In the 70th year of Queen Elizabeth II, in the First Session of the Forty-fourth parliament, on February 4, 2022, the first reading of Bill C-230 occurred in Ottawa. Few of us who honour our medical professionals took time away from the news headlines to realize the significance of Kelly Block’s private member’s bill. The design was to amend the Criminal Code to “make it an … [Read more...] about The Protection of Freedom of Conscience Act
Jack Taylor
Jack is founder of 1HeartCoaching and former pastor of Faith Baptist Church in Vancouver. His award-winning writings can be found at jackataylor.com and his coaching at 1HeartCoaching.com
Baptizing the world
A decade ago, journalist Douglas Todd noted that a Statistics Canada survey recognized the west coast of Canada as a place of extremes in regards to Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and the religiously unaffiliated. The 2021 Canadian census recorded over three million residents in the lower mainland where 16 of the province’s 30 most populous municipalities exist with 60 percent of … [Read more...] about Baptizing the world
Afghan refugees remembered still
“I feel safe now!” 25-year-old Hanifa says. “22 years ago, the Taliban took my father from our Afghan village because he was Hazara and a resister. We never saw him again.” She glances at the news flash of Ukraine as she sits on her uncle’s carpet in Richmond, British Columbia. “August 15, 2021, the Taliban took Kabul and the trauma was back. This time, I was the target – along … [Read more...] about Afghan refugees remembered still
Schools for schools: Supporting children half a world away
What do you do with a dream that won’t let you go - even during Covid? Especially when that dream focuses on school children half a world away. Nick Short and his wife Glynis wrestled with that reality after returning to Canada from South Africa. Nick spent his first 39 years in South Africa engaging in financial services before settling in North Vancouver and attending … [Read more...] about Schools for schools: Supporting children half a world away
Truck load of love for First Nations in Lytton
Expectations were modest when directors of the Love First Nations Ministry (LFNM) planned a Christmas Outreach to the Flood and Fire Victims of Lytton (Nlaka’pamux). They certainly didn’t expect to be sending a semi-trailer truck load with enough goods for 500 hampers to meet the needs of the 2000 residents. They didn’t expect the 80 volunteers to unload the trailer and set out … [Read more...] about Truck load of love for First Nations in Lytton