The newly passed Canadian Budget axed $2.7 billion in international aid over the next four years and Kentro’s Executive Director, Laura Solberg is sounding the alarm for anyone who will listen. Canada is joining the United States, the United Kingdom…
This is my fifth local books round-up of 2025, covering 12 recent books from the Christian community. Again there is a very wide range of topics. The write-ups are primarily from Amazon and publisher / author sites. Dennis & Tikvah…
Write-ups about Wakey, Wakey are predicting good things, but there must surely be a bittersweet feeling at Pacific Theatre as this year draws to a close. Wakey, Wakey will run from October 15 to November 2. After that there will…
This is my first local books round-up of 2025, covering 10 newly published books from the local Christian community. Again there is a range of topics. The write-ups are primarily from Amazon and publisher / author sites. Benjamin Perrin, editor: Artificial…
The Kurumbuka Leadership Hub in Kigali, Rwanda, buzzed with energetic enthusiasm as 33 executive leaders from nine African countries assembled to embrace the academic challenge of prepping for acceptance into the Masters of Leadership degree with Trinity Western University. They…
This is my fourth round-up of 2023, and there will probably be one more. Clearly the Christian community in Metro Vancouver is home to a good number of talented writers. The first round-up is here and the second here. This…
What is one thing you can you do to make our world a better place for everyone? Eco-anxiety is plaguing the minds of so many. A recent secular survey said that 39 percent of students won’t be having children because…
Last week I posted about 15 local books published in 2022, under the broad heading ‘Church in culture, living the Christian life.’ This week I will look at several books involving ‘arts, fiction and literature.’ Early next year I will…
At the end of last year I posted an article about the abundant crop of books written by local authors. I was surprised that I found 15 to write about and had some left over. I am amazed, as I…
“You just know when it’s time. You feel it in your gut,” says Greg Wasmuth. The stock of books, Bibles, music, movies, greeting cards, trinkets and artwork at Pilgrim Book and Bible is definitely dwindling as the 35 percent off…