May 2008

I live at Flatlander’s Inn, a light of hope for the transgendered woman who dragged herself across our gravel parking lot that night looking for help. Run by the Vineyard …

My friend Ling looks better than she has in months. The pallor of death that rested on her face has been buried alongside her husband. The housing authorities have granted …

What’s the most constant need in inner-city work? It’s not necessarily sandwiches. “It’s socks,” says Deb Lowell, a front-line Salvation Army worker. Speaking to B.C. Mennonite Brethren leaders at Columbia …

Profile of Esperanza Multicultural (MB) Church, Burnaby, B.C.

Since Kenya’s civil unrest early this year, inflation has risen to 19 percent, making the purchase of basic goods a nightmare for residents and over-crowded refugee camps. In response, a …

Doug Heidebrecht has been appointed as the new director for the Centre for MB Studies, a ministry of the Canadian Conference of MB Churches. Heidebrecht will replace Ken Reddig, who …

With Saskatoon predicted to double in size by 2020 due to the development of oil fields and mines, small towns like Blaine Lake 80 km away are heading for a …

If you’re a Christian and want to share your faith, there are at least four questions you shouldn’t ask. John Stackhouse, professor of theology and culture at Regent College in …

Stumbling Toward a Genuine Conversation of Homosexuality Book Author: Michael A. King I’m not sure my late mother’s arsenal of clichés included, “You can’t judge a book by its cover” …

Eagle Ridge Bible Fellowship is one of five churches in a partnership to help homeless people in the Tri-Cities of Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody, near Vancouver. Each month, …

For a quarter century, Eagle Ridge Bible Fellowship in Coquitlam, B.C., operated out of a gym, so being turned down for a mortgage to build a new sanctuary in 2004 …

“What pieces of land are important to you?” asked Darryl Klassen, coordinator of MCC B.C.’s Aboriginal Neighbours Program. Perhaps they’re birth places, memorable vacation spots, the open prairie, or secluded …