City Church Eastside will be hosting a gathering entitled “Dignity” highlighting the Christian response to modern day slavery and sex trafficking through the use of the arts, media and activism. It will be held in One Twelve Gallery http://onetwelvegallery.com

This is a great opportunity to support a church that is actively engaging their local community through city renewal, and to help stop one of our modern day tragedies. If you attend Thursday night there is a film screening “Kavi”, a short film on modern day slavery in India.
http://citychurcheastside.org/

Redeemer City to City from Redeemer City to City on Vimeo.

Jesus was born

by a pregnant teenage woman

into a poor oppressed village

under the rule of a mercenary king

within a forgotten people group

of a violent nation

and there lay the Shalom of the Kingdom

not the Kingdom that was expected

not the kingdom of Herod

not a kingdom of violence but peace

He was

A real vulnerable child

The real Son of God

In every way human

In every way God

He came

as an expression of Love

a sacrifice for Sin

as the inaugurated Kingdom

as Shalom

He would

make the world right

see that justice was done

make heaven and earth one

All creation sings for the joy of the advent King

“For Unto us this day a child is born”

the darkness has seen a great light

they have increased in joy

your yoke is now His burden

for a Son is given

humanity and divinity

His name

Wonderful Counselor

Mighty God

Everlasting Father

Prince of Peace

He has no end

Today because of Him

“let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.”

Garden to the City Shoot

Above are a few pic’s from the latest Garden to the City shoot.  We had a great time in the woods outside Conyers GA. With a crew of about 20 people we spent 24 hours in the woods capturing some amazing shots.  I’ll post more pics and details soon!

The opening lines from Tom’s work

“When the deaf hear the song of the new-born swan

and the lame go dancing on gold;

When the pauper raises his cheerful glass,

And the blind exclaim at the bright green grass,

And the hills bow down for the Lamb to pass,

Then the tale will at last be told.

It‟s a tale of a world put right at last,

it‟s the news of justice done;

It‟s the story the dead are eager to learn,

it‟s the song of the hedgerow, the stream and the fern,

it‟s the whisper of a long-lost Lord‟s return,

Of heaven and earth made one.

When the axe is laid to the root of the tree

(As the Baptist saw long ago);

When the greedy are blamed, and the violent tamed,

and the liars are named and the lustful ashamed,

and the rights of the poor are at last proclaimed,

Then the River of Life will flow.

And the Tree will grow its healing leaves,

and the Advent bell will ring;

And the stars will sparkle their glad applause,

and the seas will lend their voice to the cause,

while the angels unlock the ancient doors,

To welcome the coming King.”

]]> http://gardentothecity.com/blog/advent-oratorio-by-tom-wright/feed 5 http://gardentothecity.com/blog/so-whats-the-deal http://gardentothecity.com/blog/so-whats-the-deal#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:06:41 +0000 Bostic http://gardentothecity.com/blog/?p=3 From the Garden to the City is not a new concept.  It’s not original. And it’s nothing that those in past years have not talked about within the Church and town halls.  It’s the thought that all of history is found between two perfect times, a perfect Garden and a perfect City.  From a garden we came and to a city we go.  Within that we find the Kingdom of God breaking in and changing all areas of life.  The quote by Abraham Kuper says it well, “there is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is Sovereign over all, does not cry: ‘Mine!,’” and there is not one square inch that has not been tainted by the effects of sin.  In that, we find ourselves in a strange tension, one of fallenness and redemption.  In this tension we find our topic and the thrust of our project.  In the future months we will be releasing a series of short films around this idea… Follow our blog for future updates on the progress, and some thoughts on Christ’s renewal of all things.