Christmas cheer and the Salvation Army go together, from the ubiquitous bell ringers to the Santa Shuffle. But the Christmas Toy Shop, quartered at Glad Tidings Church on Fraser Street, makes the connection in a particularly colourful and festive way.… Read more →
The BC Humanist Association (BCHA) is determined to make our province more secular. Most recently, the group took aim at prayer in the BC Legislative Assembly – and won a small victory, with minimal opposition. Earlier this fall, the local… Read more →
Monica Tang will be participating in the Christian Climate Observers Program at the UN COP25 climate summit in Madrid, Spain, December 1 – 14. Following is a November 21 entry from her blog which explains why she is participating. My… Read more →
John Fluevog is celebrating 50 years in business, with John Fluevog Shoes having grown from a humble local enterprise to a network of 25 stores around North America, and a couple overseas. A new book and an exhibit at UBC… Read more →
Archbishop Michael Miller has accepted all the recommendations in a report on clerical sexual abuse released November 22. Agnieszka Ruck wrote about it in The B.C. Catholic: A groundbreaking report by an Archdiocese of Vancouver review committee on clerical sexual abuse… Read more →
Dr. Grace Hui Liang grew to love Christian and biblical theology at Regent College as a visiting PhD student from China 20 years ago. Following many years at a leading Chinese university, she has returned to teach at Regent. Following… Read more →
Several messages contended for top spot at the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) General Assembly (November 7 – 12 in Jakarta, Indonesia), but the one that stood out for me was the urgent need to engage seriously with the people and… Read more →
Vancouver Sun columnist Douglas Todd had Vancouver School of Theology professor Jason Byassee write a guest column October 29. Following is Todd’s introduction and Byassee’s column, which are re-posted by permission: Even though Santa Ono presides over a secular university,… Read more →
I have been at the General Assembly of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) for the past couple of days – which have been long (and rewarding) – so I will simply post the release by WEA chief communications officer… Read more →
I live in East Vancouver just off Commercial Drive. My house looks like a nondescript ‘Vancouver Special’ from the street, but it’s far from ordinary by our city’s standards. Over the past two years, I have shared my home with… Read more →
