Renewal
http://www.renewalproject.net/film
The documentary RENEWAL…
hopeful, encouraging, challenging…
Here is a review on it written in the Boston Globe: http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2008/02/21/renewal_spreads_the_environmental_gospel/
thanks to Bryan, the marathon runner, McCarty for having me over tonight to watch it together. It is truly beautiful how people from a variety of “religions” and different backgrounds can be connected by their respect for the earth and all the elements. I think that our faith ought to be and is holistic, that is, spreading and covering every aspect and element of life, every living creation, the whole of man (mind, body, soul, spirit). To me, the lines and separations between our communion with God, with His creation nature, and with other people can all blur together. When one is truly loving oneself, is one really loving God? When one is caring for their neighbor and providing for their immediate needs, aren’t they truly serving and feeding God?
*matthew 25:31-46
*romans 11:36 “for from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. to Him be the glory forever. Amen.”
When one is taking simple, deliberate steps to living a healthier lifestyle not only for themselves, but for their community, and eventually, for the entire world, aren’t they truly loving God?
*psalm 24
when one takes the hand of another, no matter their religious beliefs or ethnic background, and shares the desire and compassion to care for this beautiful creation that God has given us to care for…isn’t this one act of worship? one act of coming together in community, with a banner?
good words, my friend. I saw “Once” last week, thought the music was excellent, the ploy style interesting. It seemed that the “conflict” element of the story was entirely internal and largely unspoken by the two main characters. I also saw “Juno” last night; catchy one-liners, funny, but not too serious. Neither movie had the “profound” factor I thought they might. both were definitely worth watching.