The People's Church

This weekend we had some visitors over from The States ... among them was my godmother whom I hadn't seen since '93 ... this was her first trip to Canada, so of course I was designated as T-Dot tour guide, something which I didn't mind at all ... driving to Downtown Toronto for reasons other than "business" was a refreshing change ... really all I had to do was drive them around on a sightseeing tour, because her mother has difficulty getting around ... we drove past the usual sights: CN Tower, SkyDome, ACC, Queen's Park, The ROM, City Hall, Eaton Centre, Dundas Square and Bloor Street ...

afterwards, I took drove them to their church, for Sunday service ... The People's Church in North York ... they asked me to join them, something which I wasn't opposed to at all ... part of it was that I was somewhat intrigued, because they apparently broadcast these services on television, which my godmother can watch all the way from Los Angeles, where she's from (you'd think it'd be the other way around) ... now this was an inter-denominational church of all Christians, so it was very diverse in terms of the different cultures in attendance ... as for the inside of the church, just imagine a theater ... the format of the service itself was very different from what I'm used to (myself being Catholic) ... it's basically a show, nothing solemn ... in the beginning, the congregation sings upbeat religious songs (and everyone is into it) ... then comes the preacher, who gives his sermon frequently referencing the bible, which everyone in attendance does as well ... after about a half hour's sermon, the service concludes with a final blessing ... now what did I think of all of this? ... in a nutshell, it's basically an extension of what we do at my church ... what's funny is that The People's Church has things I wish my church did (ie. a great choir and a charismatic preacher) ... another thing I loved was that, from my perspective, there is no conflict between this church and my own ... they can go hand-in-hand, as I said, merely an extension ... just goes to show, there is more than one way of showing love and appreciation to The Almighty, who's given us everything ...

~J-Smooth~