The Intersection of Faith and Culture
Why one non-profit worker thinks microcredit can hurt development Sufiya was a poor villager in Bangladesh. She received a small loan to buy some chickens to start an egg business. The chickens flourished, the eggs were the talk of the town, and soon her loan was paid back with enough […]
Today four Canadian celebrity ambassadors will be embarking on an international trip to help launch World Vision’s #SayILoveYou Tour in two of the globe’s most impoverished regions. Miss World Canada Tara Teng, World Pop Illustrator & Artist Gary Taxali, Teen-Pop sensation Tyler Medeiros and one of Canada’s most popular VJ’s Much Music’s Sarah Taylor are heading […]
Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take; The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy and shall break In blessings on your head. — William Cowper, Light Shining Out of Darkness (God Moves in Mysterious Ways) The Problem of William Cowper In Evangelical circles, the story of slave-trader-turned-pastor John […]
Everyone knew who they were. Wandering the halls in steel-toe boots, jeans, and plaid, they talked tractors and nodded from under hats bearing the logos of local feed suppliers. They skipped school — not to bum around the mall or smoke up down the street — but to help with harvest. […]
For the month of March Pacific Theatre’s rendition of John Patrick Shanley’s (Danny and the Deep Blue Sea), Doubt a Parable has been getting much acclaim from both theatre enthusiasts and drop-ins alike. And how! Directed by Ron Reed, twisting the perception of both the characters’ in the play along […]
The Hunger Games is a good story in desperate need of a workable screenplay. An adaptation of the juggernaut young adult publishing phenomenon by Suzanne Collins, it’s yet another troubling entry in an increasingly long line of book-to-film translations – including Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 1 and the Twilight sequels – that forsake narrative coherence, […]