Veteran political scientist / author John Redekop just launched a timely book – Politics: God’s Other Arena. The Abbotsford resident said in a recent article posted on The News site, that this book is “his most important . . .…
Women were major players in the missionary movement, and several recent books tell their stories. Here I look at nine such books – biographies, academic studies and more. This is the 16th part in the ‘Christianity: a missionary religion’ series.…
Change is in the air at St. Andrew’s Hall on the UBC campus. A September 21 release announced that the college will increasingly focus on providing “accessible theological education” for lay leaders and will conclude its current partnership agreement with…
The BC Humanists don’t like the idea that candidates for political office should be praying, especially in public. And CTV News appears to have taken up their cause – or at least treated their views seriously. An October 5 report…
City Dream Centre is active on many fronts – and a significant new initiative has just been announced: The Connections Program is designed to support women as they transition into stability, healing and long-term independence. This one-year residential program will…
Representatives of the World Council of Churches (WCC) met in Vancouver last week. Members of the WCC Reference Group for the Pilgrimage of Justice, Reconciliation and Unity (PJRU) gathered at the Vancouver School of Theology on the UBC campus September…
Premier David Eby’s announcement of a provincial election has directed attention away from the municipal elections to be held October 17. But that didn’t prevent more than 300 people from attending the Metro Vancouver Alliance (MVA) Municipal Election Assembly at St.…
A local Member of Parliament is leading the fight to stop the scheduled expansion of medical assistance in dying (MAiD) solely for mental illness. Tamara Jansen (MP for Cloverdale-Langley City) introduced private members Bill C-218 last summer. It had its…
This week I’m just going to encourage everyone to have a good look at the Events pages on this site. There is so much going on around Metro Vancouver and I’m sure there is something enticing for everyone. I will…
Military chaplains are free to be as spiritual as they like in public, as long as they don’t make specific references to God. A July 29 Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) post on the Government of Canada site stated: ‘This instruction…