February is Black History Month, sponsored by the City of Vancouver. There will be a series of activities, but I will focus on two events of particular interest to the Christian community: Stayed on Freedom and the ‘Grand Reopening and…
Peter Biggs of The Light Magazine has written 16 ‘snapshots’ of Metro Vancouver / Fraser Valley municipalities over the past two years. This final one features Langley, Fort Langley and Aldergrove. The Township of Langley is bordered by Surrey at 196th Street and…
“How do we see healthy disciples of Jesus multiplied in our day? We want to see churches planted that are reproducing churches, creating a multiply movement, and we want to partner together as the body of Christ. The prayer of…
Every year, thousands of us put aside the last weekend of January for Missions Fest. Not this year. The annual event will be held at Canada Place, as usual – but one week earlier; Missions Fest 2019 will be held…
Aaron White has written a Daily Advent Prayer Guide that connects the ancient nativity story with the realities of displaced people today. Each week during Advent (December 2 – 25) I will post the daily guides; this week I have posted…
Aaron White has written a Daily Advent Prayer Guide that connects the ancient nativity story with the realities of displaced people today. Each week during Advent (December 2 – 24) I will post the daily guides; this week I have posted…
The Catholic Bishops of BC and the Yukon issued a joint statement November 30 on the issue of legalized marijuana. The pastoral statement distinguishes between using cannabis for health purposes and using it simply for pleasure. While the letter is…
This is the third of four vignettes from the 40th anniversary trip Margaret and I took to Armenia, Georgia, Malta and England earlier this fall. We Canadians like to think of our nation as multicultural. A visit to Malta puts that…
Aaron White has written a Daily Advent Prayer Guide that connects the ancient nativity story with the realities of displaced people today. Each week during Advent (December 2 – 24) I will post the daily guides; this week I have posted…
Benjamin Perrin is a law professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law on the UBC campus. He teaches Criminal Law & Procedure and International Criminal Law. He spoke to a group of about 25 law students at the…