Remembering Bev Shea

George Beverly Shea

George Beverly (Bev) Shea, who always prefaced Billy Grahams sermons with a simple gospel song, passed away last week at the age of 104.Shea, more than anyone on the Billy Graham team, had strong and continuing links to Ottawa and its environs. He was born in 1909 in Winchester, a 30 minute … [Read more...]

Rock the River rocks the rain

Downhere vocalist Marc Martel is pictured August 7 at the first Canadian Rock the River concert. Photo by Jeanne Kremmer.

Despite the rain, mud and intimidating cloud cover, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) hosted some 7,970 people August 7 for their much anticipated Rock the River concert held at Millenium Park in Surrey, BC The line-up of artists included Tedashii, downhere, The Almost, Starfield and … [Read more...]

Bella comes to Canada, and Billy Graham gets the bio treatment

A lot can happen in a year or two. Take the case of Bella, an independent film that has been heavily promoted to Christian groups as a ‘prolife’ film.When it premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2006 – winning the People’s Choice Award, no less – this gentle and … [Read more...]

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