Carolyn Arends and Spencer Capier have collaborated and toured as a duo for years, but they had to be particularly creative as they created their latest song. Carolyn emailed me, saying that: Some folks have been calling ‘After This’ a…
City in Focus sent out this request for support May 25 and I felt it was worth running it just as it is. Money raised will go to six reliable and well-established Christian ministries and 10 long-term care facilities, all…
We are now officially in Phase Two of the BC government’s Restart BC plan. As Dr. Bonnie Henry said May 13: Starting next week, religious services can be held, with safe physical distancing, so that is a maximum of 50…
She’s a Vancouver-born-and-raised jazz/pop artist, a Juno Award singer-songwriter and pianist. She hosts CBC’s Saturday Night Jazz in Toronto. She’s recorded with Sting and opened for Chris Botti; she’s performed at such prestigious venues as Carnegie Hall and Beijing’s Center…
There is a lot of good will between most churches in Metro Vancouver, most of the time. And several ecumenical initiatives (More Than Gold, Voices Together, the Vancouver Consultation, for example) have drawn the Christian community closer in various ways.…
Pastor Peter (Jonghuen) Yang has been spending much of his time at Oppenheimer Park in the Downtown Eastside for more than a year, offering Sunday services and providing food, along with masks and sanitizer to protect against coronavirus. Now orders…
United Way of the Lower Mainland is making a special effort to find out how church communities are doing during the COVID-19 pandemic, and offering support for churches/people who want to help out in their communities. Many churches have organized…
Last Friday (April 24), the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) wrote to the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, recommending the federal government provide a matching grant for donations to charities during the pandemic. This grant…
Friday is a significant day for about a quarter of the world’s population. More accurately, it is the first day of a significant month – the month of Ramadan. Ramadan is the Islamic month of fasting, which is one of…
Trump Card! Victory Belongs to China! Four Top Hospitals Join Forces in Battle for Wuhan That headline in a Chinese newspaper referred to four hospitals leading the fight against COVID-19 – and a later article in China Christian Daily pointed…