Bill 21 applies only in Quebec, but outrage and opposition remains strong across the nation, including from Christian groups. The controversial Bill is front page news again since the Quebec Court of Appeal began hearing a constitutional challenge November 7.…
Two Trinity Western University biology students will be taking part in COP27. They will join some 20,000 people from 195 nations for the annual UN Climate Change Conference at Sharm El Sheik, an Egyptian city in the south of the…
Last week Statistics Canada released a report which points to a decline of the Christian faith in Canada. Europe has gone before us and the United States appears to be following. This week, though, Brian Stiller put the situation in…
Craig Greenfield is back in Vancouver for a few days, reacquainting himself with the city where he and his family spent several years living in the Downtown Eastside, and meeting old friends and promoting his most recent book. Greenfield is…
The majority of people in British Columbia have no religious affiliation. Along with Ontario, BC is the province with the highest percentage of people with a religious affiliation other than Christian – and that percentage is much higher in large…
The Canadian Chinese School of Theology Vancouver (CCST Vancouver) welcomed the community to an open house October 15. A steady stream of visitors and friends dropped by to learn more about the school, which is located in a light industrial…
The bad news is that Mission Central (formerly Missions Fest Vancouver) will soon be closing its doors. But there is some good news. There will be a final event early next year (January 27 – 29). In the meantime Mission…
A church-based organization is stepping in to take up the slack for another group that has been providing meals for vulnerable people. The Surrey Now-Leader reported on the situation October 18: A local charity is expanding its Mobile Meals program.…
I wrote about the Saint John’s Bible exhibition at the Dal Schindell Gallery on Church for Vancouver last week, and then went to take a look for myself. I was fortunate in my timing, because Daniel Melville Jones gave me…
I’ve been asked by several people whether I have any thoughts, suggestions or guidance on how to vote in the municipal elections coming up this Saturday (October 15). The short answer is “No way, it’s all too confusing.” And I’m…