A part of the Christmas story tells how the Holy Family fled Bethlehem, warned in a dream of the vengeful plans of a mad monarch. In recent years, Christians have once again found cause to flee the town of his…
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…
“Religious intolerance of homosexuality led to mass murder in Orlando.” So ran the headline in the Vancouver Courier last week. Religion columnist Pat Johnson was describing anyone who believes in the traditional (scriptural) understanding of same-sex relationships. He was talking…
The Welcome Centre is open, and it in turn has been welcomed by its closest neighbour, First Christian Reformed Church of Vancouver, on Victoria Drive at 10th Avenue, near the Commercial-Broadway SkyTrain station. Operated by Immigrant Services Society of BC…
You’ve probably never heard of Nicholas Winton. I only discovered this saintly fellow a few months ago. He has quite a story. It’s one that was unknown for many decades, but now it’s been told, and to our benefit! Nicholas’…
Dr. Susanna Kokkonen, director of Christian Friends of Yad Vashem (the Holocaust museum in Jerusalem), spoke at Westwood Community Church in Coquitlam in November. Kokonnen received her PhD in Holocaust studies from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and now travels…
Refugees are all around me here at this seniors’ campus of care. They walk through the café with their coffees and bundles of bananas from our campus grocery. They push their spouse in a wheelchair around the fountain gardens and…
The good news is that Tim Hughes, Christy Nockels and a raft of other talented worship leaders will gather in Vancouver next week. The bad news is that the event is already sold out. The Worship Central Conference will take…
Local Christians have already demonstrated in numerous ways how much they care about the turmoil in the Middle East and the resulting refugee crisis. Three upcoming events will allow churches and Christians to gain practical insights on how to support…
Li Jianfeng, a former senior judge in China, has been granted political asylum in Canada in a coordinated effort by led by China Aid. He arrived in Vancouver on the evening of September 23. Li was imprisoned for more than…