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Is prostitution just a job?

by Georgialee Lang • March 3, 2014 • 1 Comment

As the Conservative government reviews their options to replace the law struck down by the Supreme Court of Canada governing prostitution-related activities, two polarized views of what Canada’s sex trade industry should look like have emerged. One camp believes that…

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City, Community

Feb 24 – March 2: Son of God, Women of Substance, Studio Series Part 004 . . .

by Flyn Ritchie • February 27, 2014 • 0 Comments

Son of God is not exactly a local phenomenon, but it will be opening here this Friday (February 28), at the International Village Cinemas, as it is all over North America. And there actually are some nice local links as…

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City, Community

UrbanPromise runs daily camps in Whalley and East Vancouver

by Lloyd Mackey • February 26, 2014 • 0 Comments

On February 7, two dozen or so children from Whalley, just up the hill from the Fraser River in Surrey, gathered in the chancel area of a neighbourhood church. There, they spent half an hour with Sidewalk Cellist Clara Chandler…

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City, Community

Around Town: Fantastic women, St. David of Wales, Central Presbyterian . . .

by Flyn Ritchie • February 19, 2014 • 0 Comments

Several Vancouver-area women made a recent list of 100 fantastic Canadian Christian women leaders. They are Barbara Mutch, professor at Carey Theological College; Shaila Visser, CEO of Alpha Canada; Janis Ryder, executive director of human resources at Trinity Western University;…

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Community, Culture

Hospitality: A forgotten key to dynamic worship

by Carolyn Arends • February 17, 2014 • 0 Comments

This piece is excerpted from Theology in Aisle Seven: The uncommon grace of everyday spirituality. Carolyn Arends will expand on the theme during Conversations About Worship March 1 at Pacific Life Bible College in Surrey. Joining her as speakers will…

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Community

Meeting our neighbours: It started with a front porch

by Kathryn Cochran • February 12, 2014 • 1 Comment

Forge Canada is hosting a Neighbourhood Engagement Weekend this Saturday (February 15) at Gracepoint Community Church in Surrey. Following is a story of how one couple from out of town went about meeting their Vancouver neighbours. We have always wanted…

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Community

Harper and Atleo deserve more credit for ‘historic’ First Nations education reform

by D. Martyn Brown • February 10, 2014 • 0 Comments

Last Thursday (February 6), Lloyd Mackey attended the annual Mel Smith Lecture at Trinity Western University. This year’s lecture was delivered by D. Martyn Brown, who was a long-time chief of staff and public policy advisor to former British Columbia…

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