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Community, Culture

Asian, Christian, Canadian: these terms are ‘not mutually exclusive’

by Ross Lockhart Albert Chu Jason Byassee • December 14, 2023 • 0 Comments

Ross Lockhart, Vancouver School of Theology Professor of Mission Studies, along with colleagues Albert Chu (Tapestry Church and Director of the Centre for Missional Leadership) and Jason Byassee (Senior Minister of Timothy Eaton Memorial Church and former VST Butler Chair) recently published their…

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Justice, World

Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 75: Christian roots and responses

by Flyn Ritchie • December 13, 2023 • 1 Comment

A retired Trinity Western University professor contributed to a book released as part of the recognition and celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) this week. Janet Epp Buckingham wrote one of 11 chapters…

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City, Community

Around Town: Mary as refugee, Fire and Brimstone, Merry Christmas! . . .

by Flyn Ritchie • December 14, 2023 • 0 Comments

New Hope Community Services has welcomed more than 800 refugees since 2004, offering them community and housing at their 13-unit apartment building in Surrey.  Their recent email to supporters linked the stories of their new arrivals to that of Mary…

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Books

Local books: Indigenous Pentecostalism, Amazing Grace, The Elisha Code . . .

by Flyn Ritchie • December 6, 2023 • 0 Comments

This is my fifth round-up of 2023, and there will probably be one more, early next year. Again there is a range – historical, biblical, inspirational and academic. The first round-up is here, the second here and the third here. This…

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City, Community

Studying – and responding to – food security issues on Vancouver’s westside

by Karen Giesbrecht • December 7, 2023 • 0 Comments

​​Karen Giesbrecht, dietitian and food security coordinator with Union Gospel Mission in Vancouver, along with the Westside Food Collaborative and Kitsilano Neighbourhood House, recently released Food For All: Seniors’ Food Security in Vancouver’s Westside. The 29-page summary of a community…

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City, Community, Uncategorized

Around Town: Dundarave Nativity, The Chosen: Holy Night, Ignite Vancouver . . .

by Flyn Ritchie • December 7, 2023 • 0 Comments

The Dundarave Festival of Lights in West Vancouver does an admirable job of combining seasonal and Christian elements. Their mission is “bringing light, goodness and beauty into the darkest days of the year,” while also adding ‘the ultimate Canadian Christmas’…

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Community, Culture

Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays: secular pressure comes in many forms

by Flyn Ritchie • December 7, 2023 • 0 Comments

Should the new St. Paul’s building accommodate MAiD [Medical Assistance in Dying]? Can city councils continue to open their deliberations with prayer? Does the Canada Summer Jobs granting process still discriminate against religious groups? What about public Christmas celebrations? A…

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