This must be one of the busiest seasons of the year, with a cornucopia of concerts, plays, conferences and other gatherings. I’ll run through a few highlights before looking back at a couple of significant events from the last week…
Mayor Gregor Robertson recognized the desire of local citizens to help refugees by calling a public meeting at city hall September 8. He said: “There have been lot of calls to city hall about what people could do to help…
This week the Canadian Chinese Alliance Churches Association is hosting Joint Mission Convention 2015 in Surrey: Dr. A.B. Simpson, founder of C&MA [Christian and Missionary Alliance], upheld missions as the backbone of the movement building up the life and characters of…
It is just over 60 years since Young Life Canada began working with high school age young people, introducing them to Jesus and encouraging relationships that could make Jesus a reality in their lives and communities. Young Life leaders in…
Soohwan Park has visited the site of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan several times. Here she describes her most recent visit, over the Easter season. Check out Soohwan Park’s blog on Fukushima and the upcoming (May 7 – June…
British Columbia residents are slightly more likely than fellow Canadians in other provinces to “reject religion,” according to a new and comprehensive public opinion poll from the Angus Reid Institute. And folk in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the Maritimes are somewhat…
Did you feel the mountains tremble? Well, probably not, but there’s a good chance you’ve sung the song. And you’ll be able to hear from the man who wrote it this Sunday (November 16). Martin Smith, formerly lead singer for…
Every year the Halloween machine seems to grow larger. Christians have taken a wide range of stances, from vehemently opposed to creatively engaged to uncritically accepting. This year, writers from two local churches – Redemption and Reality – wrote helpful…
The leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria will visit Metro Vancouver next Thursday (September 18) as part of a Canadian tour. Pope Tawadros II is the 118th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.…
Update: I have just learned that First Baptist Church has a Strike Camp as well. I’ve added a brief description and link at the end of the article, and will add others as I become aware of them. No doubt…