The church relations team at Union Gospel Mission has gone to a lot of work to gather reflections on Lent from a diverse body of leaders in the areas where they work – Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and Victoria.…
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…
I dip into First Things from time to time, usually to my advantage. The other day, a link to “on the intellectual Christian revival” led me to The Great Christian Reset – and I was pleasantly surprised to see that the…
Tens of thousands of Iranians live in Metro Vancouver and all of them are focused on their homeland. That includes members of five Iranian churches and many who are scattered through other churches. Ahmad Zeividavi, founder and Executive Director of…
Syria has joined the top 10 in the World Watch List 2026 (WWL) annual ranking of the 50 most dangerous nations to be a Christian. Released January 14, the Open Doors report states that North Korea remains at the top…
Two recent reports and a comment from the International Institute for Religious Freedom (IIRF) offer valuable insights into the ongoing kidnappings and massacres in northern Nigeria. While the topic has, thankfully, begun to attract media coverage, articles often lack clarity…
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…
He’s from Nazareth. In recent months, while the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) sought a new secretary general, I bothered the search committee with a suggestion: “Go down to Bethlehem and find a David, someone no one knows, but one the…
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…