This is my first ‘local books’ round-up of 2024, and I’m already way behind. I posted five such updates last year – Metro Vancouver / Fraser Valley authors are really doing their job! This week I will look at 11…
Several good concerts are coming up in the next week, including that of high profile singer / songwriter Brandon Lake. He will be at the Pacific Coliseum with his Tear Off the Roof tour March 14. An article in PEOPLE…
Next week church representatives from around Metro Vancouver – and some from across the nation – will discuss and evaluate stories about creative use and development of church lands. Reimagining Church Land & Community will take place the evening of…
Great news in New Westminster. A heritage church has been preserved – as a church. A February 3 article in The New Westminster Times reflects my fears, and relief, regarding the fate of the church: After some concern in the…
In his brand new book – Improvising Church: Scripture as the Source of Harmony, Rhythm and Soul (IVP, February 13, 2024) – Regent College scholar and accomplished jazz pianist Mark Glanville plays with a metaphor of improvisation to chart 12…
I began this series on ‘Christianity: a missionary religion’ in the lead-up to Mission Fest (February 15 – 17), both to remind people it was coming and to offer some insights into our rich missionary history and some of the issues…
I began this series on ‘Christianity: a missionary religion’ in the lead-up to Mission Fest, both to remind people it was coming and to offer some insights into our rich missionary history and some of the issues and prospects as…
With Mission Fest coming up quickly (February 15 – 17 at Westside Church) I am posting a series on Christianity as a missionary religion: Introduction 1. History of Missions 2. State of World Christianity 3. Specific Areas: Africa 4. Specific Areas: Asia 5.…
Over 20 years ago at an annual meeting, Grandview Church began exploring how they might develop their parking lot as well as the lot next door (which had become a community garden). Already then, in 2002, building affordable housing was…
With Mission Fest coming up quickly (February 15 – 17 at Westside Church) I am posting a series on Christianity as a missionary religion: Introduction 1. History of Missions 2. State of World Christianity 3. Specific Areas: Africa 4. Specific Areas: Asia…