One can never have too many books (ask anyone who knows me), but even I have trouble keeping up with the professors at our local Christian colleges. And many of their books would make great Christmas gifts, especially if purchased…
This will be my final weekly update for 2016 (Merry Christmas!), and I find myself feeling a little bit guilty for having neglected to keep up with some of the new music and books that have come along this year.…
Five local groups sponsored a talk by well known climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe. (The May 21 visit was to have been in person, but ended up on Zoom for health reasons.) Hayhoe, Chief Scientist for The Nature Conservancy (called Nature…
Last year I posted an article about the abundant crop of books written by professors at local Christian institutions. This year I will include non-academic books. Not that the number of quality of academic books has declined, it’s just that…
April Yamasaki has written two books which offer unique insights and opportunities to reflect on Lent and Easter. She writes about spiritual growth and Christian living on her own site, but also for a range of publications, including Christianity Today…
Dave and Ruby Hayward founded Joy Fellowship in Vancouver (which particularly involves people with physical and mental disabilities), but before that they had a role in the amazing growth of the church among the Soura people in India, especially through their Bible translation work. The…
This will be my last weekly update of the year – so Merry Christmas! Check below for all the seasonal concerts and events still to come. Among the other highlights: A Carol Sing-Along with Michael Hart – at my church (New Life Community Church…
“Alan Roxburgh is a father figure to many of us in the missional movement and like everything he writes, this is a smart book and a wise one.” So says Michael Frost – himself a leading missional figure – about…
Several actions, writings and gatherings illustrate a groundswell of local concern about environmental issues, and interest in the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference to be held in Paris November 30 – December 11. The “meeting of all countries which want…
“A hilarious bluegrass musical full of songs and stories that will set your toes tapping and your heart soaring.” That is what Pacific Theatre is promising in Smoke on the Mountain, and I don’t doubt there will be a ready…