This Sunday (October 26) will be a big day at Christ Church Cathedral in downtown Vancouver. Dean David Monteith, Dean of Canterbury Cathedral in England – long considered the ‘mother church’ of the Anglican Communion – will preach at two…
I’ve completed this week’s Church for Vancouver update at the Vancouver Airport and am sending it out from Japan. I’ll be away from October 22 until November 19. My wife Margaret and I are sharing a house in Tokyo (where…
Mission Fest has weathered some storms and has carried on – earlier this year and again next February – in Chilliwack. It’s well worth the drive for those of us who live in Metro Vancouver. But for those who can’t,…
A poll conducted in time for the Thanksgiving weekend showed that only about one-third (34 percent) of Canadians believe that “religion has a positive influence on societal values.” And that percentage is even lower in British Columbia, where 28 percent…
Have you ever wondered about a church you drive by? Or wanted to learn more about some of our local churches without having to drive by? Well, even if you haven’t, I’m sure many would enjoy the site I’ve just…
On April 29, Mike Schouten and Levi Minderhoud spent a pleasant day in Victoria, hosted by several BC Conservative MLAs. The ARPA Canada leaders were well received, though their visit was opposed even by some Conservatives, and in the media.…
Are you losing track of the generations? We all know about Gen X (the term popularized by Vancouver writer/artist Douglas Coupland) but now we’re onto Gen Z and even starting over with Gen Alpha. Alpha Canada has you covered if…
Write-ups about Wakey, Wakey are predicting good things, but there must surely be a bittersweet feeling at Pacific Theatre as this year draws to a close. Wakey, Wakey will run from October 15 to November 2. After that there will…
Jonathan Anderson leads the Christianity and the Arts concentration at Regent College – but his new book is making an impact well beyond the school. A book launch for The Invisibility of Religion in Contemporary Art (University of Notre Dame…
As you drive around Vancouver these days, you’ll see lots of buildings going up. And a number of those sites – whether simply slated for redevelopment, reduced to holes in the ground or featuring cranes in the sky – are…