I met Markku and Leah Kostamo of A Rocha, an international Christian environmental organization, on the set of a television show in Toronto. The show was Context, hosted by the welcoming Lorna Dueck. This show explores the stories behind the news…
“It’s not often you’ve got a play that lends itself so well to a mock political protest, but with its harsh imprisonments and corrupt/absent politicians, the Measure for Measure crew couldn’t help but take advantage of the parallels with a…
While the Vancouver School of Theology (VST) $28 million sale of the iconic Iona Building ‘castle’ to the University of British Columbia is significant news, VST principal Richard Topping suggests there is more to the story. The ‘more’ relates to…
Bill Chu has been active for many years on a number of social justice issues – including opposition to gambling, support for aboriginal rights and stressing the importance of recognizing historic injustices to the Chinese community. Following are two current…
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.…
The Saint James Music Academy is a good news story set right in the centre of the Downtown Eastside. Every year its positive influence is recognized, celebrated and supported by musicians; this year Sing It Fwd takes place on Thursday…
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…