We all know Jesus loves the poor. What about the rich? As long as I am materially and culturally rich, I will keep reflecting on how problematic it is. I trust this is an avenue of liberation. It’s also very earnest, and maybe that’s what makes me a good Mennonite! My latest insight is that […]
Is fanatical religion the root cause of wars?
It keeps coming up: the contention that more people have been killed over religion than over any other matter. A friend of mine advanced it the other day. I’ve encountered it recently on an episode of CSI; on a rationalist webpage called the ; and in the book America by TV comedy host Jon Stewart. […]
Fat City brings the swing to Langley
The music from a line-up of local jazz bands inspired spontaneous dancing throughout the day, as Douglas Park was transformed from grassy fields to the site of Langley’s Fifth Annual Jazz Festival in June. The small dance floor set up in front of the main stage was filled with young and old over the course […]
Secular Folk Fest had its sacred moments
At the gates of the 32nd annual Vancouver Folks Music Festival at Jericho Beach Park, my husband Lance and I stood equipped with several necessities — our weekend passes, a pair of ear-mufflers and a backpack full of diapers. In previous years, we had only experienced the event from outside the fence, straining for a glimpse […]
Election provides a change of ministry for Coquitlam pastor
“We need to take church outside of the church doors, and be a light in the community,” said Bernie Hiller, a Christian minister running in the May 12 B.C. election. For the past four years, Hiller has been pastor of missions and middle school youth at Coquitlam Alliance Church. When the Liberal Party nomination in […]
Young, dynamic & faithful
April 17 saw 800 – 900 youth gather at Broadway Church in Vancouver for ONE.3, the third annual gathering. Facilitated by the Hope Vancouver Youth Network (HVYN), the interdenominational event’s main speaker was CRY Canada’s Faytene Kryskow. HVYN’s Mika Kostamo told BCCN: “At the altar call, over a hundred youth came forward to consecrate themselves […]
The Many Strands of Rudy Wiebe
“One of the loveliest things that human beings do is tell stories to each other.” So said Rudy Wiebe, a leading Canadian novelist, who is headlining the 2nd annual ‘Many Strands: Celebrating the Art of Storytelling,’ May 29 and 30 at MEI Middle School in Abbotsford. The conference is not being called a Christian event, […]
Faith helps Schellenberg’s widow
Lois Schellenberg is the widow of Ed Schellenberg, an innocent bystander who was among the ‘Surrey Six’ murdered in October 2007. She and Ed’s brother-in-law Steve Brown have joined others in calling for “changes in the way government administers justice in B.C.” in order to protect others from gang violence. In March, they spoke to […]
Crime key issue in election
Crime is one of the main issues in the May 12 B.C. election (along with the economy). Yet the two leading parties have very similar platforms on the issue. The Liberal Party has a seven-point plan that includes more police officers, more prosecutors, more jails and secure courts, tougher laws, a crackdown on illegal guns, […]
Christians unite to deter Olympic sex traffickers
As Christians prepare to welcome the athletes and spectators who will be coming to Vancouver and Whistler from across the globe to attend the 2010 Winter Olympics next February, there is one group of potential visitors they will be working just as hard to keep out: those who sell children and women for sex. Underbelly […]
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