Well, this is awkward – but thank you! (fr) I want to express my appreciation for Flyn Ritchie and to discuss some potential changes upcoming with Church for Vancouver. For 35 years, Flyn has been keeping tabs on the efforts…
John Oakley did not have an auspicious start to life – but he has determined to finish well. And his journey was recognized June 9, when he was awarded a Coastal Mental Health’s Courage to Come Back Award. The awards…
Pacific Theatre’s new play isn’t based in Vancouver, but many of the themes will resonate here. The Canadian premiere of God Said This by Leah Nanako Winkler begins this Friday (June 2). Here is the outline: Sisters Hiro and Sophie…
Enoch Wong and three colleagues have created a book which will be of particular interest to the Chinese Christian community, but which – along with his other books – is of real value to the whole church, especially in the…
“I didn’t learn my theology from Tim Keller – that’s not why I appreciated him – I appreciated him for the way he modelled how to live into my theology, the way to communicate it to others, and how to…
Creating Conversation is a weekly editorial, curated by the Centre for Missional Leadership (CML), which gives opportunity for people to speak about issues they believe are vital for the church in Vancouver. One of the goals of this weekly article is…
Darrell Johnson will deliver a ‘Bible Saturday’ public lecture from John 14 – 16 on ‘Jesus and the Spirit, May 27. Bible Saturday is a new initiative of Regent Bookstore that seeks to study a passage or theme from God’s…
New Hope is all about building community – and its focus on community was particularly harmed by an act of arson April 25. A Global News story stated: A Surrey-based charity that supports refugees integrating in Canada is reeling from a…
Churches working with their communities. It has always been a thing – think hospitals, schools, Salvation Army, World Vision, gospel missions, the Halo Effect . . . But even so, there does seem to be a trend for local churches…
Kaleidoscope: The Uchiyama Bookstore and its Sino-Japanese Visionaries tells the story of a bookstore that sold Japanese literature and fostered surprising friendships in Shanghai between 1917 – 1945. Such a topic might seem quite distant and esoteric from the vantage…