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Around Town: Preaching in a New Key, welcoming Pope, pastor’s killer not guilty

by Flyn Ritchie • May 15, 2025 • 0 Comments

When Mark Glanville introduces his new book at St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church next week (May 23) he won’t just be using words. Describing the gathering as “an artistic book event,” he says, “Come hear my jazz trio; and learn to…

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Community, Justice

Anabaptism at 500: enduring legacy in the Fraser Valley and around the world

by David Giesbrecht • May 15, 2025 • 0 Comments

On the afternoon of March 1, the birth of Anabaptism was jubilantly celebrated at the Central Heights Church in Abbotsford, where perhaps 5 – 10 percent of the local population attend Mennonite congregations. Mennonites make up a significant portion of…

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Community, Culture, Uncategorized

The Bell: Stay-at-home girlfriends – rethinking home, work & partnership

by Ilana Reimer • May 13, 2025 • 0 Comments

The ‘stay-at-home girlfriend’ trend has become more than a TikTok aesthetic; it’s a flashpoint for bigger conversations about gender, money and identity in modern relationships. The trend, most popular between 2022 and 2024, features mostly childless Gen Z women who…

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Books, Uncategorized

New books and book launches abound at Regent College

by Flyn Ritchie • May 15, 2025 • 0 Comments

Regent College is on a roll, book-wise, with several new books by professors and several book launches in the near future.  All the new books look good, but I’ll focus on one which might surprise those who view evangelicals as…

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Books

Vancouver’s ‘Apostle to the Poor’ one of many featured in book of sermons

by Flyn Ritchie • May 8, 2025 • 1 Comment

Andrew Roddan is not a name most Vancouverites could immediately identify. But it should be – and a new book allows us to see how he and other United Church preachers contributed so much to the fabric of Canadian society.…

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City, Community

Around Town: Sceptre and Sakura, three praise & worship evenings, John Swinton

by Flyn Ritchie • May 8, 2025 • 0 Comments

History, religion and academia will be joining forces this Sunday afternoon (May 11) at St. James Anglican Church. And the subject of discussion will be the church itself: The Vancouver Oxford & Cambridge Society and St. James’ Anglican Church invite…

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Community, Justice

ARPA Canada welcomed by BC Conservatives, though not by all

by Flyn Ritchie • May 8, 2025 • 0 Comments

The warm reception of a Christian political action group at the BC Legislature has renewed discord within the Conservative Party of British Columbia. It also demonstrates, once again, the limits of our society’s supposed appreciation for diversity. And how challenging…

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