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City, Urban Issues

We now live in an urban world

by Glenn Smith • January 14, 2014 • 0 Comments

Glenn Smith will be one of the plenary speakers at Missions Fest (January 24 – 26). In this article he explains his growing awareness of how important cities are to God. A century ago London was the only super-city in the world.…

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City, Community

Launching a series on Vancouver’s neighbourhoods

by Flyn Ritchie • January 7, 2014 • 1 Comment

Over the next few weeks I will start a series on Vancouver neighbourhoods. Vancouver is a city of neighbourhoods – kind of. On the one hand, anyone who’s been here for a while will know that the character of Point Grey…

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Books, Community

Vancouver authors: A final look at books for Christmas

by Flyn Ritchie • December 18, 2013 • 2 Comments

Originally I’d intended to devote a couple of short articles to locally-written books, in the hopes that a few of those books would find their way under Vancouver Christmas trees (here are parts one and two). But as I started…

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City, Community, Culture

Dec 9 – 15: Christmas Presence, Santa’s Christmas, A Traditional Christmas . . .

by Flyn Ritchie • December 11, 2013 • 0 Comments

Santa’s Christmas, A Traditional Christmas, Christmas Presence, The Mystery of Christmas, A Charlie Brown Christmas, the Singing Christmas Tree, Joy to the World, Lessons and Carols . . . a theme becomes apparent as one scans the list of Events this…

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Community, Justice

Friendship is key for refugees

by Debs Munn • December 8, 2013 • 1 Comment

The greatest form of poverty is not illness or destitution, but loneliness. (Mother Teresa) Hardly a month goes by when we don’t hear it said that Vancouver is one of the best cities in the world to live in. However,…

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Community, Justice

A stranger’s friend: The refugee

by Kelly Dycavinu • December 4, 2013 • 0 Comments

Refugee. It’s a seven-letter word that conjures a wide variety of feelings and associations for those who hear it. Try it. Refugee. What do you think or feel? For some, there are feelings of uncertainty. What exactly is a refugee? In what ways are refugees different from…

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Books, Culture

Advent: Mary was greatly troubled at his words

by Rob Des Cotes • December 1, 2013 • 0 Comments

In the story of the Annunciation, Mary’s faithful reply, “Let it be unto me, according to your word,” has long been heralded as the epitome of trusting God. Without any real understanding of what the Lord is asking of her, Mary nevertheless gives…

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