Tony Campolo says, "It scares me that we have a generation of Christians who know what Jesus would do and yet will do the opposite". This is from a new documentary called Prince of Peace-God of War. Check it out here. The documentary looks at the Christians and their view of war...however, to me it poses the broader question of how culture influences Christianity...
(Poster: http://www.themovieblog.com/godofwar/pop-poster-front.jpg)
An interesting campaign has been begun by an OCAD student to subversively raise awareness about the plea of those without homes in Toronto. It may be short-lived as the signs are taken down by government officials. Get more info from James Kingsley's post or read the article in the Toronto Star.
What do you think of the signs? How are we as the TILT community, the Church in Toronto to respond? Where's the balance between raising awareness and helping to end the cycle of poverty? How can we do both?
Two more things up for the week. Per usual, go here for the week's resources in meditation and devotion. We would love to hear how God is using these!
Also, Tony Campolo was in Toronto last week and was interviewed by George Stroumboulopoulos on CBC's "The Hour". Check out the interview, it's powerful stuff.
Check out the latest under green resources, including an article on "High Efficiency Worship". James Kingsley's small(er) blog is gaining momentum and an interesting place to stay updated on what other churches are doing [speaking of which - Rodway, if you are reading this, what's the name of that RC church that won an environmental award...James would definitely be interested].
A new feature in the Daily...let me know what you guys think...but I just saw Stranger than Fiction and couldn't help seeing parallels to the Christian faith. Check out the post. It would be great to get some discussion/thoughts on that one. Do we want this type of thing on the Daily? Comments!! Post 'em!!
As always, post things we can pray about as a community under Community Life & Prayer posting for the week. Something to pray through as the Canadian church is the recent report: "The Rich and the Rest of Us". [click title to read article from The Star]
We have also begun a new section in the Urban Monks blog: "Our Stories". Check it out.
The National Film Board has just re-kindled an interesting initiative formerly known as "Challenge for Change". Check out http://www.nfb.ca/filmmakerinresidence/. St. Michael's Hospital has a "film-maker in residence" who is creating videos about inner city health. These are eye-opening videos that present an opportunity for us to become involved in the needs of those in the inner city. Check it out! Let us know what you think in the comments...
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