On October 12, 2023, Ryan Cleland and Nicola Smith of Prince George, faced a parent’s worst nightmare, the suicide of their 12 year old son, Carson. Carson was targeted by a predator online, just one of a growing number of…
Delegates from a diverse range of civic-minded groups recently met at Kerrisdale Presbyterian Church, hoping to influence the Vancouver election this fall. Tim Dickau, co-chair of the lead strategy team for Metro Vancouver Alliance (MVA) wrote: On Wednesday, June 15,…
Mark Clark left Vancouver for the States several years ago, but his legacy with Village Church and beyond remains. Jason Ballard interviewed him for a podcast which was posted June 15 on The Pastorate site. The conversation includes portions on…
Last week I returned from 10 weeks in Europe. Margaret and I covered a lot of ground, but I will focus, given the nature of this site, on a few religious sites and spiritual highlights – and it still surprises…
Earlier this year I had the opportunity to visit some friends who live in Bishop Auckland, up in England’s northern counties. Troubled with widespread, endemic poverty now, the area used to be full of thriving mining communities, whose coal powered…
As I noted a couple of weeks ago, my updates will be spotty until mid-June, because my wife Margaret and I are travelling in Europe (see accompanying (Not) Around Town article for a brief update. But we are staying with…
Food insecurity is again becoming an unwanted and anxiety-producing reality for many children, families and individuals in Metro Vancouver. Increasing food prices and rising unemployment are a recipe for a poorer nutritional diet or the lack of food altogether. Churches…