Lynda Steele said, “You know what, I love this,” while co-host Eric Chapman added, “Pastor, you’re giving me goosebumps . . . you make me want to go to church.” Those were the reactions of the co-hosts of The Lynda…
BC’s Minister of Health Adrian Dix would like to be at his church’s Advent service this weekend, but that won’t be possible because his government has tightened restrictions on faith gatherings. When provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced new…
Sonya Grypma is president of the Canadian Association for Schools of Nursing (CASN). She is also Vice Provost, Leadership & Graduate Studies and Dean of GLOBAL at Trinity Western University – and responsible for overseeing the university’s response to the…
Last week I posted “Canadian religious leaders denounce Bill C-7: ‘Medical Assistance in Dying.’” The proposed legislation continues its progress through Parliament. Christian Legal Fellowship (CLF) has put a lot of work into analyzing the Bill and making creative suggestions…
“the pestilence that walketh in darkness” – Psalm 91: 6 At the beginning of June, Carolyn and I were supposed to be leading a travel course for Regent College in Italy, “Martyrs, Monks and Mystics,” but we sent a note…
How the world can change in just a few days! As the seriousness of the global situation began to sink in towards the end of last week, more and more governments announced increasingly stringent measures to fight the spread of…
Premier John Horgan spoke with Christian and other religious leaders March 11 to deal with questions about the impact and spread of coronavirus. He tweeted after the meeting: Thank you to the 100+ faith leaders from across BC who joined…
As the management and staff of St. Paul’s Hospital look forward to a new home in a new setting, some are remembering its rich history. An October 7 Vancouver Sun article pointed out that fundraising for the new project is…
This joint statement from Christian Legal Fellowship, the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, and the Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Ontario was released May 15 to address a judicial determination which seems likely to lead to a serious erosion of religious freedom in Canada.…
It’s good to see a Catholic health care community working with an evangelical nursing school to explore the role of spirituality in healing. Providence Health Care (which runs 10 hospitals, clinics and residences in Metro Vancouver, including St. Paul’s) and…