Jonathan Poh wanted to enter the CBC Nonfiction Prize, but he was afraid his essay might be too personal. But he did enter, along with 1,700 other contestants – and won first prize. He sees God’s hand in his perseverance.… Read more →
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Finding my peace in forgiveness: how Frank has been restored from injustice
by Frank UGM • • 2 Comments
Four years ago, I was laying on the street in the Downtown Eastside, about to try heroin for the first time. But then, I turned over and saw the UGM sign. If it weren’t for that, I believe I’d be… Read more →
The Forgotten Freedoms: video series revisits section 2 of the Charter
by Flyn Ritchie • • 1 Comment
Two British Columbians, including a new faculty member at UBC’s law school, made significant contributions to a valuable series of videos on The Forgotten Freedoms of s. 2 of the Charter. Co-presented by the Christian Legal Fellowship (CLF) and the… Read more →
The graduate: Taylor’s story
by Sydney Tilstra • • 4 Comments
Taylor, an 18 year old, tech-talented youth from Maple Ridge, is no stranger to hardship and pain. She’s had challenges with identity and acceptance, spent her life juggling two households, and barely graduated high school. Her mental health was constantly… Read more →
Churches still support BC’s COVID-19 policy, amid some signs of discontent
by Flyn Ritchie • • 1 Comment
Now that young people are returning to school, is it time for the provincial government to loosen restrictions on places of worship? Dr. Bonnie Henry has stated that “Keeping schools closed has a cost well beyond education.” But she has… Read more →
Where are the goalposts now? Christian theology on sexuality in a changing world
by Janet Epp Buckingham • • 0 Comments
Two years ago the Supreme Court of Canada put an end to Trinity Western University’s plans to develop a law school. The ruling was a sobering demonstration of the fact that our legal and political leaders have turned their backs… Read more →
Nothing is as beautiful as a human being
by Wesley Hill • • 0 Comments
Wesley Hill will address the topic When Christians Disagree during a livestream talk July 29. He is teaching Male and Female in Christ as part of Regent College’s Summer School. Pursuing sexual purity by turning toward the other I remember… Read more →
Christianity in America still blighted by systemic racism
by Flyn Ritchie • • 0 Comments
“It was a heavy day, my brother, and yet I was buoyed up. because I saw in the hearts and minds and souls, not just of the Floyd family, but of the church, of the music, of the preaching, a… Read more →
Vancouver leaders respond to racist violence with passion
by Flyn Ritchie • • 3 Comments
Church leaders in Metro Vancouver responded immediately and with intensity to the killing of George Floyd and racial profiling / police violence in the United States (and in Canada). Some of the comments are not surprising; a number of the… Read more →
Will we be Christian in the collapse?
by Phil Wagler • • 0 Comments
To hope there is some sweeping solution at this point is a pipe dream. We should weep, be speechless and empathetic, for once. The collapse of the Kingdom of Judah at the brutal hands of Babylon is honestly footnoted: Surely… Read more →