C.S. Lewis contended that shame prevents us from doing good – perhaps even more so than vice. Shame causes us to shrink back and go small. Shame can also cause us to try and go big to validate ourselves –…
The Bell: How beauty sets us free
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The Bell: Stay-at-home girlfriends – rethinking home, work & partnership
The ‘stay-at-home girlfriend’ trend has become more than a TikTok aesthetic; it’s a flashpoint for bigger conversations about gender, money and identity in modern relationships. The trend, most popular between 2022 and 2024, features mostly childless Gen Z women who…
The Bell: Home is a safe, quiet room with a warm, comfortable bed
Every day in hospitals around Vancouver (and beyond) medical teams gather for rounds, discussing the patients in their care. Each team member – doctors, nurses, social workers, pharmacists, occupational therapists and dietitians – shares their input on how patients are…
The Bell: Everything is connected. Everything is connected and God is good.
I just left the hospice here in North Vancouver. I was there to visit a woman from one of the churches at which I help out. Joan just turned 90 and she is a lovely woman, full of life. Her…
The Bell: Let’s discuss what we hold in common & where we differ, then vote
Twice this month I have cast votes in advance polls in Vancouver, both times because I anticipated being in the United States on election days. I am a dual American and Canadian citizen, and it was for the privilege of…
The Bell: A missing middle-ring of social relationships – the church can play a role
There is a missing middle-ring of social relationships, the ring of social relationships where we once learned to value one another in our differences. The church can play a role in this middle sphere of relationships. The church can be…
The Bell: Rest. Reflect. Recalibrate.
“Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” These sacred words were especially poignant when uttered by a Christian from Ukraine, smearing my forehead with the sign of the cross in ash and oil. We were reminded…
The Bell: Faith & AI – A Christian contribution to ethical AI
The promise and perils of artificial intelligence (AI) have captured a lot of attention in recent years. As a law professor who has recently been teaching and researching about this topic, I’ve learned a lot from reading a range of…
The Bell: Who are the role models for youth today?
In a world dominated by AI, excessive power and aggression, wars, and violence of every kind, how can young people make sense of it all and find wisdom and insight to face their future? Who can they rely on for…
The Bell: Speakers at BC Leadership Prayer Breakfast all seek God’s guidance
For more than 50 years, speakers at the annual BC Leadership Prayer Breakfast have included leaders in our province from business, sports, law, non-profits, real estate, medicine, government and education. Here are some examples: An award winning CFL coach shared…