The next couple of weeks will be a serious test for the Church of Vancouver. When Franklin Graham comes to Vancouver as part of the Greater Vancouver Festival of Hope March 3 – 5, some will be thrilled, others will…
Forty years ago I hitchhiked up to a farm west of Lusaka in Zambia. Three months later I left as a born again Christian. The farmers/missionaries introduced me to Christ in their home Bible studies and I made a profession…
“Do you wonder what COVID-19 can teach us about addressing the climate crisis? Or how we, as Christians, can respond?” If so, tune into the Earthkeepers webinar next Thursday (May 21). Hope in the Midst of Crises: COVID:19, Climate Action…
Trump Card! Victory Belongs to China! Four Top Hospitals Join Forces in Battle for Wuhan That headline in a Chinese newspaper referred to four hospitals leading the fight against COVID-19 – and a later article in China Christian Daily pointed…
This profile is from the Faith in Canada 150 Thread of 1000 Stories. Faith in Canada 150 exists to celebrate the role of faith in our life together during Canada’s anniversary celebrations in 2017. Robert Norman Thompson was part of a cross-partisan group…
Surrey-based film critic Peter Chattaway does an amazing job keeping up with the movies in his FilmChat blog, and he has just posted an exclusive interview with The Case for Christ author Lee Strobel “on facts and feelings, and seeing…
If you’ve missed Martin Scorsese’s Silence, there is a one-night showing, tonight, at the Rio Theatre. The basic outline is this: Silence tells the story of two Christian missionaries (Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver) who face the ultimate test of…
I felt some trepidation when I arrived, late, for the first night of the Festival of Hope, which ran from Friday to Sunday (March 3 – 5). The area outside Rogers Arena was quiet; there weren’t even any protesters. I…
Years of planning, prayer, training, cooperation – and some conflict – will bear fruit this weekend as the Greater Vancouver Festival of Hope comes to Rogers Arena from Friday to Sunday (March 3 – 5). One final pre-Festival prayer gathering…
The Festival of Hope is approaching quickly, even as debates over the suitability of Franklin Graham as lead speaker continue in the media and behind closed doors. The event will proceed March 3 – 5 at Rogers Arena. On February…