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2010 initiative looks promising
ORGANIZERS hoping to mobilize the broadest possible Christian involvement before, during and after the 2010 Winter Olympics seem convinced things are off to a very good start.
Ex-Korn member on being saved – from himself
IN early 2005, Korn guitarist Brian ‘Head’ Welch’s conversion to Christianity was treated as a significant, newsworthy event.
Alberta’s ‘Honest Ed’ Stelmach opens up about his faith
ALBERTA premier Ed Stelmach has been described as hard working, reliable and an all-round nice guy.
Cutting edge youth movement growing
URBAN PROMISE began in 1980 as a project of Tony Campolo’s Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education, serving children and youth in Philadelphia.
Urban Promise helps needy children succeed
A CHRISTIAN ministry is quietly making a difference for children in under-resourced areas of Greater Vancouver.
Light shines for Roma in Lunik IX
GREY concrete apartments stand clustered on the outskirts of Kosice, Slovakia, forming a community.
Christianity a major inspiration for Potter books
LAST MONTH, a media furor erupted over a declaration by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling that one of her characters – super-wizard Dumbledore – was gay.
Haiti’s pain meets God’s grace
AFTER Columbus’ ship, the Santa Maria, ran aground near the northern coast of Haiti in 1492, plantation slavery was inflicted on the local people.
Lord and Lady Baden-Powell: character builders
As the worldwide Boy Scout / Girl Guide movement celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, BCCN offers Ed Hird’s reflections on the organization’s faith-based foundation. 
Hokus Pick gets a special GMA award
ANYONE familiar with the Canadian Christian music scene in the late 1980s and 90s will remember the energetic, sometimes quirky sounds of B.C.’s Hokus Pick.
Lutheran open houses a success
AN ‘open house’ project launched by the Lutheran Church of Canada helped many congregations meet their neighbours.  The nationwide project encouraged churches to invite people to open houses on the last weekend of September.
Believers more likely than atheists to value virtues, Bibby poll says
CANADIANS who believe in God are more likely to value forgiveness, generosity, kindness, patience and honesty than those who do not believe in God.
Justice camping on Main Street
VANCOUVER’S homelessness problem had a high media profile last month.
Honouring ‘Pastor Bob’ and the faithfulness of God
PASTOR Robert H. Birch, of Vancouver, will be 100 years old next month.
Victim of gang hit remembered as a man of deep Christian faith
ED SCHELLENBERG, a devout Christian, went to a Surrey apartment to service a gas fireplace October 19 and became an innocent victim of an apparent gang hit.
Ipsos-Reid reality CHEC
Christian post-secondary colleges and universities are cooperating as never before.
Youth from many high schools and churches worship as ONE
IT just takes ONE, or sometimes more than 2,000.
The Church in Maple Ridge/Pit Meadows
The Districts of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows lie on the north shore of the Fraser River.
Testimony
Clean and free, with Jesus at the steering wheel
I WAS about 12 years old when I found a pack of cigarettes on the side of the road. That’s when I tried them for the first time. What a mistake!
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