Reg and Donna Reimer have experienced a whirlwind of media attention over the past week as they took part in an emotional meeting with a family Reg helped to reunite 39 years ago. Following is part of a November 6…
The Vancouver Consultation is a year-long process to engage the diversity of the church in a kind of “spiritual census” of the city – discovering what God is doing around town; documenting best practices and innovative forms of mission; and…
World Refugee Day is coming up on June 20. This week I will post the new Middle East Refugee Resettlement Initiative of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC). Over the next couple of weeks we will look at some of…
What do creation care and evangelical Christian faith have in common? Quite a bit more than many have understood, if Chris Wright, international ministries director for Langham Partnership, is to be believed. Wright is in Vancouver this week for Holy Ground:…
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.…
Mark Burnett is a creative man who also knows how to market what he has created. Best known for producing the hit reality show Survivor, he is also behind several other television franchises including The Apprentice and Shark Tank. He was named by Time Magazine…
For the last couple of years, I have been working closely with Mark Burnett (TV producer of The Voice, Survivor, Apprentice, Shark Tank, etc. and his wife Roma Downey (Touched By an Angel) on the TV miniseries The Bible. The…
This is my sixth local books round-up of 2024, covering nine newly published books from the local Christian community. Again there is a range of topics – one is even a Christmas book. The write-ups are primarily from Amazon and publisher…
The office is in Delta, but the influence of Outreach Canada extends throughout Metro Vancouver, across Canada – and around the world. That reach reflects the diversity of their ministries, but also their heritage. Outreach Canada is strong on partnering.…
This is my fifth round-up of 2023, and there will probably be one more, early next year. Again there is a range – historical, biblical, inspirational and academic. The first round-up is here, the second here and the third here. This…