City in Focus (CIF) will recognize four individuals for their exceptional work in Vancouver, tonight (September 22, 5 – 7 pm) during an awards ceremony at the Vancouver Club. (To register go here.) City in Focus describes the purpose of…
Private schools seem increasingly to be in the media’s crosshairs. The Tyee has led the way, with articles like BC’s private school boom (2014), What’s behind BC’s tax gift to private schools? (2015) and Why are BC’s independent schools getting…
When Trevor Vanderveen pointed out earlier this year that the Grandview-Woodland Community Plan had overlooked places of worship and their role in the community, city planners and politicians not only listened, they added to the plan. Rather than treating it as…
Mark Anderson will speak on Engaging the Muslim Scriptures this Sunday evening (September 25) at Fleetwood Christian Reformed Church in north Surrey. He is extremely well prepared for this task, having just completed The Qur’an in Context: A Christian Exploration…
“I wouldn’t touch that job with a ten foot pole . . .” I said that. Not only once, but repeatedly when I was approached by Tenth Church to consider applying for the pastor of family ministries position. Why would…
Forty years ago I hitchhiked up to a farm west of Lusaka in Zambia. Three months later I left as a born again Christian. The farmers/missionaries introduced me to Christ in their home Bible studies and I made a profession…
This is the second of a three part series on conflict. Conflict and Christians What I encountered when I began my work as a mediator was that the Christian community had trouble embracing the idea of positive conflict. This did…