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Local groups welcome asylum seekers while governments debate funding

by Flyn Ritchie • June 12, 2024 • 0 Comments

While BC Premier David Eby and federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller are debating support for asylum seekers, local groups with strong roots in the Christian community quietly carry on their very practical support of these new arrivals. Eby started off…

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Culture

Deadly diagnosis, miraculous healing – at the intersection of faith and creativity

by Colleen McLaughlin Barlow • June 12, 2024 • 1 Comment

Vancouver artist Colleen McLaughlin Barlow is now living in Cambridge, where she is participating in a fascinating Artists Project which will culminate in an exhibition June 25 – 27.  June 25 note: Go here for the exhibition page. Her comment…

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City, Community

Around Town: Jacob’s Well, Korean ELL, Financial Post: Central Presbyterian . . .

by Flyn Ritchie • June 12, 2024 • 0 Comments

Jacob’s Well may have to move, again, so it is holding a series of fundraising events. This Friday (June 14), Jordan Klassen will perform, with Georgia Johnson, on their behalf at St. James Anglican Church, a neighbour in the Downtown…

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Community, Justice

MAiD in Canada crisis: A series of Catholic reflections

by Paul Schratz • June 12, 2024 • 1 Comment

The Roman Catholic Church has been steadfast in opposing MAiD, along with the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada and many other – but far from all – Christian groups. Here Paul Schratz, editor of The B.C. Catholic introduces a series about…

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Culture, Justice

Vancouver will no longer host prayers; BC Humanists drop lawsuit

by Flyn Ritchie • June 5, 2024 • 7 Comments

The BC Humanist Association (BCHA) reported June 3 that you can indeed beat city hall, even without prayer. BCHA Executive Director Ian Bushfield said, “We’re feeling vindicated today that the City of Vancouver recognized the issue we and others had…

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City, Community

Around Town: Worship Road Radio, UGM artist, sexual abuse statement

by Flyn Ritchie • June 5, 2024 • 0 Comments

Vancouver now has a worship music radio station. Seems a bit unlikely, doesn’t it – but it’s true. Worship Road Radio officially launched May 14, describing itself as “Canada’s national Christian music station – free from interruptions of ads or…

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Community, Culture

The Bell: On being held: children, anxiety and a sacred story tradition

by Tama Ward • June 5, 2024 • 1 Comment

It’s commonly assumed that the taking of a breath is the first thing we do outside of the womb. Research, however, indicates that on average it takes a full 10 seconds before a newborn takes their first gulp of air.1…

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