Trixie Ling was walking in her East Vancouver neighbourhood May 9 when a young white man walking toward her began making racial and sexual comments. Though she tried to ignore him, he spat in her face. She spoke about the…
Three Christ City Church pastors offer some thoughtful guidance on not rushing back to ‘normal.’ While some churches are anxious to get back to their buildings and resume church as usual, quite a number are deciding to delay that…
Church leaders in Metro Vancouver responded immediately and with intensity to the killing of George Floyd and racial profiling / police violence in the United States (and in Canada). Some of the comments are not surprising; a number of the…
To hope there is some sweeping solution at this point is a pipe dream. We should weep, be speechless and empathetic, for once. The collapse of the Kingdom of Judah at the brutal hands of Babylon is honestly footnoted: Surely…
Most church leaders appear to be on board with the provincial government’s agenda as we embark on the second stage of our battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. But not all; some feel importance of attending church has been undervalued and…
A version of this article was first published on When You Work for the Church by April Yamasaki. It’s been 11 weeks since my church has met in person for worship. Instead, we’ve been receiving the Sunday liturgy and homily by email…
Carolyn Arends and Spencer Capier have collaborated and toured as a duo for years, but they had to be particularly creative as they created their latest song. Carolyn emailed me, saying that: Some folks have been calling ‘After This’ a…