Two years ago the federal government passed Bill C-36, which made the purchase of sex illegal. So far, however, no one has been arrested in British Columbia. On Tuesday (October 18), a coalition “working to eliminate the exploitation of women,…
A prominent British scientist will make a speaking tour of local universities October 31 – November 3. Covering topics from ‘Science, Religion and the Search for Wisdom’ to ‘A Modern Scientist in the Footsteps of Job,’ Dr. Tom McLeish will…
Geoff Kullman will join Dr. Chris Kiesling to present Millennial Adults: Hearing Their Questions, Dreams & Faith next week (October 12) at ACTS Seminaries as part of the MinistryLift training series (see more about the presenters and the event below).…
Andy Crouch wrote Culture Making in 2008 and it has turned out to be one of those books – like Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger and The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind – that made Christians sit up…
‘Eden’ and ‘Whalley’ are not often found in the same sentence, but you can expect to hear the two words paired much more often now. A gathering at Coastal Church in downtown Vancouver October 7 saw the launch of The…
On Monday, Union Gospel Mission fed 3,240 people Thanksgiving meals. Two days later (October 12), UGM released a major report on homelessness and housing insecurity, in conjunction with the University of Victoria’s Centre for Addictions Research of BC. Both events…
Several significant events over the next few weeks will focus on environmental issues. 1. Laudato Si’ +1 Just over a year ago, Pope Francis released his encyclical Laudato Si’: On care for our common home, which focused on the…