Dear Church and Christian Leaders in Richmond, I’m writing today to see if other people of faith, in the Church of Richmond and beyond, would like to join our call to respond to the tone and actions of some in…
Over dinner with friends a few weeks ago, conversation got around to how we navigate through life-altering crossroads. One friend shared advice that intrigued me about making decisions based on our values, not our circumstances. In difficult moments, certain decisions…
Burnaby politicians recently joined community and religious leaders to celebrate the completion of a housing project for vulnerable community members. This September 20 press release from L’Arche tells the story: L’Arche Greater Vancouver has fulfilled the biggest dream in its…
I am re-posting this piece because I am still looking for a good home – or at least an interim storage space – for a valuable library before the end of October. I would love to hear from anyone in…
Vancouver will host the annual Juno Award ceremonies next March, but for a few days it looked as though Christian/gospel music would no longer be part of the show. Juno organizers have now backtracked, in the face of considerable pushback.…
Two Burnaby MLAs have expressed their enthusiasm for a newly announced building project. MLAs Raj Chouhan and Anne Kang were responding to a proposed highrise in the Edmonds area which would be built on church land. The province’s Ministry of…
Coastal Church celebrated its 30th anniversary during two well attended events at the Vancouver Convention Centre, August 31 and September 1. And they have a lot to celebrate. The nondenominational multi-site church began in the West End of Vancouver, where…
On a February Saturday morning this past year, more than 85 people gathered to explore how their churches could provide more housing for refugee claimants. In March, over 160 people gathered to share ideas for how they could develop their…
I would love to hear from anyone in Vancouver who knows of a suitable space for a reading room, one which could serve as a kind of meeting place / community centre for the Christian community. I have the books…
This will be my last weekly update until September. I’m taking the summer off, and will be away for much of it, visiting family in Toronto and later attending a big family reunion in South Dakota. But events will carry…