The Vancouver Folk Music Festival is celebrating its 40th anniversary this summer by bringing in a very strong line-up of musicians, including the likes of Billy Bragg, Joe Henry, Shawn Colvin and Jim Kweskin. Some of our best local musicians…
A national initiative involving two local groups (REED and EVE) has launched a billboard campaign which will be in evidence around the Metro Vancouver this month. Following is the organizers’ statement. The Buying Sex is a Crime campaign is supported by a wide cross-section…
It’s not often you hear the word ‘ashram’ in a Christian context – at least not outside India – but we are fortunate enough to have an annual BC Christian Ashram Retreat, this year at Trinity Western University July 14 – 16. The term…
This profile is from the Faith in Canada 150 Thread of 1000 Stories. Faith in Canada 150 exists to celebrate the role of faith in our life together during Canada’s anniversary celebrations in 2017. Throughout his life Peter Foggin has been motivated by…
Which of the following statements is true? Canada’s national sport is hockey. Canada has a constitutional right to abortion. Canada is a secular nation with separation of church and state. Trick question. They’re all false. Mistaken beliefs about Canada abound.…
Princess Avenue doesn’t have an official ‘car free’ day, but the Downtown Eastside street will in fact be closed to cars twice this week. Yesterday Union Gospel Mission (UGM) hosted Summer Connect outside its building north of Hastings, and on Sunday (June 18)…
These are exciting times for the A Rocha community in south Surrey. At their recent Barn Raiser gala, president Markku Kostamo announced that A Rocha is launching a $10.5 million fundraising campaign – and that they have already reached the $6.4 million mark. Kostamo…
Missionary George Leslie Mackay may be long since forgotten in his native Canada – but not in Taiwan. And a film being shown as part of the Vancouver Taiwan Film Festival tells the story. Mackay: The Black Bearded Bible Man will…
Possibly Andrew Scheer hasn’t read The Benedict Option yet. He’s in the book’s target group – conservative and Christian – but he’s clearly more disposed to stay and fight the good fight in the public square than is author Rod Dreher.…
The story of Narendra Modi’s dramatic rise to power in India centres at least in part on his government’s ability to bring the success of “vibrant Gujarat” to the national level. Modi rode to victory in the 2014 election promising…