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…
A wealth of local books from 2021 (#2)
Tag: jason byassee
Creating Conversation: We probably shouldn’t have communion online
This weekly editorial gives opportunity for people to speak about issues they believe are vital for the church to respond to. We asked Andria Irwin (see accompanying article, ‘Communion online – it’s not ideal, but it’s faithful’) to respond to this…
Creating Conversation: Communion online – it’s not ideal, but it’s faithful
Our weekly Creating Conversation editorial gives opportunity for people to speak about issues they believe are vital for the church to respond to. We asked Andria Irwin to respond to Jason Byassee’s accompanying comment (‘We probably shouldn’t have communion online’),…
Around Town: From Northview to Harvest, Humility & Hope, New Roots
The lead pastor of one of our largest local churches will soon take on the senior position at a Chicago-area megachurch whose founding/senior pastor left under a cloud two years ago. Jeff Bucknam, who has served with Northview Community Church…
Around Town: Grace Seniors Home, God is for the Birds, Flourishing, charities . . .
The provincial government has purchased a seniors home in Chinatown in order to prevent residents from being evicted. Housing Minister David Eby stated April 23: This has been a difficult time for the seniors at Grace Seniors Home. We understand…
Cascadian missional churches focus on ‘impact of God’s love for neighbour’
Jason Byassee and Ross Lockhart will launch their new book, Better than Brunch, next Wednesday (January 27). In the meantime, Mark Glanville offers these insights. For a while now I have been hunting for a book that displays, thoughtfully, what…
Local professors have written many fine books this year
One can never have too many books (ask anyone who knows me), but even I have trouble keeping up with the professors at our local Christian colleges. And many of their books would make great Christmas gifts, especially if purchased…
Recovering: call to connection can foster a ‘beatitude community’
Aaron White has spent much of his adult life living and working in the Downtown Eastside. And now he has drawn on his experiences for his brand new book, Recovering: From Brokenness and Addiction to Blessedness and Community (Brazos Press). He…
Nothing is as beautiful as a human being
Wesley Hill will address the topic When Christians Disagree during a livestream talk July 29. He is teaching Male and Female in Christ as part of Regent College’s Summer School. Pursuing sexual purity by turning toward the other I remember…
Surprised by Jesus Again: listen to the saints, living and dead
How do we read the Bible? And how do we speak well about God? Those two questions encompass almost everything I write, teach or say. And they are the twin foci of Surprised by Jesus Again: Reading the Bible in…