This is the fourth in a series about local books published last year, with a handful from very late 2020 and one from this month. (Write-ups are from Amazon or the publisher.) • Rod Wilson: Thank You. I’m Sorry. Tell Me…
On the National Day of Action Against Anti-Asian Racism (May 10), Dr. Mark Glanville reflected on a scriptural response to the realities of racism in Vancouver and beyond. The horrific murder of six Asian women, a white woman and a…
“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.” Psalm 116:15 ESV It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Dr. J.I. Packer, a treasured faculty member, author, churchman, and friend. James Innell…
I could hardly believe my luck, getting off the waiting list and into the Uncommon Devotion: Reflections on Puritan Texts conference July 13 – 14. An anonymous donor had made it possible for eminent scholars on the Puritans from North America…
If you haven’t taken a wander through the Rare Books Room at the Allison Library, it’s about time you do so. That’s where Regent College houses the Puritan Book Project, consisting of about 3,000 works, many of them from the personal…
This profile is from the Faith in Canada 150 Thread of 1000 Stories. Faith in Canada 150 exists to celebrate the role of faith in our life together during Canada’s anniversary celebrations in 2017. The life story of James Innell Packer is the…
The Regent College Atrium was full of friends and admirers July 19 as Regent College and St. John’s Vancouver Anglican Church celebrated Canon Dr. J.I. Packer’s 90th birthday – which apparently actually takes place this Friday. Regent president Jeff Greenman…
The Welcome Centre is open, and it in turn has been welcomed by its closest neighbour, First Christian Reformed Church of Vancouver, on Victoria Drive at 10th Avenue, near the Commercial-Broadway SkyTrain station. Operated by Immigrant Services Society of BC…
Amy Anderson sat down with Dr. J.I. Packer earlier this month to discuss his upcoming courses, the heart of his theology, and what keeps him teaching after all these years. Born in 1926 (he turns 90 this summer), he went up to Oxford in 1944…
Two British Columbia Anglican groups which were in conflict earlier this century are moving ahead in their work and ministries with an eye to the future, rather than the past. One, the Anglican Church of Canada’s Diocese of New Westminster,…