Barry Jung has been going out of his way to spend time with his neighbours for several years now (see Staking faith in the Cambie Corridor). Over the past couple of years he has been sharing his insights at several…
A couple of musicians well known in local church circles are part of the line-up for this year’s Vancouver Folk Music Festival (July 13 – 15). Dawn Pemberton Dawn Pemberton is very active in the Vancouver music scene. She will be performing…
On behalf of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC), Julia Beazley wrote Minister of Employment Patty Hajdu June 26, asking for “a real, substantive change to the attestation” required for the Canada Summer Jobs granting program next year. The Hon.…
Many years ago, I spoke at a retreat for emerging church leaders from the United States and Canada. After I spoke the host asked if I had a request the group could pray for. I pondered a bit and then…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced June 20 that recreational marijuana will become legal in Canada on October 17. “A toast to the wee fella.” That’s how my Irish Presbyterian grandfather would test the limits of his temperance commitment once a year…
Clean from hard drugs for two years and living in the brand new Co:Here Housing Community, Todd K’s[i] journey of recovery has been long. He began drinking heavily at 15, and was living on the streets of Vancouver with a crack cocaine…
Churches all over Metro Vancouver are hosting the Watoto Children’s Choir for their Signs & Wonders tour. They visited several churches earlier this month before going to Vancouver Island, but they will still make several local stops over the next week…