A few years back I read a book by Hugh Halter and Matt Smay, entitled The Tangible Kingdom. As I read it my heart burned. When I shut the book I said out loud: “That is what I want to do with my life.” And I have. At least I have tried. And I am […]
Justin Bieber gets tattoo of Jesus
17-year-old Justin Bieber recently got a tattoo of Jesus on his calf. He is known around the world for having a golden voice as well as for being vocal about his faith. He told the Associated Press in 2010, “I’m a Christian, I believe in God, I believe that Jesus died on a cross for […]
Shane Claiborne on Radical Discipleship
Why Claiborne thinks we need revert back to a culture of giving: Mark 1:14-20 E.V. Hill, that old African-American evangelist-preacher told a story about a little old lady who sat at the front row of his church. When he’d get up and preach about all of the things that were wrong in the world, this […]
Carissa Reineger shares her start-up story
Carissa Reineger helps small businesses grow. “We’re kinda like Weight Watchers. That’s the best analogy. We help small business owners set their goals and then help them reach them,” she says. Her company, Silver Lining Limited was established six years ago out of a belief Reineger had that small businesses didn’t need to sacrifice making […]
Q&A with James Houston
James Houston — Regent College founder, Oxford professor, and colleague of C.S. Lewis, answers questions applicable to today’s changing landscape — bringing attention and wisdom to relevant issues in this culture and time. What are some of the hurdles young people face today that you never had? One of the things we are facing today […]
How to ‘do old’ well
“I truly believe that the latter season of our lives should be exciting,” wrote Ross Wightman in his new book Is a Pastor’s Life Dull? Wightman (aged 90) knows what he is talking about. After 33 years in full-time ministry, the last 12 years at Bethel Temple in Mission, he retired in 1983. But he […]
Making a home in Canada’s poorest neighbourhood
In this season of Christ’s incarnation, CC.com profiles individuals who have become neighbours of people in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Trista Parry, the pastor of The River — a church in the heart of Vancouver’s poverty-ridden Downtown Eastside — laughs when asked to describe her congregation. “We’re the most dysfunctional family in the whole entire world,” […]
Blast from the past
A utility entrance leads to the garage for dumping buckets of earth into a custom trailer. Knowing the correct on/off pattern for a series of 12 switches would trigger a four-inch concrete wall to retract, revealing a subterranean maze of rooms. There’s no furniture, but the main room is spacious, cool and fully lit. If […]