How do we as a society break free from the devastating practice of demonizing ‘those others’ that we can easily judge as wrong or even evil? Is it even possible to shift our tendency toward binary thinking that identifies people’s…
Dear Church and Christian Leaders in Richmond, I’m writing today to see if other people of faith, in the Church of Richmond and beyond, would like to join our call to respond to the tone and actions of some in…
Many conservative politicians in Canada and the United States have long championed what they term as ‘tough on crime’ policies. This approach, characterized by more police, harsher punishment and greater incarceration (including discredited mandatory minimum penalties) has been criticized for…
This piece is excerpted and adapted from Frank Stirk’s new book, What Was Jesus Thinking?: Insights from Archaeology, History, Geography and the Gospels (Wipf & Stock, June 2023). It is followed by (the very positive) Foreword, written by Darrell Johnson.…
Benjamin Perrin is a particularly busy man these days, between teaching law at UBC, spending time with his young family and promoting his new book, Indictment: The Criminal Justice System on Trial. But he made time last weekend to speak…
Creating Conversation is a weekly editorial, curated by the Centre for Missional Leadership, that gives opportunity for people to speak about issues they believe are vital for the church in Vancouver. One of the goals of this weekly article is to…
Creating Conversation is a weekly editorial, curated by the Centre for Missional Leadership, that gives opportunity for people to speak about issues they believe are vital for the church in Vancouver. One of the goals of this weekly article is…
Joannie Fu and Vinson Shih are in the midst of final exams at the University of Toronto, but their minds are still on Richmond, where they grew up. In particular, they are with the homeless people who will benefit from…
Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB, released the following statement February 22 in response to health authorities in BC forcing assisted suicide (euphemistically described as medical assistance in dying or MAiD) into hospice and palliative care homes: As health authorities in BC…
Our federal government is poised to legitimize assisted suicide within months. It is good to see evangelical and Catholic leaders responding with a bit of fire in their bellies. First, a letter to supporters (re-posted by permission) from Bruce Clemenger,…