The greatest form of poverty is not illness or destitution, but loneliness. (Mother Teresa) Hardly a month goes by when we don’t hear it said that Vancouver is one of the best cities in the world to live in. However,…
Friendship is key for refugees
Tag: community
Engaged City
Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson’s website recently announced that his Engaged City Task Force is launching some “steps to modernize civic engagement” and some new online tools to achieve that goal. Noting how ironic it is that unprecedented access to communication technologies “should…
Chinese churches welcome neighbours
It seems to be a trend – and a welcome one. Three Chinese churches – that I’m aware of, there may well have been more – turned their parking lots over to block parties last weekend. Vancouver Chinese Baptist Church…
Community is key for ‘new monastics’
Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove began his talk about community as he always does – with a couple of traditional black gospel songs. Possibly lacking confidence that his west coast audience (July 10 at Grandview Calvary Baptist Church) would catch on to the beat,…