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Around Town: Kendrick Lamar, Bach Festival, Canada on Track . . .

by Flyn Ritchie • July 27, 2017 • 0 Comments

Rapper Kendrick Lamar is asking for prayer, so you can engage with him whether you go to see him in concert August 2 at Rogers Arena or not. Just a couple of weeks ago, Jon Caramanica wrote in The New York…

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Community, Culture

History of evangelicalism brighter than future? Vancouver offers signs of hope

by John G. Stackhouse, Jr. • July 20, 2017 • 1 Comment

John Stackhouse has written a very useful overview of the history of evangelicalism in Canada for the July/August issue of Faith Today, to mark the nation’s 150th birthday. The rise and fall (and rise?) of evangelicalism offers a six-page ‘quick…

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Culture, Justice

Serendipitous links between National Geographic and Vancouver

by Flyn Ritchie • July 13, 2017 • 0 Comments

There have been a couple of interesting connections between National Geographic and Vancouver over the last month or two. Peter Ash: Under the Same Sun The June issue of National Geographic magazine featured The Perils of Pale, which stated: “For them…

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Culture, Justice

Folk Fest musicians survived tough childhoods to sing of justice and peace

by Flyn Ritchie • July 6, 2017 • 0 Comments

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…

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City, Community

Voices Together: Gathering the church to worship God on Canada Day

by Flyn Ritchie • June 29, 2017 • 0 Comments

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…

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Books

Sharing the glories of Puritan books, spirituality

by Derek Witten • June 22, 2017 • 0 Comments

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…

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Books, Community

Devotionals offer hope to those with mental illness

by Frank Stirk • June 22, 2017 • 0 Comments

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…

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