Deconstruction is a hot topic, on the mind of many church people. So an upcoming event should be offer a good opportunity to think through a few of the related issues. Angelic Reitsma Bick, co-author of Blessed are the Undone:…
As I have pointed out earlier in this series, missions and missionaries have not received the amount of attention they warrant. The good news, though, is that many new books are considering the missionary enterprise. Some authors are still writing…
May 20 was designated as the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea. The event was celebrated in many places around the world, though it seems to have made barely a ripple in Vancouver. (The significance of the council was…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
Several vigils have been held in Vancouver since the Lapu-Lapu Day tragedy, but one of the earliest was held the next day, on Sunday (April 27) at St. Mary the Virgin Anglican Church. Rev. Expedito Farinas was interviewed on CBC…
Santa Ono delivered the commencement address to Trinity Western University’s largest ever graduating class (1,500 students) April 26. He addressed both graduate and undergraduate ceremonies at the Langley Events Centre. During the graduate ceremony, TWU conferred an honorary Doctor of…