City in Focus (CIF) will recognize four individuals for their exceptional work in Vancouver, tonight (September 22, 5 – 7 pm) during an awards ceremony at the Vancouver Club. (To register go here.) City in Focus describes the purpose of…
Private schools seem increasingly to be in the media’s crosshairs. The Tyee has led the way, with articles like BC’s private school boom (2014), What’s behind BC’s tax gift to private schools? (2015) and Why are BC’s independent schools getting…
Forty years ago I hitchhiked up to a farm west of Lusaka in Zambia. Three months later I left as a born again Christian. The farmers/missionaries introduced me to Christ in their home Bible studies and I made a profession…
Pacific Theatre kicks off it season next week with the story of a gang member; A Good Way Out opens next Friday (September 23). Vancouver Presents interviewed playwright Cara Norrish: “It was inspired by someone very close to me when…
Bear Grylls is helping out with the Global Alpha Campaign which is gearing up this fall – which is why you will see him on billboards all over the city. Grylls is world renowned as an adventurer and media figure.…
A cloud of cynicism has settled over the Olympics – and this year the gloom is more palpable than ever (Russia about to be expelled over systematic doping practices, endless stories about Brazilian woes in pulling the Games together .…
Bill Hybels has been a major influence in the North American church for decades, but Kevin Cavanaugh thinks Hybels and his Global Leadership Summits are having more influence than ever these days. That is why he offers his church –…
The Regent College Atrium was full of friends and admirers July 19 as Regent College and St. John’s Vancouver Anglican Church celebrated Canon Dr. J.I. Packer’s 90th birthday – which apparently actually takes place this Friday. Regent president Jeff Greenman…
Rev. Vivian Lam and many of her parishioners from St. Matthias and St. Luke Anglican Church in Oakridge attended the Vancouver Whitecaps Faith and Family Night at BC Place July 9. According to a report on the Diocese of New…
If you’re not a regular at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival, this might be a good year to go (July 15 – 17). One headliner is Canadian icon Bruce Cockburn, whose music has sustained many Christians over the years. He…