For the last couple of years, I have been working closely with Mark Burnett (TV producer of The Voice, Survivor, Apprentice, Shark Tank, etc. and his wife Roma Downey (Touched By an Angel) on the TV miniseries The Bible. The…
There is a tree in my neighbourhood that some believe is sacred. To me, it looks like every other tree in the park. But to some of my neighbours, the tree has become an object of power that they turn to for the sake…
The founder of Vancouver’s favourite home-brewed coffee empire will talk about why he thinks mentorship is so important during a dinner meeting at the Vancouver Club on Wednesday (November 6). In 1996, John Neate Jr. founded JJ Bean, starting with…
People all over the world will take part in the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church this Sunday (November 10). Local author and advocate Reg Reimer tells how he became part of the movement to protect believers whose…
“I’m a feminist. Even now, all these years later, when I say the word in my ‘of-course’ tone of voice, it can be met with disbelief or nervous laughter or raised eyebrows and, almost always, surprise.” So said Sarah Bessey in…
I’ll admit it. When I planted Southside Community Church 21 years ago I was influenced by Willow Creek Community Church. No church loved their neighbours more than Willow. A passion to introduce their friends to Jesus drove Willow Creek Community Church. I learned a lot…
Jessie McDonald began tutoring Chinese immigrants in Vancouver when she was just seven years old. In her mid-twenties (in 1913), she sailed for China to serve with China Inland Mission as a surgeon; she worked there faithfully until 1951, when…