Comments on: Why Toronto Matters http://solarcrash.com/2010/02/why-toronto-matters/ Creativity, Faith, and Culture in the City Thu, 17 May 2012 21:18:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Lon http://solarcrash.com/2010/02/why-toronto-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-71079 Lon Fri, 31 Dec 2010 13:20:31 +0000 http://solarcrash.com/?p=2462#comment-71079 Thanks Earl! Sorry i haven't gotten a chance to write for you yet, i've let my own site go stale for months as well. anyhow, hope all's well and let's catch up again! Thanks Earl! Sorry i haven’t gotten a chance to write for you yet, i’ve let my own site go stale for months as well. anyhow, hope all’s well and let’s catch up again!

]]> By: Earl James http://solarcrash.com/2010/02/why-toronto-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-70855 Earl James Tue, 28 Dec 2010 06:55:53 +0000 http://solarcrash.com/?p=2462#comment-70855 A late bloomer comment! But I must say that over the past 5 years God has been expanding my understanding of the scope of our beautiful city...A deep prayer and desire for myself is to see the unleashing of beauty in our city. Like you said in your other post, beauty is dense! There is a God designed density to oin our city that screams Kingdom! This beauty is intrinsic and binds us as a people under the banner of Christ. As the body of Christ we need to champion the cause of unleashing kingdom beauty here! I agree 100% that Toronto represents some exciting opportunities for innovation and exploration that mat not exist elsewhere and we should as a body of Christ be prayerfully arawe of this reality. I personally am so amped for Toronto and believe that God is doing/bringing some serious fruit/creativity/innovation that will break walls down! Praying and believing! Great post! A late bloomer comment! But I must say that over the past 5 years God has been expanding my understanding of the scope of our beautiful city…A deep prayer and desire for myself is to see the unleashing of beauty in our city. Like you said in your other post, beauty is dense! There is a God designed density to oin our city that screams Kingdom! This beauty is intrinsic and binds us as a people under the banner of Christ.

As the body of Christ we need to champion the cause of unleashing kingdom beauty here!

I agree 100% that Toronto represents some exciting opportunities for innovation and exploration that mat not exist elsewhere and we should as a body of Christ be prayerfully arawe of this reality. I personally am so amped for Toronto and believe that God is doing/bringing some serious fruit/creativity/innovation that will break walls down! Praying and believing!

Great post!

]]> By: Solar Crash 2010 highlights http://solarcrash.com/2010/02/why-toronto-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-70798 Solar Crash 2010 highlights Mon, 27 Dec 2010 14:53:49 +0000 http://solarcrash.com/?p=2462#comment-70798 [...] City and Urban living God’s bias for the city Why the city matters Why the city can kill you Why Toronto matters – my city – you should move here if you’re not here [...] [...] City and Urban living God’s bias for the city Why the city matters Why the city can kill you Why Toronto matters – my city – you should move here if you’re not here [...]

]]> By: Lon http://solarcrash.com/2010/02/why-toronto-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-52618 Lon Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:25:54 +0000 http://solarcrash.com/?p=2462#comment-52618 Yes - Thank you Paul - exactly. Toronto does have a unique role and does need prayer. I didn't want to come off as another egotistical torontonian, just that there is some strategic importance, even if i can't quite articulate it all right now. As with many other places in the world, I think it's part of our job to figure how and leverage why God has placed us where we are... Yes – Thank you Paul – exactly. Toronto does have a unique role and does need prayer. I didn’t want to come off as another egotistical torontonian, just that there is some strategic importance, even if i can’t quite articulate it all right now. As with many other places in the world, I think it’s part of our job to figure how and leverage why God has placed us where we are…

]]> By: Lon http://solarcrash.com/2010/02/why-toronto-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-52617 Lon Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:24:02 +0000 http://solarcrash.com/?p=2462#comment-52617 Patricia - it's also great that you're tuned in with your city. I've been posting on city because I've felt that many of us have no relationship to the city itself - wherever we are. we often don't see the global implications of what we're doing - whether it's good or not. Patricia – it’s also great that you’re tuned in with your city. I’ve been posting on city because I’ve felt that many of us have no relationship to the city itself – wherever we are. we often don’t see the global implications of what we’re doing – whether it’s good or not.

]]> By: Lon http://solarcrash.com/2010/02/why-toronto-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-52615 Lon Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:22:33 +0000 http://solarcrash.com/?p=2462#comment-52615 Thanks Patricia - great comment - God absolutely do extraordinary things through the small seemingly un-influential areas, cities, towns, villages as well. Definitely not something to forget. Thanks Patricia – great comment – God absolutely do extraordinary things through the small seemingly un-influential areas, cities, towns, villages as well. Definitely not something to forget.

]]> By: Why the city can kill you http://solarcrash.com/2010/02/why-toronto-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-52613 Why the city can kill you Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:17:01 +0000 http://solarcrash.com/?p=2462#comment-52613 [...] the last few posts on “God’s bias for the city”, “why cities matter” and “why Toronto matters“; much of what makes cities great is also what makes cities dark and depressing. Cities [...] [...] the last few posts on “God’s bias for the city”, “why cities matter” and “why Toronto matters“; much of what makes cities great is also what makes cities dark and depressing. Cities [...]

