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Around Town: TWU champs, memorial for sisters, burying the unknown . . .

by Flyn Ritchie • March 5, 2015 • 0 Comments

Trinity Western has become a dominant force in Canadian university volleyball. The women’s team won the national championship Sunday (March 1), while the men took home the silver medal. Province sports writer Howard Tsumura says the team has come a…

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Community

Crucibles for prayer nurtured inner journey of faith

by Esther Hizsa • March 5, 2015 • 1 Comment

“Souls without prayer are like people whose bodies or limbs are paralyzed: they possess feet and hands but they cannot control them.” Teresa of Avila’s words, written in the 16th century, came back to me often as I completed my…

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Culture, Justice

The Drop Box: Film documents how Korean pastor saves rejected babies

by Flyn Ritchie • February 25, 2015 • 1 Comment

Odeon International Village in Vancouver will feature a documentary film about a Korean pastor devoted to saving the lives of abandoned babies March 4 – 5. Philip Yancey, author of What’s So Amazing About Grace?, said of the film: “Without…

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Culture

Making sense of ISIS: Is it Islamic or not?

by Paul Martindale • March 26, 2015 • 0 Comments

A group of Canadian Muslim imams and scholars recently issued a fatwa against ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria), saying that its violent ideology is a violation of Islamic practice. On behalf of 38 leaders, Syed Soharwardy presented the…

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City, Community

Our Whole Society: Reconciling secularism, religion & the common good

by Lloyd Mackey • March 19, 2015 • 0 Comments

Organizers of a Vancouver conference set for March 22 – 24 are hoping it will do something significant about reconciling secularism, religion and the common good. The gathering, dubbed Our Whole Society will take place at the downtown Vancouver campus…

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Culture

Fukushima four years later: Supporting the churches that stayed to serve

by Soohwan Park • March 12, 2015 • 0 Comments

March 11 was the fourth anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan. A small team of Vancouver residents is working hard to support the region’s churches as they rebuild their communities, and to martial support for them from Vancouver…

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Books, Justice

William Wilberforce still has lessons for those who seek justice

by Paul Chamberlain • March 12, 2015 • 0 Comments

Many people know that William Wilberforce led the fight against slavery in the British Empire two centuries ago. But Paul Chamberlain, who teaches at Trinity Western University and ACTS Seminaries, will highlight some of the lessons he has for our…

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