You know times are changing when the Roman Catholic Church hosts the first local celebration of the Reformation. The 500th anniversary will take place in 2017, but St. Mark’s Theological College on the UBC campus will be hosting The Catholic…
Forty years ago I hitchhiked up to a farm west of Lusaka in Zambia. Three months later I left as a born again Christian. The farmers/missionaries introduced me to Christ in their home Bible studies and I made a profession…
North America and Europe have debated how many Syrian refugees to take in, but by far the bulk of the problem remains in Syria and neighbouring nations. Two Lebanese Christian leaders are telling the stories of those refugees – and…
Two visiting speakers and a new book co-authored by a local professor offer some valuable insights into the state of the church these days. Diana Butler Bass: Grounded hope Diana Butler Bass has been a favourite in mainline church…
Jeffrey Greenman became president of Regent College earlier this year; he is also professor of theology and ethics at the graduate school on the UBC campus. Prior to assuming his present role he served as academic dean and executive vice…
There are always 101 good reasons to come down to Missions Fest – try it out this weekend (Friday to Sunday) if you never have, or haven’t for a while. But one element I’m particularly looking forward to this year…
Katharine Hayhoe, one of TIME Magazine’s 100 most influential people in 2014, will be delivering three lectures relating to her field, climate science, next week, at Trinity Western University. Hayhoe, a Canadian, is a climate science professor at Texas Tech…