Calling me over to her bed in the ICU, she fumbled to grasp the lapels of my white coat. With surprising strength she drew me close to her face and said vehemently, “I don’t care what my doctor says, or…
Care, not killing: The most excellent way
Tag: death
Rob Des Cotes: March 2, 1954 – April 6, 2016
I have met many good Christian leaders throughout my career with Christian Info Society and Church for Vancouver, but I particularly looked forward to a call or meeting with Rob Des Cotes. I always felt welcome when I called, enlightened…
A call to action against assisted suicide
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,…
Open letter to Premier Clark requests protection for life, inclusive discussion
Dear Premier Clark: I am writing [January 11, 2016] in response to the Interim Report of the Select Standing Committee on Health to the Fourth Session of the 40th Parliament of British Columbia. This letter sets forth the concerns of…
Around Town: This Thin Place, If Your Church Disappeared, Helijet donation …
Cancer has touched us all in some way. Research figures say 50 percent of us will wrestle with some form of cancer in our lifetimes. The other 50 percent may know cancer in a different way – through the struggle…
Around Town: Katharine Hayhoe, CityFest, Raymond Roussin . . .
“Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe, a cheerful, Toronto-born evangelical Christian, has become the hottest ticket in the highly polarized U.S. debate over climate change.” So said William Marsden in an April 24 story in the National Post. Hayhoe will be the…
Around Town: TWU champs, memorial for sisters, burying the unknown . . .
Trinity Western has become a dominant force in Canadian university volleyball. The women’s team won the national championship Sunday (March 1), while the men took home the silver medal. Province sports writer Howard Tsumura says the team has come a…
Supreme Court’s decision for assisted suicide disappointing, too broad
The Supreme Court of Canada decided unanimously February 6 that doctors may lawfully help competent adults, who are grievously and irremediably ill, to end their lives. The court gave the federal and provincial governments 12 month to respond with legislation.…
Assisted suicide debate: Favour preservation of life over autonomy
The Supreme Court of Canada heard arguments October 15 on the constitutionality of the assisted suicide prohibition in the case of Lee Carter, et al v. Attorney General of Canada, et al. This challenge of the assisted suicide prohibition was…
Vancouver authors: A final look at books for Christmas
Originally I’d intended to devote a couple of short articles to locally-written books, in the hopes that a few of those books would find their way under Vancouver Christmas trees (here are parts one and two). But as I started…