As I noted a couple of weeks ago, my updates will be spotty until mid-June, because my wife Margaret and I are travelling in Europe (see accompanying (Not) Around Town article for a brief update. But we are staying with…
Food insecurity is again becoming an unwanted and anxiety-producing reality for many children, families and individuals in Metro Vancouver. Increasing food prices and rising unemployment are a recipe for a poorer nutritional diet or the lack of food altogether. Churches…
A receptive group of pastors and church leaders met with Conservative Party of BC leadership contender Kerry-Lynne Findlay March 31 at Surrey Pentecostal Assembly. The former Conservative Party of Canada MP for South Surrey-White Rock is an active member of All Saints Community Church…
Job 14:1–14; Lamentations 3:1–9,19–24; Psalm 31:1–4, 15–16; 1 Peter 4:1–8; Matthew 27:57–66; John 19:38–42 Saturday, April 4 I posted an overview of Union Gospel Mission’s 2026 Lent Devotional February 4 and am including several pieces during this season. This final entry is by Archbishop Richard…
A couple of faith-friendly movies are playing in town, and the first one even has a strong Vancouver connection. Holy Days Writing in the Vancouver Sun March 24, Dana Gee said: In a world where bad news seems to make up much of…
Psalm 31:9–16; Lamentations 3:55–66; Mark 10:32–34 Saturday, March 28 I posted an overview of Union Gospel Mission’s 2026 Lent Devotional February 4 and am including several pieces during this season. This week’s entry is by Matthew Johnson, Street Outreach Priest in Vancouver with the Anglican…
A study released March 23 considers the role and self-understanding of women in the church. The National Study on Women in Canadian Evangelical Churches (WCEC) was prepared by a partnership of 14 organizations and denominations which surveyed 2,075 women and…
Regent College posted Remembering Jim Houston after his death on Sunday. Following Regent’s tribute I have posted three brief excerpts – from his Letters from a Hospital Bed; a 2017 Regent podcast interview looking back on his life; and a…
Premier David Eby proposed legislation March 9 that would ban disruptive conduct around places of worship. He was joined by representatives of the major religions, but has already heard opposition from civil liberties groups and the BC Humanists. An ‘explanatory…
The B.C. Catholic posted this article March 10: A $30-million settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit involving abuse claims connected to Vancouver College and St. Thomas More Collegiate in Burnaby, primarily from the late 1970s and 1980s.…