KATHMANDU, NEPAL—The electricity is erratic. There is mould in the walls. Its nameless streets are crowded and filthy and dangerous. Poverty is rampant. Dogs bark all night. The weather is cold. Such is life in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal,…Read More→
VANCOUVER, BC—Lower Mainland Christians are hopeful the newly formed Metro Vancouver Alliance—a broad, non-partisan coalition that includes people of faith—will develop solid solutions to some of the critical social issues facing their communities. “We see so much human suffering around…Read More→
VANCOUVER, BC—Christian environmental activist Marrku Kostamo concedes the number of churches currently engaged in caring for God’s creation across the country is “patchy” at best. But he also sees those numbers growing. “There are places where people aren’t open to…Read More→
LANGLEY, BC—Trinity Western University (TWU) president Bob Kuhn says the ongoing opposition by many in the legal community to its planned law school makes him question how much freedom evangelical Christians really have to express their faith in public. Much…Read More→
MONTREAL, QC—Quebec’s faith community breathed a collective sigh of relief when the Liberals won a majority of seats in a provincial election April 7, because the defeat of the Parti Québécois also meant the demise of its proposed secular-values charter….Read More→
NEW YORK CITY, NY—In the course of 10 years as secretary general of the World Evangelical Alliance, Geoff Tunnicliffe has travelled to more than 100 countries and has flown well over three-million kilometres. Now he is looking forward to what…Read More→
VANCOUVER, BC—Pro-life physician Will Johnston says the “clear victory” in a case involving an Alzheimer’s patient’s end-of-life wishes underscores the right of even the severely disabled to change their minds about when they wish to die. “There’s a tendency for…Read More→
VANCOUVER, BC—The more committed that street people are in practicing their religious beliefs, the less likely they are to drink and use drugs, a new University of British Columbia study suggests. “For many homeless individuals, their faith appears to be…Read More→
VANCOUVER, BC—The recent screening of a film that reveals through disturbing eyewitness accounts the horrors of the residential school system could become a catalyst for healing between First Nations peoples and Asian evangelicals. “People have been working hard at that…Read More→