Update: I have just learned that First Baptist Church has a Strike Camp as well. I’ve added a brief description and link at the end of the article, and will add others as I become aware of them. No doubt…
Strike camps spring up in local churches
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Around Town: TWU Richmond, Alvin Dixon, changes at Youth Unlimited, CLA
Trinity Western University and the Cihang Group signed an agreement July 11 for collaborative program delivery at TWU Richmond. The Cihang Group will work with TWU to deliver community and university courses in areas related to Chinese traditional culture, history,…
Best wishes for Gaza and Israel, from St. James Anglican Church
Anger and polarization are the words that first come to mind as I think about the Israel-Palestine conflict – and much of the media coverage surrounding it. So it was a breath of fresh air to read St. James Anglican…
Lunch with the Pope
The inevitable question I’m asked when one knows I’ve been with the Pope is, “And what is he like?” Here are some personal observations from a recent visit. Impressions in the first moments so frame how we see an individual.…
Rash decision by Nanaimo City Council has attracted national attention
When Nanaimo City Council decided to cancel a leadership event – with just four days notice – because they found a couple of its participants offensive, church leaders feared that the decision would threaten religious freedom. Before long, the combative…
Supreme Court’s Tsilhqot’in decision provides basis for reconciliation
We live in the shadow of a colonial era, a time when according to the European Doctrine of Discovery, any lands not occupied by white Christians were free for the taking. The complicity of the church began with the epic…
Around Town: UGM connects, Voices Together, Word Guild winner . . .
Union Gospel Mission is a particularly busy place these days. At Summer Connect, on Wednesday (June 18), they hosted 40 other agencies offering a variety of free services, and next Wednesday (June 25) they will open their newly renovated building…
Inner Hope embraces at-risk youth in East Vancouver
On August 18, Inner Hope Youth Ministries will open its second home, providing housing, life skills mentoring, practical support and discipleship to dozens of at-risk youth living in East Vancouver. Through the years, Inner Hope – developed by longtime East…
The Iron Chefs of the Downtown Eastside
Let me introduce some of Vancouver’s Iron Chefs. The original Iron Chef was a Japanese TV show where guest chefs competed to make a meal with an unknown set of ingredients that would be judged for its taste and visual…
Social enterprises support orphanage in Kathmandu
The electricity is erratic. There is mould in the walls. Its nameless streets are crowded and filthy and dangerous. Poverty is rampant. Dogs bark all night. The weather is cold. Such is life in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, a…