Just over a month ago, the Jacob’s Well community was not sure whether it would be able to carry on, having been evicted from its long-time home at 239 Main Street, just north of Hastings Street. The team decided to close its doors…
Marja Bergen wrote this personal reflection to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week (October 2 – 6). Most of us who follow Christ want to help sick people, including those who live with mental illness. We would like to be…
Dr. Santa Ono has been chosen as the 15th president of the University of British Columbia. By all accounts a popular and well-rounded leader, he has also been public about his Christian faith over the years. UBC describes Ono, 53,…
It has been quite a few years since Debra Fieguth lived in Vancouver, but I know she retained a good number of friends here – and many more will remember her from her days as editor of BC Christian News.…
A part-time anthropology instructor at Trinity Western University, Claudia Launhardt has thought a great deal about her purpose as a professor, and it’s not just to impart knowledge. “My mandate is to equip students for the world,” she says. Anthropology…
Across the nation, Canadians are commemorating Mental Health Week, May 2 – 8. Here Marja Bergen describes the traumatic experience of being stigmatized, and encourages fellow Christians to welcome those – and they are in every church – who experience…
I watched the news of the shooting in Canada’s Parliament building with unexpectedly mixed emotions – grief for the families who lost loved ones, woeful curiosity about how this would change my country and disappointment at how the media was…
Would you like to help faith communities deal with issues related to mental health recovery? Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries works to meet the needs of people living with mental illness – and will hold training sessions later this month for…