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Andy Stanley’s plan to ‘unhitch’ Old Testament reveals disturbing trend

by Iain Provan • May 24, 2018 • 2 Comments

It is without doubt a mixed blessing that whatever Christian leaders say in public nowadays often gets distributed immediately and very widely via social media and YouTube – and once it is “out there,” it is difficult to get it…

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City, Community

Around Town: Business As Mission, Joy Smith, modular housing, Zac Niringiye …

by Flyn Ritchie • May 24, 2018 • 0 Comments

The concept of Business As Mission (BAM) has gained serious traction over the past few years. Anyone who wants to get a better idea of what it’s all about will have the perfect opportunity early next month (June 1 –…

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Community

Why the Great Commission is still great

by Don Little • May 24, 2018 • 1 Comment

Don Little will give a workshop on Understanding Islam and Loving Muslims, this Saturday (May 26) at New Life Community Church in Burnaby. In the meantime, here is the sermon he delivered at the church last Sunday, focusing on the…

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Community, Culture

Melissa Skelton is one of just two female Anglican archbishops in the world

by Flyn Ritchie • May 17, 2018 • 0 Comments

When Melissa Skelton was elected an archbishop last weekend, she became part of a very select club. There are now two female Anglican archbishops in the world; the first, Kay Goldsworthy, was installed just a couple of months ago in Perth, Australia.…

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Community, Culture

The Nones: An Evolving Story of Secularity in Canada

by Jared Siebert • May 17, 2018 • 3 Comments

Jared Siebert will be leading a conference in Surrey later this month (see below). In the meantime, he has given permission to re-post this comment. The current situation the Canadian church finds itself in could be called a crisis. But…

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City, Community

Around Town: Tolkien, Flavours of Hope, Pope Francis, Labyrinth, The Sojourners

by Flyn Ritchie • May 17, 2018 • 0 Comments

Ron Reed has crafted a powerful play focused on the relationship between two of the 20th century’s most influential writers. Tolkien is the play’s name, but it could have been Tolkien-Lewis (apart from awkwardness) because so much of it is based…

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Culture

Academic freedom and the faith-based university

by Eve Stringham • May 16, 2018 • 0 Comments

Yes, the two can co-exist with a little understanding and goodwill. With any freedom comes the responsibility to execute that freedom wisely. Academic freedom is no different. While some would like to think academic freedom is synonymous with no restrictions…

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