Creating Conversation is a weekly editorial, curated by the Centre for Missional Leadership, and gives opportunity for people to speak about issues they believe are vital for the church in Vancouver. One of the goals of this weekly article is…
As we emerge from two years of global pandemic, many congregations are trying to figure out how to connect with people in their neighbourhoods again, as well as encourage church members to return in person for worship and programs. This…
This article is from the Introduction to The Growing Season: Contemplations on Wine and the Soul, by Nelson Boschman. Who could have been more invested in physical life on earth than Jesus? I’ve been preaching lately on “consider the lilies…
Creating Conversation is a weekly editorial, curated by the Centre for Missional Leadership, that gives opportunity for people to speak about issues they believe are vital for the church in Vancouver. One of the goals of this weekly article is to…
John Redekop has written quite a few books as well as several hundred articles and learned papers. He has delivered several thousand university lectures and sermons. Dozens of faith-based, academic and social service organizations have benefitted from his thoughtful and…
Last year I made the mistake of beginning a round-up of local books in December. It turned out that our authors had been busy – I ended up devoting four posts to them, covering a total of 60 books! So,…
The Beijing Winter Olympics didn’t seem to raise much enthusiasm here in Canada (but congratulations to our women’s hockey team and all participants nonetheless). I didn’t watch any of it, but I did recall the story of a former Olympic…
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.…
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…