It’s Christmas in May for Carolyn Arends, but those bearing gifts will be repaid later this year. The local musician has created lots of music over the years – 10 albums and counting – though she clearly has a particular…
Margaret Atwood will be the star attraction at A Rocha’s Green Gala this Thursday (May 22) at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel. The story of how the acclaimed author got hooked up with the Christian environmental stewardship group is a good…
She Loves is a magazine, a conference, a group of friends who love to express themselves online – and much more. And later this week (May 1 – 3) you’ll have the perfect opportunity to find out something about that…
Religious freedom is enshrined in both American and Canadian constitutions, and the separation of church and state is highly valued (see related article, Canadian society needs to find ways to respect religious diversity – and rights). This often makes for…
Those fortunate enough to be at the Apologetics Canada Conference last week heard Reaksa Himm tell a powerful story of death, loss and reconciliation from the killing fields of Cambodia. If you missed his talk, you have another chance to…
Apologetics Canada has stepped in at the right time to fill a need. Their fourth annual conference, March 7 – 8, drew about 2,000 people to two local churches – Willingdon in Burnaby and Northview in Abbotsford. There were people…
Dance and the written word come together this weekend, as the Mirror Collective present Bare (March 7 & 8) at Scotiabank Dance Centre. The performance is presented by graduates of the Mirror Dance Program, along with some of the Mirror…
Justice will be the focus at three local churches this Friday and Saturday (February 21 – 22). Featuring speakers such as N.T. Wright, Bernice King and Donald Miller, the fourth annual Justice Conference in Los Angeles will be simulcast all…
Every year the Vancouver School of Theology hosts the G. Peter Kaye Lecture Series, and this year their guest speaker is Dr. Marie Battiste, a Mi’kmaw educator from Potlo’tek First Nations in Nova Scotia. Director of the Aboriginal Education Research…
Ah, Missions Fest! Always one of my favourite times of year, not far behind Christmas and summer holidays. There are other missions conferences around the world – including several directly modelled on ours – but few if any rival the…