Emerging Spirit @ The United Church of Canada Emerging Spirit @ The United Church of Canada

* "Fight Nights and Reggae Pack Brazilian Churches": When was the last time your pastor pinned someone with an arm lock during a service? Or used a surfboard as an altar? Or ran a Christian tattoo parlour on the side? These are just a few of the ways that a new wave of youth-oriented evangelical churches are attracting, and reaching, the young people of Brazil.

* Leonard Cohen as Sunday Liturgy: If you've ever viewed listening to Leonard Cohen as a spiritual experience, this post from the Songs for the Journey blog might just be for you. Nick Coke, the blogger in question, shares an order of service built on the songs of Leonard Cohen, from processional hymn to recessional hymn. He calls it "The LEONARDiction."

* "Want to Love Your Neighbour? Pay Fair Wages": It's now well past Labour Day, but something you may not have heard about this Labour Day is the Bible's call to just employment, and the fact that many people in North America are being cheated of fair wages.

Click "Read More" below to see the full versions of these stories.