Creating Conversation is a weekly editorial, curated by the Centre for Missional Leadership, and gives opportunity for people to speak about issues they believe are vital for the church in Vancouver. One of the goals of this weekly article is…
Robert P. George will address The Truth-Seeking Mission of the University at the Peter A. Allard School of Law (UBC) next Tuesday (September 27). George is McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals…
Christ Church Cathedral has set up a memorial to Queen Elizabeth in its sanctuary. The downtown cathedral is open every day from 10 am to 4 pm for anyone who wants to stop in to pray and pay their respects…
This article is from the Introduction to The Growing Season: Contemplations on Wine and the Soul, by Nelson Boschman. Who could have been more invested in physical life on earth than Jesus? I’ve been preaching lately on “consider the lilies…
Ed and Janice Hird devoted one chapter of God’s Firestarters (HIS Publishing, 2021) to E. Stanley Jones. This article first appeared as a ‘spiritual biography’ column in The Light Magazine and is re-posted by permission. What if we told you…
You remember why you don’t like going to church, right? The uncomfortable clothes. The excessively early alarm on a day when you could’ve slept in. The feigned niceness. Remember all that? Well, as a professional pastor, I can tell you…
On October 8, 2021, Canada celebrated the 50th anniversary of its adoption of multiculturalism as its official federal policy on societal diversity. In acknowledging this significant milestone, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated: The diversity of Canadians is a fundamental characteristic…
The church is resilient, not fragile. There are signs of decline, but also of renewal. Religious congregations contribute billions of dollars to the good of our nation. Such are the findings of two recent studies by WayBase and Cardus, and…
Adults will be allowed to possess up to 2.5 grams of opioids, cocaine, methamphetamine and MDMA in British Columbia by early next year. That major shift in Canada’s drug policy was announced May 31 by Federal Minister of Mental Health…
Creating Conversation is a weekly editorial, curated by the Centre for Missional Leadership, that gives opportunity for people to speak about issues they believe are vital for the church in Vancouver. One of the goals of this weekly article is to…