World Christianity is a burgeoning field and it will be well represented in the summer school programs of both Regent College and the Vancouver School of Theology: Dr. Mabiala Kenzo (Regent): Postcolonial Theology (June 26 – 30) Dr. Vince Bantu…
Premier John Horgan announced new guidelines for major infrastructure projects in BC July 16. A couple of Christian organizations, at least, are objecting to major elements of the plan. The Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC), was mentioned prominently in a…
A couple of musicians well known in local church circles are part of the line-up for this year’s Vancouver Folk Music Festival (July 13 – 15). Dawn Pemberton Dawn Pemberton is very active in the Vancouver music scene. She will be performing…
Several evenings featuring films and faith are coming up, two of them this Friday and two at the end of next week: Film and Faith Evening: Luther Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Vancouver will host a free showing of the…
The Vancouver Folk Music Festival is celebrating its 40th anniversary this summer by bringing in a very strong line-up of musicians, including the likes of Billy Bragg, Joe Henry, Shawn Colvin and Jim Kweskin. Some of our best local musicians…
Metro Vancouver has not experienced a really big festival of Christian music for years. That situation will be remedied just over a week from now (August 1) with Praise Fest at the Cloverdale Fairgrounds’ Stetson Bowl. Joining headliner TobyMac…
Many top blues musicians got their start with gospel music. For Lurrie Bell it was the other way round. His father was a noted blues harmonica player; Muddy Waters, Big Walter Horton and other band members were regular visitors to…
The fullest of full moons rose over the Burnaby Lakes soccer fields as the sun set on another perfect day, last Friday (July 11). Six teams from the BC Christian Soccer League battled it out for supremacy in the three-division…
Every year I enjoy scanning the roster of the Vancouver Folk Music Festival for signs of faith. While I love the diversity of musicians – there’s no better way to get a taste of world music in Vancouver – I…
I’m a big fan of the Vancouver Folk Music Festival, having attended all but one or two since the early days at Brockton Oval. Most years I hang out there all weekend; at the very least my family has a picnic on…