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SPCA at 200 years: a majority of the founders were activist Christians

by Flyn Ritchie • October 10, 2024 • 0 Comments

The SPCA was in the news last week as it announced plans to build a new animal behaviour centre on Vancouver Island which “will assist fearful, under-socialized animals in need of significant behavioural support become prepared for life in a…

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Mission, World

Historic Lausanne 4 gathering in Korea made an impact on Vancouver leaders

by Flyn Ritchie • October 2, 2024 • 0 Comments

The Korean church welcomed the worldwide church with open arms last week. Everywhere we went, throughout the whole of the Lausanne 4 Congress at Incheon/Seoul, local Korean Christians smiled, guided and held signs of welcome. They were there all day…

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Community

The Bell: Thanksgiving is coming – and Thanksgiving is with us every day

by Gerry Turcotte • October 2, 2024 • 0 Comments

Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving . . . Psalm 147:7 I don’t often have fast food, but on a whim I recently popped into an A&W near the UBC campus. As I sat waiting for my order I noticed…

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City, Community

Around Town: L’Arche housing, ARPA’s Election Guide, involuntary incarceration

by Flyn Ritchie • September 1, 2024 • 0 Comments

Burnaby politicians recently joined community and religious leaders to celebrate the completion of a housing project for vulnerable community members. This September 20 press release from L’Arche tells the story: L’Arche Greater Vancouver has fulfilled the biggest dream in its…

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Books, City, Community

A library looking for a reading room / meeting place

by Flyn Ritchie • October 2, 2024 • 0 Comments

I am re-posting this piece because I am still looking for a good home – or at least an interim storage space – for a valuable library before the end of October. I would love to hear from anyone in…

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Mission, World

Lausanne 4 welcomes the world – and a good Vancouver contingent

by Flyn Ritchie • September 26, 2024 • 1 Comment

We humbly repent of our flaws and failures. We repent of our pride and parochialism. We repent of our isolation and our arrogance. And so, we gather. So said Michael Oh, Global Executive Director / CEO of the Lausanne Movement…

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Community, Culture

Art and grief: speaking beyond words

by Susie Colby • September 26, 2024 • 2 Comments

An October 5 talk on the collaborative conception, evolution and creation of the bronze and steel monumental work titled Limina by artist Dave Robinson will be held at St. John’s Shaughnessy Anglican Church. How does one express the inexpressible? Especially…

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