Our friendship grew slowly, over many years. She lived in my neighbourhood with her partner, in a very large old house – twice the size of mine – located only a few doors down the street. You had to climb…
The Bell: The delusion of self-sufficiency
Category: Community
It’s time for men to break out of their shell and make room for friendship
There’s a common stereotype that men don’t need friends, that they don’t have time for friendship, or that it isn’t an important part of their lives. This is a damaging narrative that needs to be corrected. The truth is that…
Around Town: Juno Awards reverse course, Saint John’s Bible, ArtWay . . .
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.…
Burnaby church plans 45-storey project in partnership with BC Builds
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…
The Bell: Very little guide of mouth
In the song ‘Straight Street,’ J.W. Alexander and Jesse Whitaker say, “Well I used to live on Broadway, right next to the liar’s house, my number was self-righteousness and a very little guide of mouth.” This song is about conversion, a…
Around Town: Coastal turns 30, Herbert O’Driscoll, 300 adoptions . . .
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…
Legal challenge threatens religious freedom of Christian hospitals
The former President of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada recently commented on an important issue facing St. Paul’s Hospital and other faith-based institutions across the nation. The ability of a Christian hospital to maintain its Christian ethic is now facing…
A library looking for a reading room / meeting place
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…
Leave No Child Behind – the fight against human trafficking
July 30 is designated as the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, and this year’s theme is “Leave No Child Behind in the Fight Against Human Trafficking.’ According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, one in three…
Baptist Housing has welcomed seniors for 60 years; now has 21 communities
More than 2,750 seniors reside comfortably in 21 Baptist Housing communities located in Vancouver, Maple Ridge, Abbotsford, Victoria, Kelowna, White Rock, West Vancouver, Salmon Arm and Armstrong. The rental housing covers independent living, assisted living and long-term care. Sixty years…