Evangelical Banque...

The previous episode introduced Janet Gear’s work in her best-selling book, Undivided Love. We learned that, in any United Church, there are likely to be represented five streams of lived faith. The church community could be imagined as gathering at one large banquet, with each different stream having its own table. Last week, Rev. Maya explored the “Evangelical Banquet Table.” You may want to go...

United Church proponents may assume we all speak the same language about God. We may even think we agree on what we are called to do as an active church community. But, as Janet Gear explains in her best-selling book, Undivided Love, there are actually five different streams of lived faith – five different understandings of what the church is and what it is for. In a church community, we might ima...

There is power in a pair of shoes. Privilege in a pair of sneakers. Inclusion in a pair of sandals. In Western culture, people without shoes are denied access to ordinary places and everyday spaces. And yet, for hundreds of years, being barefoot has been a symbol of humility, service and even wisdom. Today Rev. Maya talks about why she chooses to preach barefoot every single Sunday of the year.