Early each year, Open Doors International offers us a glimpse into the lives of hundreds of millions of our Christian brothers and sisters around the world who are suffering for their faith. The World Watch List ranks the top 50…
This is the fourth in a series about local books published last year, with a handful from very late 2020 and one from this month. (Write-ups are from Amazon or the publisher.) • Rod Wilson: Thank You. I’m Sorry. Tell Me…
China is sparing no expense or inconvenience as it prepares to welcome the world for the Winter Olympics in February. But Xi Jinping’s increasingly aggressive regime is much less receptive to international movements which are less directly under its control.…
Everyone agrees we are going through a uniquely divisive time, so it is good to see several opportunities to buck the trend – one international (with a local expression), one very local and one national (seeking local participation). Week of…
This is the third in a series about local books from last year, and there will be at least one more. (The first two are here and here.) We really do have a wealth of books being produced every year…
Public school officials at Eric Hamber Secondary School approved a Catholic Club last fall. A month later they imposed restrictions on what it is allowed to do, following negative public response. The case raises a number of important questions about…
Mission Central SERVE (formerly Missions Fest) will be meeting online again this year, mostly, but the three-day event will offer many of the same elements that made the in-person event at Canada Place so popular: Mission Central SERVE (January 28…
At the end of last year I posted an article about the abundant crop of books written by local authors. I was surprised that I found 15 to write about and had some left over. I am amazed, as I…
Last year I posted an article about the abundant crop of books written by professors at local Christian institutions. This year I will include non-academic books. Not that the number of quality of academic books has declined, it’s just that…
After driving by battalions of puffed up, sagging and deflated Santas surrounded by candy canes, baubles and Christmas lights, it is refreshing to see a hint of the original Christmas story from time to time. One such display can be…