Pacific Theatre’s new play isn’t based in Vancouver, but many of the themes will resonate here. The Canadian premiere of God Said This by Leah Nanako Winkler begins this Friday (June 2). Here is the outline: Sisters Hiro and Sophie…
Every Christian community is marking Holy Week with special services, but here are some that have particularly caught my attention this year. Beginning with one bold service that has already take place, I enjoyed watching the video of South Asian…
Next Saturday (February 25) offers the perfect opportunity to show some love and support for Pacific Theatre – all while enjoying what looks set to be a unique and talent-filled evening of entertainment. Here is the invitation to Help. Thanks.…
Just before Covid hit, in late 2019, I took part in the World Evangelical Alliance General Assembly in Jakarta, Indonesia. Our table host was a young woman, Morgan Lee, who had been sent out by Christianity Today to meet delegates…
Two movies and two plays are coming to Vancouver this week – two famous shows about Jesus, one about a Japanese Christian hero during World War Two and one about a dramatic ride through the Himalayas aimed at supporting poor…
The last play of Pacific Theatre’s Covid-reduced season will end next week. But there are still tickets for The Mountaintop by Katori Hall – and the reviews are positive. The outline of the play: April 3, 1968. Doctor Martin Luther…
Pacific Theatre’s How the World Began is half way through its run – and the reviews are in: “Meghan Gardiner, Ron Reed, and Evan Rein deliver emotionally resourceful performances; it’s moving to see three generations of actors sharing the stage so…
Sarah Rodgers: Why do How the World Began now, and here? Because we can! Meghan Gardiner: It’s live, it’s literally live and intimate and together. Ron Reed: Oh, it’s amazing to be back at the theatre. It feels just like…
Mission Central SERVE (formerly Missions Fest) will be meeting online again this year, mostly, but the three-day event will offer many of the same elements that made the in-person event at Canada Place so popular: Mission Central SERVE (January 28…
A conflict between a pride society and a Catholic church which will be heard early next year before the BC Human Rights Tribunal is already gaining attention. A November 27 report on CBC News noted that five groups have now…