Maybe I'm taking The Daily in a direction we don't want to go in...but I just finished watching Stranger than Fiction with our dear friend Dan from Victoria (now in Toronto...again...) and I couldn't help seeing some massive underlying Gospel parallels. Has anyone else seen it? What do you think?
I may have been seeing it through the lens of my course "Theology of the Human Person", but I'd love to hear what people thought. What does the movie say about the power of story? What is our story as Christians? How does the story influence our lives? Anyhow...see the movie if you haven't!! Post some comments...
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Movies & Faith | Stranger than Fiction
Friday, February 23, 2007
Reconstructing God's Call | COMMISSIONING!
On Sunday March 11 March 25, we're going to have an evening dedicated to commissioning the TILT community to their vocation. We'll be using a model based on a book called "Faith Goes To Work". It relates our vocation to God's character and work in this world. As the Church, we are the Body of Christ, and so we thought it most suitable that we commission one another based on how we reflect God's character in our work.
Read the summary through and reflect upon which type of work in which God has placed you.
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Lenten Reflections | From Spring and Nouwen
Lent has begun! If you are interested in doing some specific reflections through the Lent season, here are two options:
A booklet by Henri Nouwen which is excerpted from his book entitled "Bread for the Journey" (click on the picture to see info about the book). Read the booklet here.
Rick Wukasch has also put together some reflections stemming from the Earthkeeping course. Read the booklet here with attached song lyrics.
The Earthkeeping exercises for week two can be read here.
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Vocation Small Group Material
Here is the small group handout for this week for Vocation. Of course, anyone is welcome to use it as further study, meditation and discussion stemming from Sunday's TILT on "God's Call on Your Life".
Monday, February 19, 2007
Lent is upon us...
The season of Lent which precedes Easter begins tomorrow (I think!) [correction: it begins Thursday - read Cheryl's explanation by clicking on comments]. If you are interested in reading more about Lent, check out the "Lent" entry in the Catholic Encyclopedia.
Typically, the Sabbath day is a day 'off' from whatever you are fasting from throughout Lent. If you consider Sunday your Sabbath, we would love to provide whatever you are fasting from! For example, if you are fasting from chocolate for Lent, it would be great to have chocolate for snacks at TILT for your Sabbath enjoyment! So, either post a comment here or let us know at TILT!
Spring Garden will also have a labyrinth walk available for public use throughout the Lent season. Read a bit about labyrinths here. Here are the weekly days, times and locations:
- Mondays | 12noon- 4pm | Cloakroom, multi-purpose room
- Tuesdays | 9am- 4pm | Lounge, multi-purpose room
- Thursdays | 12 noon- 9 pm | Boardroom
- Fridays | 9am-3pm | Boardroom, multi-purpose room
- Saturdays | 1pm-4pm | Boardroom, multi-purpose room
- Sundays | 1pm-8:30 pm | Boardroom, Cloakroom
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Green Resources
There seems to be a growing awareness and momentum among the Church at large towards preserving and caring for the creation. Obviously, we do not want this become an all-consuming endeavour (and thus a form of religion), but rather a response to our coming to know the heart of God. My dear friend from Victoria, James Kingsley has highlighted several great resources, including a movement he is trying to start himself.
Check out James' Small(er) Blog. Pass this site on to your friends at other churches!
The Anglican Church of Canada has also created a great initiative at greeningspirit.ca.
Are you remodelling your bathroom? The City of Toronto has a bunch of rebates for water-saving measures. Check out the city's website.
I haven't fully checked out this site, but it seems interesting - http://whatwouldjesusdrive.org/.
An article high in rhetoric, but challenging nonetheless from Geez Magazine, entitled "High efficiency Worship".
Check out greenopolis.ca. It is a simple and great site for helpful tips to easily live a little greener. Find the closest location to recycle your ink cartridges. "There are over 100 million printer cartridges used in Canada each year. Only 5-10% of these are presently recycled" - from greenopolis.ca. Spring Garden also has a box in the side entrance where you can drop off your ink cartridges to be recycled or reused.
The weather network also has some good resources on the science of climate change.
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Called to Creation | Someone to learn from!
A major thing we want to be clear on is that we cannot all instantly change every earth-damaging decision we make. Change is a process, and being concerned about God's creation shouldn't be burdening. Yes, it takes work, but it becomes a burden when we do it out of guilt or duty rather than in response to God's leading. So, prayer through your every day decisions and ask God for just one or two small changes you can make. Start small!
With the above in mind, a couple of months ago the Globe had an article about a couple in Toronto that was going through a year without producing any household waste (last year they had only one bag of garbage). Reading their story is quite amazing and it sure is hard work. Read the blog here. It also provides some places to short at if you feel so inclined. Obviously, I'm not expecting us to all produce no garbage - at this point in time, that's simply not sustainable anyhow! Nevertheless, reading the blog makes you aware of all the little decisions we make every day and we aren't aware of their consequences...
Reading the Desert Fathers
Last week (Feb. 4), Gene introduced us to a traditional monastic practice of reading the stories of the Desert Fathers aloud. For an explanation of the practice, read this document (which includes links to more resources). Here is the story Gene read to us:
Anthony's life after he had emerged from his period of total isolation was blessed by a rich and varied ministry. People from many walks of life came to him and asked for advice. The solitude that at first had required physical isolation had now become a quality of his heart, an inner disposition that could no longer be disturbed by those who needed his guidance. Somehow his solitude had become an infinite space into which anyone could be invited. His advice was simple, direct, and concrete: "Someone asked him: 'What must one do in order to please God?' The old man replied, 'Pay attention to what I tell you: whoever you may be, always have God before your eyes; whatever you do, do it according to the testimony of the holy Scriptures; in whatever place you live, do not easily leave it. Keep these three precepts and you will be saved.'"
- from Henri Nouwen, "The Way of the Heart", page 32-33
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