Brian Dijkema recently wrote a significant comment about his – and others’ – increasing distrust of Canada’s court system. Dijkema, who is President of the non-partisan think-tank Cardus (“formed by the teachings of Jesus and by the Christian social thought…
Commitment does limit choices, but those limits are good. When I was a teenager and in my early twenties, I was terrified of settling. To me, settling meant opting for something less than the best. It meant lowering my standards,…
Creating Conversation is a weekly editorial, curated by the Centre for Missional Leadership (CML), which gives opportunity for people to speak about issues they believe are vital for the church in Vancouver. One of the goals of this weekly article is…
Christianity Today has put together a digital Advent Devotional entitled Living Hope that includes daily devotional readings, weekly Bible studies and a Bible reading guide. Ken Shigematsu, senior pastor of Tenth Church, was invited to write one of the readings; it is…
Mark Andersson is involved with the Night of Power prayer meeting coming up June 9 at Faith Fellowship Baptist Church in East Vancouver. This article from his Understanding Islam blog gives a sense of why he feels such a gathering is so…
In the story of the Annunciation, Mary’s faithful reply, “Let it be unto me, according to your word,” has long been heralded as the epitome of trusting God. Without any real understanding of what the Lord is asking of her, Mary nevertheless gives…