The Mobile Care Unit (MCU) of the Westside Anglicans Neighbourhood Ministry offers basic medical care and social support to homeless and vulnerable neighbours on the west side of Vancouver. The following reflection is written by the MCU’s lead doctor, Janet McKeown… Read more →
Barry Jung recently sent this note out to pastors on the West side of Vancouver, but his experiences are valuable for anyone living in Metro Vancouver. Some of you may know of my story of slow transformation through engagement with… Read more →
It’s good to see a Catholic health care community working with an evangelical nursing school to explore the role of spirituality in healing. Providence Health Care (which runs 10 hospitals, clinics and residences in Metro Vancouver, including St. Paul’s) and… Read more →
I met Rob outside Gospel Mission (Carrall Street Church) just before its second last service, Wednesday night (May 1). He was looking forward to gathering with the community, as he has for a couple of years now. He seemed sorry… Read more →
Sociologist Joel Thiessen will address the question, “Is there hope for congregations today?” – based on Canada-wide research – during a day-long Flourishing Congregations: From Understanding to Practice seminar at Columbia Bible College in Abbotsford May 4. Following is an… Read more →
Is our culture going to hell in a handbasket? Most days I can be persuaded that we are not, but last Saturday was not one of those days. I went down to check out the 4-20 party at Sunset Beach… Read more →
An intriguing competition took place at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre last Saturday. Eagles Nest – a Christian version of Shark’s Tank or Dragon’s Den – pitted three entrepreneurs against each other as they sought to gain a $15,000 prize during… Read more →
Every week I hear of new and creative ways in which churches and individual Christians are working for the good of the broader community. And I am sure that I don’t hear about most of them, even though I’m always… Read more →
Based in Ottawa, Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ) is a Christian voice for social and environmental justice in Canadian public policy, focusing on poverty in Canada, ecological justice, and refugee rights. They released this statement April 10. Citizens for Public… Read more →
When I googled ‘Easter services Vancouver 2019,’ the top listing was Vancouver’s Best Places, with its catalogue of Easter Activities in Vancouver. If you scroll down far enough – way below Big Bunny Run & Egg Hunt, Eggciting Easter Hop,… Read more →
