This week I’m just going to encourage everyone to have a good look at the Events pages on this site. There is so much going on around Metro Vancouver and I’m sure there is something enticing for everyone. I will…
Military chaplains are free to be as spiritual as they like in public, as long as they don’t make specific references to God. A July 29 Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) post on the Government of Canada site stated: ‘This instruction…
Well, Ken Sim won’t be there, but all the other key Vancouver mayoral candidates will be – for the Metro Vancouver Alliance (MVA) Municipal Election Assembly. Join hundreds of members of faith, labour, community and nonprofit organizations next Wednesday (September…
Numbering Our Days: Time at the Movies (September 16 to November 7, Dal Schindell Gallery at Regent College; see below for Gallery open days / hours) We live inside a clock. Our lives are measured by the movements of the…
Anyone who travels out to the UBC campus will have noticed the major development on the northeast corner of University Boulevard and Wesbrook Mall. That project – Menno Hall – is now all but complete, hosting students and several initiatives.…
This is my third local books round-up of 2026, covering 10 recent books from the Christian community. As always, there is a wide range of topics. The write-ups are primarily from Amazon and publisher / author sites. Karl Petersen: Left…
Brian Doerksen passed away in mid-summer (July 21, after having been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer), so this is not news. But as I read the many reflections, comments and eulogies after his death I realized how positive an influence…