]]> By: Paul Wilkinson (Thinking Out Loud) http://solarcrash.com/2010/02/why-toronto-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-52511 Paul Wilkinson (Thinking Out Loud) Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:52:56 +0000 http://solarcrash.com/?p=2462#comment-52511 I think a lot of us can have a measure of civic pride for the place we call home, but let's not miss Lon's bigger point. Toronto's unique demographics can be a test case for all sorts of things, including ministry models. Some will succeed and some will be bad examples. Furthermore success or failure in what the natives call "T.O." doesn't mean success or failure elsewhere. But it's a city that deserves to be on our radar ...and in our prayers. I think a lot of us can have a measure of civic pride for the place we call home, but let’s not miss Lon’s bigger point. Toronto’s unique demographics can be a test case for all sorts of things, including ministry models. Some will succeed and some will be bad examples. Furthermore success or failure in what the natives call “T.O.” doesn’t mean success or failure elsewhere. But it’s a city that deserves to be on our radar …and in our prayers.

]]> By: Patricia Tice http://solarcrash.com/2010/02/why-toronto-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-52506 Patricia Tice Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:50:54 +0000 http://solarcrash.com/?p=2462#comment-52506 I truly believe that every city has a God-given purpose and it will fulfil that purpose regardless of what their attitude toward God is. Los Angeles was clearly destined to be a city of messengers (angels). The message they deliver and where they get their message will determine their (and our) peace or pain. As Christ's agents here it behooves us to seek out God's specific purpose for our place so that we can execute our agency in good faith, through prayer and deed. It is easy to ask God for what we want. It is far more fruitful to ask for what He wants. This is the core of spiritual authority before God because it deeply honors God's authority. I live in Orlando, Florida. It was founded as a fort in hostile indian territory; a resting point halfway between the coasts. It remains a place of rest, medical care and transients. Those purposes have been executed faithfully and unfaithfully. We have great vacation places, some of which will wear you out. We have great hospitals, some of which fight for the right to do stem cell research. People come and go. His church here has a responsibility to make sure that they don't leave untouched by Jesus. Sometimes we are good at that. Sometimes not. I truly believe that every city has a God-given purpose and it will fulfil that purpose regardless of what their attitude toward God is. Los Angeles was clearly destined to be a city of messengers (angels). The message they deliver and where they get their message will determine their (and our) peace or pain. As Christ’s agents here it behooves us to seek out God’s specific purpose for our place so that we can execute our agency in good faith, through prayer and deed. It is easy to ask God for what we want. It is far more fruitful to ask for what He wants. This is the core of spiritual authority before God because it deeply honors God’s authority.

I live in Orlando, Florida. It was founded as a fort in hostile indian territory; a resting point halfway between the coasts. It remains a place of rest, medical care and transients. Those purposes have been executed faithfully and unfaithfully. We have great vacation places, some of which will wear you out. We have great hospitals, some of which fight for the right to do stem cell research. People come and go. His church here has a responsibility to make sure that they don’t leave untouched by Jesus. Sometimes we are good at that. Sometimes not.

]]> By: Patricia Tice http://solarcrash.com/2010/02/why-toronto-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-52504 Patricia Tice Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:17:34 +0000 http://solarcrash.com/?p=2462#comment-52504 Although it is certainly true that some places are intrinsically more influential than others, He makes the difference and often chooses the small things to show His strength. Every place has a purpose just as God has a purpose for each person. God matches people to place and His purpose to do as He desires. It can be our fathfulness that opens up God's influence wherever we are or wherever we pray. In two of our world's worst recent disasters the Lord had mobilized me to pray for them for multple months beforehand. Neither Banda Aceh nor the Leogane Plain in Haiti are intrinsically influential places but avenues for the Kingdom of God have been powerfully opened there because God orchestrated the faithfulness of those who went and those who prayed. It is our love for Jesus and His fathfulness that influences our world. Jesus spent significant time in Capurnium and Cesarea. Early on, Christianity was largely an urban phenomena that had been started in small Judean towns. Blooming where you are planted is ok because God is the one who provides the increase. Although it is certainly true that some places are intrinsically more influential than others, He makes the difference and often chooses the small things to show His strength.

Every place has a purpose just as God has a purpose for each person. God matches people to place and His purpose to do as He desires. It can be our fathfulness that opens up God’s influence wherever we are or wherever we pray. In two of our world’s worst recent disasters the Lord had mobilized me to pray for them for multple months beforehand. Neither Banda Aceh nor the Leogane Plain in Haiti are intrinsically influential places but avenues for the Kingdom of God have been powerfully opened there because God orchestrated the faithfulness of those who went and those who prayed. It is our love for Jesus and His fathfulness that influences our world. Jesus spent significant time in Capurnium and Cesarea. Early on, Christianity was largely an urban phenomena that had been started in small Judean towns.

Blooming where you are planted is ok because God is the one who provides the increase.

]]> By: Tim Heerebout http://solarcrash.com/2010/02/why-toronto-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-52484 Tim Heerebout Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:13:51 +0000 http://solarcrash.com/?p=2462#comment-52484 Amen! I agree that some people are called to love where they're planted. I also think there are some of us (my wife and I for instance) who are being called to certain cities not because of our innate love for them but because certain cities are more influential than others and therefore need to be targeted for impact for than others. Amen! I agree that some people are called to love where they’re planted. I also think there are some of us (my wife and I for instance) who are being called to certain cities not because of our innate love for them but because certain cities are more influential than others and therefore need to be targeted for impact for than others.

]]> By: Lon http://solarcrash.com/2010/02/why-toronto-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-52441 Lon Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:52:29 +0000 http://solarcrash.com/?p=2462#comment-52441 It's good to be aware of the bias, but no one needs to be ashamed of it... you're in a phenomenal city - i wish more people loved where they lived. It’s good to be aware of the bias, but no one needs to be ashamed of it… you’re in a phenomenal city – i wish more people loved where they lived.

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