India was ranked 11th on Open Doors’ World Watch List 2024, an “annual ranking of the 50 countries where Christians face the most extreme persecution.” That and the fact that we have a large South Asian population in the Metro…
This is my first ‘local books’ round-up of 2024, and I’m already way behind. I posted five such updates last year – Metro Vancouver / Fraser Valley authors are really doing their job! This week I will look at 11…
Several good concerts are coming up in the next week, including that of high profile singer / songwriter Brandon Lake. He will be at the Pacific Coliseum with his Tear Off the Roof tour March 14. An article in PEOPLE…
I began this series on ‘Christianity: a missionary religion’ in the lead-up to Mission Fest (February 15 – 17), both to remind people it was coming and to offer some insights into our rich missionary history and some of the issues…
I began this series on ‘Christianity: a missionary religion’ in the lead-up to Mission Fest (February 15 – 17), both to remind people it was coming and to offer some insights into our rich missionary history and some of the issues…
“Do you work? Do you have faith? Then your business is your mission.” That is the starting point for the Business As Mission (BAM) Conference coming up March 1. Business As Mission “will bring together entrepreneurs, investors, business professionals, students…
It has been the topic of countless publications that our world, at least in the Global North, is very polarized and becoming even more so. Because of that, there is a parallel trend to politicize a greater and greater share…
First United tweeted February 13: “Our comprehensive law reform platform is now available to view! It’s based in part on findings from our #BCEvictionMap project and outlines evidence-based recommendations to strengthen tenant protections. Read the full report here. Following is…
With Mission Fest upon us (February 15 – 17 at Westside Church) I have been posting a series on Christianity as a missionary religion: Introduction 1. History of Missions 2. State of World Christianity 3. Specific Areas: Africa 4. Specific Areas: Asia 5.…
There are several disturbing aspects to the recent furore over Selina Robinson’s comments about Palestine, the subsequent backlash and Premier David Eby’s handling of the matter. But the situation raises a number of interesting issues and throws light on some…