“Honest question – when would you attend a church service again?” Village Church senior pastor Mark Clark’s informal Twitter poll, May 12 – 13, offered two choices: Would you with 25% of room full, skip rows and wearing a mask…
“Do you wonder what COVID-19 can teach us about addressing the climate crisis? Or how we, as Christians, can respond?” If so, tune into the Earthkeepers webinar next Thursday (May 21). Hope in the Midst of Crises: COVID:19, Climate Action…
On May 6, as Premier John Horgan was announcing his government’s plan to reopen the province, he also remarked on the incidents of anti-Asian racism amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. He stated, When I heard about people of Asian descent being…
Jordan Peterson often draws on the Bible and religious themes in his writing, so Ron Dart’s brand new book – Myth and Meaning in Jordan Peterson: A Christian Perspective – is timely. He has edited 10 essays which assess Peterson’s…
She’s a Vancouver-born-and-raised jazz/pop artist, a Juno Award singer-songwriter and pianist. She hosts CBC’s Saturday Night Jazz in Toronto. She’s recorded with Sting and opened for Chris Botti; she’s performed at such prestigious venues as Carnegie Hall and Beijing’s Center…
Times are tough in Britain, which just passed Italy and Spain for the highest number of coronavirus deaths. But a viral new worship video and an interview with the irrepressible Alpha leader Nicky Gumbel offer clear evidence that the church…
There is a lot of good will between most churches in Metro Vancouver, most of the time. And several ecumenical initiatives (More Than Gold, Voices Together, the Vancouver Consultation, for example) have drawn the Christian community closer in various ways.…