To mark Canada’s 150th birthday, The Vancouver Sun and Province are counting down to Canada Day with profiles of 150 noteworthy British Columbians. Stephen Hume began with soccer star Christine Sinclair January 6 and has followed up with Terry Fox,…
Brian McConaghy, founder of Ratanak International, will be a featured speaker at Missions Fest Vancouver (January 27 – 29). I am a weapons specialist by trade and a highly trained forensic expert with 22 years’ experience in the RCMP. I…
For the first time in its 34-year history, Missions Fest Vancouver will incorporate several mini-conferences, which organizers describe as “opportunities for you to learn from experts who are collaborating together to help you go deeper into a subject than can…
This will be my final weekly update for 2016 (Merry Christmas!), and I find myself feeling a little bit guilty for having neglected to keep up with some of the new music and books that have come along this year.…
There is no way to do justice to the wealth of Christmas productions around Metro Vancouver. I will just highlight a couple of them; do look at the list of upcoming events below. Holy Mo and Pacific Theatre go way…
City Councillor Andrea Reimer would love to see churches working together for the good of the city. “Many things start in a church basement,” she said recently. “I use that phrase a lot – and here we are in a…
For many years I have admired the way Mennonites champion restorative justice. Whenever you hear about citizens working with prisoners, or ex-prisoners, or Victim-Offender projects, or mediation . . . you’ll always find Mennonites in the mix. The latest manifestation…