Talks

Walter Thiessen continues on his themes of Welcome and Liberation by talking about how we can be liberated from self-deception, particularly about who we are and about the beliefs of our closest community.

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On this Easter Sunday, Peter Fitch continues his series of talks on how we can grow into being the best version of ourselves. Using Easter themes and working from 2 Peter 1:2-8, he focuses on how we grow in knowledge through adverse circumstances that we face.

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Lindsay McKay speaks about Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey as crowds cried, “Hosanna.” This word meant, “Save us” or “Rescue us” and Lindsay asks, “what do we need to be saved from today?” One thing that she identifies for herself is how hard it is to ask for help when it is needed. She thinks we need to balance the value we place on independence with our very real need for dependence. Life goes better that way.

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Peter Fitch continues his work on 2 Peter 1:2-8. He sees it as a pathway toward spiritual formation. Two weeks ago, in a talk called Step by Step, he began this series by speaking about the marriage between diligence and faith. To this we are encouraged to add “moral excellence”, but what is this? Aristotle gave a very precise meaning for the word that is used. Perhaps this can provide a clue to what this concept means.

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International Women’s Day /March 11, 2018

Beginning with a new poem by Jessica Williams, read by Rosie Sperling Funk, today’s service was completely designed and led by women from our community. Many voices took part. There were two original pieces of music, another new poem, several great quotations or readings, and some deeply moving reflections. Special thanks to Abby Pond and Amanda de Gruchy for giving leadership to the event as it unfolded. Person after person shared from the heart and there was a sense that we had all lived through something together that was of great significance–a picture of a better tomorrow where women’s voices are completely free, honoured, and respected.

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Peter Fitch continues his recent focus on ideas related to spiritual formation by looking at the 8 steps in 2 Peter 1:2-8. He focused today on the marriage of faith and diligence. Making this time a little extra special was the fact that kids were invited to sit-in. They were given a list of words that Peter often uses and had an assignment to see how many of these words they could find in his talk. The last few minutes of this session became quite funny as they tried to get him to say all the words that were left on the sheet.

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David Moore examines the sources of conflict. He sees some problems as arising from pride, but others from people who legitimately follow their conscience. Looking at some of Jesus’ words, he encourages us to be people who “show up for justice” and who live in accordance with an inner sense of what is right. The talk is followed by many questions and insights from listeners regarding how to do this without violence in a polarized world. All in all, it seemed like a very deep and authentic time of soul-searching and growth.

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Peter Fitch speaks about the various quests and journeys that we undergo in life, and the great importance of spiritual formation. From desert saints to modern mystics, he looks for images of what this might look like. Then he works on clues that might help us become the best part of ourselves.
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Walter Thiessen continues with his explorations on “Welcome and Liberation” by emphasizing that freedom begins when we move from fear to trust by knowing God’s welcome. Lots of ideas from those gathered on how we can make real decisions on how we act based on this foundation.

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Peter Fitch talks about Psalm 46 and its reference to the “river whose streams make glad the city of God.” Realizing that there weren’t any rivers that flowed through Jerusalem, Peter treats the idea as a metaphor for God’s creative and living Presence. He shows the consistency of this theme throughout the Bible and then wonders about the role that Jesus plays in making this water available. He also works on the idea that all of life, and everyone everywhere, can find deeper and deeper levels of this Presence.

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