This is a very welcome move. John Hall, executive director of Missions Fest Vancouver, recently sent out this message: I want to express my thanks to Mary Charles from the Musqueam First Nation who welcomed Missions Fest to the traditional…
Odeon International Village in Vancouver will feature a documentary film about a Korean pastor devoted to saving the lives of abandoned babies March 4 – 5. Philip Yancey, author of What’s So Amazing About Grace?, said of the film: “Without…
Many will remember the Promise Keepers movement of the 1980s, when big arena rallies drew crowds of 15,000, more or less, to venues across Canada. Their American counterparts filled football stadiums with 50,000 or more during the same time frame.…
In the spirit of Missions Fest – where we were reminded more than once that well over half of the world’s Christians now live outside of Europe and North America – we will look at the fascinating history of Christianity…
“As you know, the Catholic Church was rather a latecomer to the restoration of Christian unity.” With these words, Archbishop Michael Miller, CSB, leader of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver, welcomed an ecumenical audience – predominantly Catholic, but with…
Micah Bournes is a performer, a poet, an artist and man with a passion for God and justice. He will be one of the four main speakers at Missions Fest January 30 – February 1. Bryan Halferty of The Unitive…
Barry and Joan Jung have lived the past 14 years on Cambie Street between Queen Elizabeth Park and the Oakridge Mall. They kindly agreed to share a bit of their journey into community with their neighbours, in the face of…
How to think, how to grieve, how to suffer . . . in this article I will look at several local books that fall, broadly, within the realm of ‘Christian living.’ In part one, I looked at Bible-related books, and…
A couple of Saturdays ago I got arrested. It’s not the usual behaviour expected from a white, middle-class, at times quite conservative Christian. Growing up in the evangelical church in North America, getting arrested was something that happened to Christians in…
“In a time of bleak landscapes and quiet hibernation, Brie Neilson and Ian Moar portray flecks of light and colour – glimpses of hope that help us endure the struggle and hardship of a grey winter season.” That’s what Regent…