Business As Mission (BAM) Vancouver is part of a worldwide movement – and its March 7 conference will demonstrate that reality. Speakers will bring news of creative initiatives from around the world – and they will be joined by several…
The Columbia Bible College Bearcats women’s basketball team has been in the news lately, though not because they have been playing so well this season (and they have). Instead, several media outlets are reporting that because of their actions the…
It wasn’t clear until fairly recently whether Mission Fest would be able to find a home this year. But the leadership prayed and waited – and prayed and waited – and God has provided. Steve Schroeder has been a leading…
This article is part of a series called ‘Christianity: a missionary religion.’ As I said in the introduction to the series, mostly, I’ll look at recently published books. It is encouraging to see that, while most churches and Christian bookstores have largely…
I’m sure all Regent College students enjoy a return visit to the campus after a few years away. But Janet Martin Soskice will no doubt receive a particularly warm welcome when she returns to deliver the annual Laing Lectures next…
Several gatherings this spring will look at the burgeoning influence of AI and technology in the world and in the church. First up, this Saturday (January 25) is AI & Christianity, on the UBC campus. Hosted jointly by the Vancouver…
This is my first local books round-up of 2025, covering 10 newly published books from the local Christian community. Again there is a range of topics. The write-ups are primarily from Amazon and publisher / author sites. Benjamin Perrin, editor: Artificial…
Steve Almond has been producing print publications for decades, so he is sorry to announce that the current issue of Light Magazine will be the last. But he is quick to add that its days are far from over. In…
Roughly 40 percent of all charitable organizations in Canada are religious. Their status was threatened just before Christmas, when the Standing Committee on Finance released its “Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the 2025 Budget” in the House of Commons on…
Union Gospel Mission (UGM) has dramatically increased its work with women over the past few years, and they recently announced another initiative. Speaking with Stephen Quinn on CBC Radio’s Early Edition, a UGM spokesperson described their temporary new overnight Women’s…