Were missionaries an integral part of the colonial enterprise? Were they simply swept up in it? Or were they on-the-ground critics? Those are the themes that engage most books on the topic, often from academic presses, these days. Those works…
Lane Walker will be in court March 18, facing a charge stemming from his decision to carry out a “protest/vigil at Every Woman’s Abortion Clinic” (Everywoman’s Health Centre), on Commercial Drive at Broadway. He has protested the killing of children…
When we consider the modern missionary movement, we usually think of places like Africa, Asia and Latin America, where its impact has been dramatic. They are now the centre of world Christianity, while the faith has weakened to varying degrees…
The newly passed Canadian Budget axed $2.7 billion in international aid over the next four years and Kentro’s Executive Director, Laura Solberg is sounding the alarm for anyone who will listen. Canada is joining the United States, the United Kingdom…
A couple of months ago I wrote that I was looking forward to taking part in the General Assembly of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) in Seoul, Korea (October 27 – 31) – and that I was particularly interested to…
Well, President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping upstaged us a bit, but the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) has just completed a vibrant four-day General Assembly in the heart of Seoul, Korea. (Today is actually the final day featuring a…
It’s remarkable how few Canadians have heard about one of Vancouver’s greatest healing revivals with Charles Sydney Price. Born in Sheffield, England in 1887, he lost his mom at age four when she gave birth to his sister Jessie. After…
I’ve completed this week’s Church for Vancouver update at the Vancouver Airport and am sending it out from Japan. I’ll be away from October 22 until November 19. My wife Margaret and I are sharing a house in Tokyo (where…
Are you losing track of the generations? We all know about Gen X (the term popularized by Vancouver writer/artist Douglas Coupland) but now we’re onto Gen Z and even starting over with Gen Alpha. Alpha Canada has you covered if…
As I have pointed out earlier in this series, missions and missionaries have not, in recent years, received the amount of attention they warrant. The good news, though, is that many new books are considering the missionary enterprise. Some authors…