As you drive around Vancouver these days, you’ll see lots of buildings going up. And a number of those sites – whether simply slated for redevelopment, reduced to holes in the ground or featuring cranes in the sky – are…
Regent College announced a new website September 16. Hoping to welcome a broader audience to learn about what transpires under the school’s iconic green roof, they say: This website redevelopment project and the accompanying brand refresh are described in Regent’s…
Carey Theological College has offered students accommodation on the UBC campus for many decades. They, along with St. Andrew’s Hall, are listed on UBC’s approved options for campus housing. Carey and St. Andrew’s have, of course, also been concerned with…
Carey Theological College was at one time nestled quietly among several other theological colleges at the north end of UBC’s campus. But what was once a campus backwater has become increasingly crowded, with a decidedly urban feel. The colleges (Vancouver…
One can never have too many books (ask anyone who knows me), but even I have trouble keeping up with the professors at our local Christian colleges. And many of their books would make great Christmas gifts, especially if purchased…
Books are always a good bet for Christmas, so I’ll point you to the 2013 releases by Metro Vancouver Christians that I’m aware of. Without looking too hard, I’ve come up with at least 15 good books. Why not encourage…
Guitar genius Phil Keaggy is in town for two nights this week, and his concerts are well worth leaving the comforts of home for. And the ‘Boundaries for Today’ simulcast with Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend will be…
There have been changes at the top in several local theological schools of late. Vancouver School of Theology, Carey Theological College and St. Mark’s College / Corpus Christi College are clustered together at the northeastern corner of the UBC campus…
Ken Shigematsu: God in My Everything When I first wrote about God in My Everything in August, the big news was how well the book was selling. I have no doubt sales are continuing briskly. Not only is this a…
Jessie McDonald began tutoring Chinese immigrants in Vancouver when she was just seven years old. In her mid-twenties (in 1913), she sailed for China to serve with China Inland Mission as a surgeon; she worked there faithfully until 1951, when…