Pacific Theatre kicks off it season next week with the story of a gang member; A Good Way Out opens next Friday (September 23). Vancouver Presents interviewed playwright Cara Norrish: “It was inspired by someone very close to me when…
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…
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…
Two churches will hold Blanket Exercises this week in honour of National Aboriginal Day (June 21) – West Point Grey United Church tonight (June 23) and Vancouver Eastside Vineyard Church on Saturday (June 25). And what is a Blanket Exercise?…
Amy Anderson spoke to Regent College graduate David Taylor, who recently completed a video on the Psalms with Eugene Peterson (professor emeritus at Regent College; he developed The Message Bible paraphrase) and Bono (who probably needs no introduction). Since leaving…
“This is the next critical step towards reaching our goal of one million Canadians experiencing Alpha.” Shaila Visser, national director of Alpha Canada, introduced the new Alpha Film Series last Thursday evening (April 14) before a full house at Performance…
The BC Human Rights Tribunal has awarded $8,500 to a Christian job applicant after finding that a wilderness adventure tour company injured her “dignity and self-respect.” The case gained considerable media attention in the fall of 2014 when Bethany Paquette…
The year is starting strong for Bible-based movies. The Young Messiah will open this Friday (March 11) in several local theatres, even while Risen is still performing well at the box office. The Young Messiah takes place when Jesus is…
Joseph Fiennes seems to have a penchant for faith-based movies. He played Martin Luther several years ago and will soon take on Eric Liddell, the Olympic champion / missionary to China. And in his most recent project – Risen (due…
Regent College grad Jason Goode will celebrate the North American premiere of his Okanagan-shot thriller Numb on the closing night of the 2015 Whistler Film Festival this Sunday (December 6). Numb is billed as a survival thriller: “When a couple…