Some may have noticed that I haven’t been posting anything for the past while. That’s because Margaret and I were away for almost two months – we spent a couple of weeks in Norway, a month in the UK and…
I’ve come to believe fantasy literature is a vital source for spiritual formation. But this belief hasn’t come naturally. I’ve always been a realist, even as a kid, perhaps a hangover from my Depression-era ancestry. My reading list, when I…
A new exhibit at Trinity Western University’s Kouwenberg C.S. Lewis and Friends Collection is showcasing Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis’ classic work on Christian apologetics. Paul Chamberlain wrote this feature essay for the exhibit. Mention C.S. Lewis’ name and most people…
Pacific Theatre’s founding artistic director Ron Reed clearly has a lot of time for C.S. Lewis. Earlier this year he presented Tolkien, which focused on the relationship between the two great scholar/writers. Freud’s Last Session was a fictionalized encounter between…
Anglicans are often uncomfortable with the word ‘mission.’ That reality was confronted head-on May 26 at Inside Out Church, a mission conference offered by the Diocese of New Westminster, which includes the Metro Vancouver / Fraser Valley area. Keynote speaker…
Ron Reed has crafted a powerful play focused on the relationship between two of the 20th century’s most influential writers. Tolkien is the play’s name, but it could have been Tolkien-Lewis (apart from awkwardness) because so much of it is based…
Anglicans have played an important role in Metro Vancouver Alliance (MVA), and they were out on the streets April 14 to inspect sidewalk safety as part of the MVA’s South Van Social Inclusion Sidewalk Project. The South Van Intergenerational Neighbourhood Walk was…
This Sunday (June 11), churches across Metro Vancouver will address one of the great challenges of living in our region: social isolation. The idea for One City, One Message came as a friendly but passionate challenge from Vancouver City Councilor Andrea…
The Inklings have some particular champions right here in Metro Vancouver, and they are centrally involved in next week’s three-day Arts + The Inklings conference (which will feature leading C.S. Lewis scholar Michael Ward). The Inklings Institute has been plugging…
Several former members of the Trinity Western University (TWU) Spartans volleyball team look set to participate in Rio 2016 Olympic Games later this summer. Alumni Steven Marshall, Dan Jansen Van Doorn and Rudy Verhoeff are all members of the Canadian…