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.…
Cardus, supported by the Canadian Bible Society, released a report March 5 which responds to widespread questions about whether Canada’s religious decline is slowing down. Faith Restored? looks at “the evolving relationship between religion and young Canadians.” The authors of…
Psalm 23; 1 Samuel 15:10–21; Ephesians 4:25–32 Thursday, March 12 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 Dawn Humphries, Lead Pastor of Strathcona Vineyard Church in…
Cailey Morgan grew up at The Neighbourhood Church in Burnaby, so she wasn’t sure how to feel about a banquet to mark decades of ministry in the old building as it faced demolition. Writing in the March issue of Making…
Fellowship Baptists are known for their commitment to church planting and to growth. But a complex set of disagreements over the issue of women in leadership and how those issues should be handled have led to the expulsion of eight…
The Business As Mission (BAM) movement has been growing stronger around the world over the past few years. ‘Business’ and ‘mission’ don’t seem quite such strange bedfellows any longer. But many Christians still have not had the opportunity to think…
Psalm 128; Numbers 21:4–9; Hebrews 3:1–6 Monday, March 2 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 Richard Watson, Lead Pastor at Kerrisdale Presbyterian Church in Vancouver. …
The Dal Schindell Gallery will host an artist talk featuring Joy Banks, with Shadia Qubti next Wednesday evening (February 25). They will discuss Banks’s exhibition: ‘The One and the Unfathomable Many: A Lament for Gaza,’ which will continue at the…
In the West, Muslims are on the increase partly through migration and partly through a high birth rate. Jesus commissioned his church to go to all nations and teach them what he taught. One of the most commonly asked questions…