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Culture, Justice

A Christian response to anti-Asian racism in the time of COVID-19

by Sherman Lau • May 14, 2020 • 0 Comments

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…

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Books, Culture

First Things Podcast: Ron Dart discusses Jordan Peterson

by Ron Dart • May 14, 2020 • 0 Comments

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…

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Culture

Out of Dust is CBC Saturday Night Jazz host Laila Biali’s ‘most personal album’

by Marion Van Driel • May 7, 2020 • 0 Comments

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…

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Culture

Blessings from the UK Church, and from Alpha’s Nicky Gumbel

by Flyn Ritchie • May 7, 2020 • 2 Comments

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…

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City, Community

Around Town: Tim Dickau’s new role, Youth Unlimited supplies, Pray for Camp

by Flyn Ritchie • May 7, 2020 • 0 Comments

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.…

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Culture

Regent grad recently elected president of National Association of Evangelicals

by Regent College • May 7, 2020 • 0 Comments

Walter Kim and his wife Toni attended Regent College between 1993 and 1998. Walter went on to do a PhD at Harvard in Near Eastern civilizations and languages, and then returned to church ministry. Last fall the National Association of…

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City, Community

Tent city at Oppenheimer Park will soon be gone, but church plans to carry on

by Flyn Ritchie • April 30, 2020 • 0 Comments

Pastor Peter (Jonghuen) Yang has been spending much of his time at Oppenheimer Park in the Downtown Eastside for more than a year, offering Sunday services and providing food, along with masks and sanitizer to protect against coronavirus. Now orders…

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