The Beijing Winter Olympics didn’t seem to raise much enthusiasm here in Canada (but congratulations to our women’s hockey team and all participants nonetheless). I didn’t watch any of it, but I did recall the story of a former Olympic…
China is sparing no expense or inconvenience as it prepares to welcome the world for the Winter Olympics in February. But Xi Jinping’s increasingly aggressive regime is much less receptive to international movements which are less directly under its control.…
Kevin Garratt is “thrilled to see the two Michaels returned to Canada” – and he has some idea how they must be feeling. He was interviewed on CBC Radio’s As It Happens September 27. Here is a portion: You were…
Two young women appeared in Vancouver Provincial Court September 28 to face charges arising from vandalism at St. Jude’s Catholic Church in east Vancouver. The Vancouver Police Department said earlier that the BC Prosecution Service had approved charges of mischief…
The most memorable – and enjoyable – vacation our family has ever taken was in the mid-1980s, when we visited Xinjiang, in the far corner of northwest China. At the time, my wife and I were missionaries in Pakistan, and…
The global coronavirus pandemic has highlighted and exacerbated underlying systemic discrimination, un-equal treatment and even persecution experienced by at least 340 million Christians around the world. That’s the conclusion of the 2021 World Watch List, the latest annual survey of…
Trump Card! Victory Belongs to China! Four Top Hospitals Join Forces in Battle for Wuhan That headline in a Chinese newspaper referred to four hospitals leading the fight against COVID-19 – and a later article in China Christian Daily pointed…
There are several signs of growth at Trinity Western University (TWU) this spring – reflected by a surge in growth and a new site in Richmond, a major new building on the Langley campus and an ongoing focus on the…
Chinese security officers detained Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig a year ago, in early December. Kevin and Julia Garratt suffered through a similar experience and are now speaking about their experience on various media and in churches. Following is an…
Dr. Grace Hui Liang grew to love Christian and biblical theology at Regent College as a visiting PhD student from China 20 years ago. Following many years at a leading Chinese university, she has returned to teach at Regent. Following…