The Vancouver Folk Music Festival is celebrating its 40th anniversary this summer by bringing in a very strong line-up of musicians, including the likes of Billy Bragg, Joe Henry, Shawn Colvin and Jim Kweskin. Some of our best local musicians…
Thousands of Christians will gather at Pacific Coliseum this Saturday to worship God and celebrate Canada Day on the 150th anniversary of the founding of the nation. The celebration will last from 5 – 7 pm. Giulio Gabeli, chair of…
If you haven’t taken a wander through the Rare Books Room at the Allison Library, it’s about time you do so. That’s where Regent College houses the Puritan Book Project, consisting of about 3,000 works, many of them from the personal…
Having struggled herself with bipolar disorder for most of her life, Burnaby author Marja Bergen is committed to telling her fellow sufferers of the healing she has found in Jesus Christ. Over the past 20 years, she has written two books…
There is not much that gladdens my heart more than to see churches gathering together, in the midst of the broader community. That’s what will be happening this Sunday (June 18) at the Point Grey Fiesta Ecumenical Service. (Even better,…
A heritage church building in the centre of Vancouver will be saved even as the property it sits has been approved for redevelopment. The building had been used by several congregations – Baptist, United and even Rosicrucian – before being left vacant…
Peter Biggs of The Light Magazine is researching one Metro Vancouver / Fraser Valley municipality each month, and producing a four page feature. The June issue features Abbotsford. Situated some 30 minutes east of the Port Mann Bridge, Abbotsford – aptly named ‘city in the…