Cathy Peters is a tireless campaigner against human trafficking and she takes every opportunity to press her case – especially when there is an election looming. Thus she made a point of attending the annual Union of BC Municipalities gathering…
China marked its 70th anniversary October 1. Widespread media coverage examined everything from the staggering display of new weaponry to the massive demonstrations, marred by violence, in Hong Kong. One article posted by a Christian group, ChinaSource, led with the…
Frank Stirk has written a book that should be read by anyone who believes – or would like to believe – that the church can have a positive future in this city. He has carefully chronicled how the church is…
The description of Karina Svalya’s current showing at the Dal Schindell Gallery (formerly the Lookout Gallery, still upstairs at Regent College) is brief: This exhibition features large-scale portraits in oil of safari animals: giraffes, zebras, elephants, rhino and lions. Svalya…
Four years ago Jonathan Bird and I posted a series on the neighbourhoods of Vancouver. We are offering them again, with demographics from the latest national census and some other updates. Kitsilano is a lively and storied neighbourhood, stretching along…
Frank Stirk has written a book that should be read by anyone who believes – or would like to believe – that the church can have a positive future in this city. He has carefully chronicled how the church is…
I suppose it’s normal for everyone involved in a highly charged political campaign to feel they’re being overlooked, that their unique offerings of wisdom are not being properly appreciated. So, I’m a little hesitant to make the case that social…
Social conservatives are not getting much of a look-in during this federal election – with Conservative leader Andrew Scheer reasserting his party’s determination not to re-open abortion or gay marriage issues – so I expect the Courageous Christianity Conference to…
“Evangelism is joining a conversation the Holy Spirit is already having,” says my friend, the theologian Darrell Johnson. His quote has changed the way I approach evangelism even after I’ve served nine years as national director of Alpha Canada. It…
“We want to democratize evangelism again.” Alpha Canada national director Shaila Visser and her team know as much about how to reach people for Christ as anyone in the nation. Alpha already has a very effective outreach, but their consultation…