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Around Town: J.I. Packer at 90, Muslim neighbours, Numb, Jubilation . . .

by Flyn Ritchie • July 21, 2016 • 0 Comments

The Regent College Atrium was full of friends and admirers July 19 as Regent College and St. John’s Vancouver Anglican Church celebrated Canon Dr. J.I. Packer’s 90th birthday – which apparently actually takes place this Friday. Regent president Jeff Greenman…

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City, Community

Around Town: Whitecaps Faith Night, New Jubilee House, Perspectives . . .

by Flyn Ritchie • July 14, 2016 • 0 Comments

Rev. Vivian Lam and many of her parishioners from St. Matthias and St. Luke Anglican Church in Oakridge attended the Vancouver Whitecaps Faith and Family Night at BC Place July 9. According to a report on the Diocese of New…

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Culture, Justice

TWU’s Allyson Jule heads Women’s and Gender Studies et Recherches Feministes

by Angela Lee • July 21, 2016 • 2 Comments

Allyson Jule is on the phone via FaceTime Audio giving her listener an account of the pageantry of learning on display at the University of Oxford in England. Jule, professor of education and co-director of Trinity Western University’s Gender Studies…

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City, Culture

Before we write off ‘private’ schools . . .

by Brian Harskamp • July 7, 2016 • 2 Comments

Brian Harskamp wrote this comment July 4, pointing out some misconceptions in a recent column by CBC Radio (On the Coast) host Stephen Quinn. Dear Mr. Quinn, My name is Brian Harskamp and I am one of the kids who…

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Culture

Bruce Cockburn will be a highlight at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival

by Flyn Ritchie • July 11, 2016 • 0 Comments

If you’re not a regular at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival, this might be a good year to go (July 15 – 17). One headliner is Canadian icon Bruce Cockburn, whose music has sustained many Christians over the years. He…

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Books, Urban Issues

Consider ‘Toronto the Good’ and the ‘Halo Effect’: Lessons for Vancouver

by Flyn Ritchie • July 14, 2016 • 0 Comments

A new book and a just-released study offer some fascinating insights into the positive role of religion in Toronto – and suggest some avenues for exploring the role and value of local congregations in Vancouver. Revisiting ‘Toronto the Good’ demonstrates…

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City, Community

Around Town: Olympic Volleyball, Iraq, St. Paul’s Advocacy, Mere Christianity …

by Flyn Ritchie • July 7, 2016 • 0 Comments

Several former members of the Trinity Western University (TWU) Spartans volleyball team look set to participate in Rio 2016 Olympic Games later this summer. Alumni Steven Marshall, Dan Jansen Van Doorn and Rudy Verhoeff are all members of the Canadian…

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