She sings, she acts, she dances. Young Morgan Buxton of Port Alberni is an active member of Horn of Oil Ministries congregation, with a lot of skills in the performing arts. She writes her own music, and also plays the guitar. She’s pondering trying to make it on Broadway. But she’s also thinking of Christian […]
The comforting refuge of a God-dependent faith
The continued detention of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo is preventing him from hugging his well-deserved 2010 Nobel Peace Prize. This situation is painful to peace-loving people all over the world. Reading about it, I could not help think of the arrival of more than 400 refugees of Tamil descent in B.C. last year – which […]
Militant atheists tackle Extraordinary Claims
Jesus Christ has been many things to multitudes of people for many centuries. But he has never officially been given equal status with leprechauns, mermaids, vampires, the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny, witches, wizards, the Boogieman, elves, dragons, gnomes, Thor, Vishnu, fairies, Ogopogo and Zeus. Until now. Christ and the preceding entities — along with […]
That’s a lot of pennies — and babies!
When the United Way cut off its funding to the Comox Valley Pregnancy Care Centre three years ago, the board was desperate to find a new funding source, said executive director Julie LeGoff. Blending good psychology with good branding, the ministry came up with a — supporters in 16 churches took the bottles home and […]
Victoria youth have a cool Sanctuary downtown
You could easily miss Sanctuary Youth Centre as you wander around downtown Victoria; it’s tucked into the basement of Church Of Our Lord (COOL) and is noticeable only by the bright graffiti covering the door. However, finding the location doesn’t seem to be a problem for the hundreds of at-risk youth who have poured through […]
Lutherans help First Nations kids
Lutheran Church of Canada congregations recently helped outfit First Nations children, in a half dozen remote B.C. coastal communities, with school supplies and colourful backpacks. The joint project of the Parksville-based B.C. Mission Boat Society (MBS) and Lutheran Hour Ministries of Winnipeg “was a great way to show God’s love,” said MBS executive director Marcus […]
After seven decades, Mavis Staples has a career high
Mavis Staples grew up — alongside her father, brother and sister — traveling the Gospel Highway. Collectively known at the Staple Singers, the family was one of the most popular groups to ever come out of the church. Her career began almost inadvertently, in 1950, after Roebuck ‘Pops’ Staples became frustrated with his own group, […]
Searching for meaning in all the wrong places
I was born in the Fiji Islands in 1972 and raised in the Hindu and Sikh religions. After the death of my mother when I was 10, my life was miserable. I was confused. I searched for the meaning of life and pursued God. Pleasing the gods Growing up, I wanted to live together forever […]
A Walking Testimony to a Miracle Working God
On April 24, 2008, at a Christian rock concert by the band Starfield, the floor incollapsed, toppling a light tower and dropping several people into the basement. The most seriously injured was Debbie Helsloot . A youth sponsor from Promontory Community Church in Chilliwack, she had brought a group of young people to the concert, […]
A failed suicide led to a successful ministry
Chaplain Steve Bradley has recently published a new book. Christ’s Healing Touch for Addictions is his third self-published title, in a series of books inspired by his life and ministry. This follows his first two books, Connection to Freedom and Youth at Risk . Recently, BCCN heard from Bradley about his journey and his published […]
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