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Around Town: Tony Campolo still has it, kind Roger Scruton, pastor/oenologist …

by Flyn Ritchie • February 13, 2020 • 0 Comments

Tony Campolo hasn’t been around these parts for a while, as far as I know, so when I heard he would be speaking last Sunday on behalf of Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ), I thought I’d make the trek out…

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Books

Dr. James Houston: Memoirs of a Joyous Exile and a Worldly Christian

by James M. Houston • February 13, 2020 • 1 Comment

Dr. James Houston is one of the founding fathers of Regent College. Now 97, he will introduce Memoirs of a Joyous Exile and a Worldly Christian, an account of his life and the lessons learned along the way, Thursday evening…

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City, Community

Provincial government partners with Baptist Housing in West Vancouver

by Flyn Ritchie • February 13, 2020 • 0 Comments

NDP MLA Bowinn Ma tweeted her support for a deal in which the provincial government will provide more than $100 million in financing to help Baptist Housing purchase a large seniors’ home in West Vancouver. She wrote: One of the…

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City, Community

Around Town: Urban Shalom, Overdose, Jesus Cristobal-Esteban . . .

by Flyn Ritchie • February 6, 2020 • 0 Comments

One highlight at last weekend’s Missions Fest was hearing from a couple of city officials about how Christians, and faith groups in general, can have a better rapport with their city. The How Can We Inspire City Officials with God’s…

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Culture, Justice

BC Supreme Court won’t hear from coalition seeking workers’ rights

by Flyn Ritchie • February 6, 2020 • 0 Comments

The BC Supreme Court said February 3 that it would not take on a case being presented by a coalition which includes a labour union based on Christian principles. Global News reported: The BC Supreme Court has taken a pass…

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Culture, Justice

Conversion Therapy: is it either?

by Kevin Cavanaugh • February 6, 2020 • 0 Comments

The campaign against conversion therapy is gaining momentum, but there is also resistance. Last May, then-Green Party leader Andrew Weaver introduced a bill in the BC Legislature to end the practice of conversion therapy. In December, Canada’s Senate gave first…

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Culture, Justice

Nigeria must bring an end to violence against Christians

by Flyn Ritchie • February 6, 2020 • 0 Comments

Bishop Efraim Tendero, Secretary General / CEO of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) issue a strong statement February 4, urging the “Nigerian government to increase efforts to end violence and impunity” in his nation. Following is the text of his…

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