It is common knowledge that the church is shrinking in Europe (and in North America). Right? That’s what we’ve been told over and over. However, a significant new study suggests that the trend may be changing – at least where…
Leaders of the Canadian Council of Churches and the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada joined with 27 leaders of Christian denominations and ministries as signatories to an open letter to Canada’s federal politicians calling for the preservation and strengthening of Canada’s…
The BC Humanist Association has has been approved, along with several Christian groups, as intervenors in a lawsuit which poses a threat to all religiously based medical institutions. The BC Humanists posted April 2: The BC Humanist Association will be…
The promise and perils of artificial intelligence (AI) have captured a lot of attention in recent years. As a law professor who has recently been teaching and researching about this topic, I’ve learned a lot from reading a range of…
Psalm 126; Isaiah 43:8-15; Philippians 2:25-3:1 Day 27 | Friday, April 4 I posted an overview of Union Gospel Mission’s Lent Devotional March 6 and am posting four excerpts during March and early April. This week’s entry is by Xavier Law, Cantonese…
The A Rocha BC Centre “is one of the jewels in the crown of A Rocha.” Ed Walker, who took on the role of Executive Director of A Rocha International in the fall of 2023, said he had heard a…
The Peter A. Allard School of Law on the UBC campus will host a Faith & AI event next Wednesday (March 19). Speaking will be law professor Benjamin Perrin, who will address the topic ‘A Christian Contribution to Ethical AI.’…
For more than 50 years, speakers at the annual BC Leadership Prayer Breakfast have included leaders in our province from business, sports, law, non-profits, real estate, medicine, government and education. Here are some examples: An award winning CFL coach shared…
Union Gospel Mission has again published a Lent Devotional, “featuring reflections on gratitude from UGM’s staff and community.” It is widely available in print (check the back shelf in your local church) and online. UGM’s Church Relations Team coordinated the…
Nigel Biggar may be Emeritus Regius Professor of Moral Theology at the University of Oxford, but he remains a very active man. He now devotes much of his energy to offering insights into how British culture (Western cultures generally) should…