Faith@
Over the last year we’ve been discovering that a life of faith in Christ is not a “one-hour-a-week” kind of religion but more of a 24/7 kind of lifestyle. It’s about reconnecting with God on Sunday to radically reconstruct the way we look at and interact with our world, from Monday to Saturday. But our weeks can be complicated places to navigate, filled with shifting demands and complex realities. We live in the tension between investing in our families and engaging in our work, being the need to be there for our friends and the desire to escape into a movie or to the mall. How do we navigate these divergent demands from these diverse worlds? What does faith look like in each of these places? How can it become a 24/7 reality for us, no matter where we find ourselves?

Oct 4, 2009 – Faith@Home
Regardless of our family’s affiliation to religion, our most basic ideas about faith were forged at home. Whether we had no faith or were dropped off at Sunday school for an hour each week, or were at church every night, we were learning about faith every day. And all the kids connected to us are learning about faith from us every day. So what can we, as parents, relatives, godparents or friends, do to build into the next generation by going beyond Sundays and developing their Faith@Home?

Oct 11, 2009 – Faith@Work
For many of us “the office” (or the factory or the store or the classroom) elicits all sorts of mixed emotions. One the one hand, some people hate their jobs and wish they could walk away. Others tolerate them but are really just working for the weekend. Yet, for some work provides an identity and a lifestyle and for others genuine fulfillment, meaning and joy. Where is God in all this? What does faith actually have to do with work? How can we involve God in our jobs and live a vibrant Faith@Work?

Oct 18, 2009 – Faith@Starbucks
Relationships. We’re surrounded by them on every side. Whether we’re rubbing shoulders with business associates, teeing off with acquaintances, or receiving support from allies, we constantly interact with people that we (affectionately) call friends. It’s what keeps places like Starbucks in business: the vision of an intimate coffee with friends. But how far are we willing to take these friendships? What would it take to transform them into relationships that transform us? How can we find Faith@Starbucks?

Oct 25, 2009 – Faith@The Movies
The world is in economic upheaval. The market droops. Employment figures sag. And movie going is at an all time high. Such is our complex relationship with popular culture. It is there as an escape, yes. But Catholic theologian Tom Beaudoin insists that popular culture is also the “major meaning-making system” of this generation; secular religion, the Silver Screen Cathedral. What does faith look like lived out in relationship with popular culture? What does it mean to live our Faith@TheMovies?

Nov 1, 2009 – Faith@The Mall
In recent years, shopping has evolved. The mall is no longer just a place to buy stuff we need. In over 6 million square feet, West Edmonton Mall (the largest mall in North America, fifth largest on the planet) houses an amusement park, water park, indoor lake, skating rink, mini golf course, hotel, shooting range, petting zoo, nightclub, 3 radio stations… and a chapel. It begs the question: has our faith evolved with the mall? What role does faith play in the purchases we make? How do we live our Faith@TheMall?