The juxtaposition this year of the Christian celebration of Easter (April 4), and the Muslim celebration of Ramadan (30 days of prayer and fasting beginning April 13) offers some interesting reflection on the nature of each of these two religious… Read more →
Dr. Joshua Bogunjoko, international director of SIM International, will be a keynote speaker at Mission Central: SERVE (formerly Missions Fest), January 29 – 31. Many of you have heard about the Somali people on the news or in Hollywood films.… Read more →
On the evening of October 1 the north face of Vancouver City Hall was lit up with green lights, to kick off Islamic History Month celebrations. A couple of days later, Vancouver’s online opening ceremony featured several Indigenous welcomers and… Read more →
Friday is a significant day for about a quarter of the world’s population. More accurately, it is the first day of a significant month – the month of Ramadan. Ramadan is the Islamic month of fasting, which is one of… Read more →
China marked its 70th anniversary October 1. Widespread media coverage examined everything from the staggering display of new weaponry to the massive demonstrations, marred by violence, in Hong Kong. One article posted by a Christian group, ChinaSource, led with the… Read more →
Pastor Luke Suriya came very close to losing his brother in one of the Easter church bombings in Sri Lanka. Three congregations were among the targets – two Catholic churches on the west coast and Zion Church on the east coast.… Read more →
The horrifying killing of 50 Muslims at prayer in two Christchurch mosques is anything but an ‘Around Town’ story, of course. But the response has, rightly, been worldwide, and there are things we can and should do locally. Some in… Read more →
Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Jos, Nigeria gave a first-hand account of Muslim persecution of his fellow Christians when he visited local Catholics early last month. He told B.C. Catholic reporter Agnieszka Krawczynski that he has not taken one day off from… Read more →
Wafik Wahba will teach Christianity & Islam: Global Perspectives at Regent College June 25 – 29. He will also present a lecture on Understanding Current Dynamics in Christian-Muslim Relationships on the evening of June 25. Following is an article he wrote… Read more →
Mark Andersson is involved with the Night of Power prayer meeting coming up June 9 at Faith Fellowship Baptist Church in East Vancouver. This article from his Understanding Islam blog gives a sense of why he feels such a gathering is so… Read more →
