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Video and ‘healing pole’ document journey of reconciliation

by Flyn Ritchie • September 14, 2013 • 0 Comments

It is surprising to many Canadians that 150,000 Aboriginal children were forced to attend Indian Residential Schools from 1831 to 1996 as part of Canada’s official efforts to assimilate Indigenous people. It is not surprising that many victims did not…

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Culture, Justice, News

Ovide Bighetty exhibit reconciles gospel with Aboriginal tradition

by Flyn Ritchie • September 10, 2013 • 0 Comments

We’re right on the cusp of Reconciliation Week, which is centred around the alienating legacy of Indian Residential Schools.  So this is the ideal time for an art show, by an Aboriginal artist, illustrating God’s way of reconciliation. And that’s…

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Books, Community, News

Former ‘7 – 11 Man’ draws on ancient wisdom to enrich our ‘crazy busy’ lives

by Flyn Ritchie • August 12, 2013 • 0 Comments

Several Twitter reports from Tenth Church in Mount Pleasant yesterday showed long lines of church members buying piles of their pastor Ken Shigematsu’s new book God in My Everything.  Ken himself said the line-up lasted more than three hours at the morning…

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Community, Culture, News

Artists and Union Gospel Mission agree ‘beauty is good for the soul’

by Keela Keeping • August 28, 2013 • 0 Comments

When Union Gospel Mission approached artist and Emily Carr University Instructor, Jeanne Krabbendam, about donating art to hang in the alcohol and drug recovery program’s building, she knew she could do much more than that. Through her vision, an entire…

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Community

Return to China brought unexpected joy

by An Carson • August 20, 2013 • 0 Comments

This summer, my sister Sarah and I spent two weeks working in China, at the Sanmenxia* Social Welfare Institution. These were probably two of the most profound and life-changing weeks of my life. Being a Chinese adoptee, I felt especially…

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City, Community, News

Team prays Vancouverites will be ‘on call’ for God’s coming kingdom

by Flyn Ritchie • August 27, 2013 • 0 Comments

Repentance, restoration, deliverance. A community of young adults believes Vancouverites need to pray earnestly together for these things. To that end they will hold a ‘City On Call’ worship event August 31 at the Plaza of Nations.   Diana Choi, one of the…

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City, Justice, News

Judy Graves and Anna Maria Tremonti: Giving credit where credit is due

by Flyn Ritchie • August 12, 2013 • 0 Comments

  Today, CBC’s The Current replayed an interview between host Anna Maria Tremonti and Vancouver homeless advocate Judy Graves on the day of her retirement, May 29. The interview is moving and informative; you won’t regret spending 23 minutes listening to the…

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