Missionary George Leslie Mackay may be long since forgotten in his native Canada – but not in Taiwan. And a film being shown as part of the Vancouver Taiwan Film Festival tells the story. Mackay: The Black Bearded Bible Man will…
Missions Fest Vancouver (January 27 – 29) is upon us, and I’m very much looking forward to hearing many speakers addressing this year’s theme, ‘Justice and the Gospel.’ There is no arena is which that focus is more pressing than…
Reg and Donna Reimer have experienced a whirlwind of media attention over the past week as they took part in an emotional meeting with a family Reg helped to reunite 39 years ago. Following is part of a November 6…
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. Throughout his life Peter Foggin has been motivated by…
Pastor Barry Buzza was at Missions Fest this year, handing out cards with links to the eBook version of his missions book Go Power. Following is the Introduction to the book. I like its focus on the centrality of mission,…
Evelyne Reisacher will be a featured speaker at Missions Fest Vancouver (January 27 – 29). A professor at Fuller Seminary and author of Joyful Witness in the Muslim World: Sharing the Gospel in Everyday Encounters, she describes the importance of…
A cloud of cynicism has settled over the Olympics – and this year the gloom is more palpable than ever (Russia about to be expelled over systematic doping practices, endless stories about Brazilian woes in pulling the Games together .…
Rev. Vivian Lam and many of her parishioners from St. Matthias and St. Luke Anglican Church in Oakridge attended the Vancouver Whitecaps Faith and Family Night at BC Place July 9. According to a report on the Diocese of New…
A couple of months into retirement, I was asked to cover a maternity leave in a West Vancouver high school. It included what turned into the sweetest assignment ever – teaching three young men an International Baccalaureate Japanese course. These…
“Alan Roxburgh is a father figure to many of us in the missional movement and like everything he writes, this is a smart book and a wise one.” So says Michael Frost – himself a leading missional figure – about…