The Millenial Milieu Mops More Meaning

[caption id="attachment_683" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="A Case Study in Missing the Point!"][/caption]That's what I call alliteration!  Gen Y, Millenials, whatever you want to call them are the example for future generations to follow.  Pew Research has just published a very interesting...

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Magic 150

I am currently reading Malcolm Gladwell's The Tipping Point.  It's a fascinating read.  One of the things that has really stuck out to me is the chapter on Dunbar's number, 150.  This is the number of meaningful relationships that a person can have.  Human beings tend to only be...

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I gots it...I gots it...

http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&bc1=FFFFFF&IS2=1&bg1=FFFFFF&fc1=000000&lc1=0000FF&t=danielmroseco-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&m=amazon&f=ifr&asins=0525951369 A number of weeks ago I reviewed Tim Keller's Counterfeit Gods.  Over the next few days I am going to work through this little book with some thoughts of my own.  I hope that you will find...

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Coming Apart at the Seams: Hebrews 1:5-2:4

A sermon on Hebrews 1:5-2:4[podcast]http://danielmrose.com/wp-content/uploads/Grace-100221-reduced.mp3[/podca...

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Coming Apart at the Seams - Hebrews 1:1-4

A sermon on Hebrews 1:1-4[podcast]http://danielmrose.com/wp-content/uploads/Grace-100214-reduced.mp3[/podca...

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Shall I...think?

One of the things that I have been struck with over the past few months is that many people are unwilling to think and even more unwilling to listen.  We have been trained to process what we will say next and as a result we do not hear what is being said to us.  It is this phenomenon that...

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The Spirit vs The Letter

I have had a few conversations over the last couple of days about rule following.  What does it mean to follow the rules? What is the line between the letter and spirit of the law? How do we determine this? What is the impact on our spiritual lives? What if following the letter of the law causes...

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The Quest to Be Unconventional

I like to think.  I like to think new things and seek to develop original ideas.  I also enjoy reading and interacting with those who think in fresh ways.  One of the people who I enjoy reading is David Fitch.  He is a missiologist who is calling the church to be local and missional....

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Give it away, Give it away, Give it away now!

I love the moment when an idea flashes in my mind and I grab hold of it and it turns into something worthwhile. This happened a number of weeks ago when I was hanging out with a friend of mine named Zak.  I was asking him about his friends and what kind of context they would most likely come out...

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To Age or Not to Age

Time/CNN recently published an article about scientists who are trying to figure out the "peter pan" gene.  They are trying to understand how to slow down and even cease the aging process.  While this sounds like a very cool idea I have to wonder if this is a good idea. I think we must ask...

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I am good enough, smart enough, and...oh, never mind!

Do you want to know what I really hate? I really hate coming to the realization that I do not know what to do. I can not stand that feeling of helplessness that comes over me when I am out of my depths.I had that feeling this past weekend.  I was driving home from a youth retreat and pulled off...

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Time Out!

So, this week has turned into chaos.  It's Monday. What's up you ask? Well, I led a youth retreat this past weekend.  On my return trip my 2007 Jeep Compass died in Dexter, MI.  Thankfully, Dan Jones one of the youth pastors from Ward Church in Northville, MI was with me.  However,...

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Kicking Butt for Jesus or "I Smacked the Other Cheek" or "I am Going to Beat the Hell (literally) Out Of You"

The New York Times published an article recently about the rise of Mixed Martial Arts being used as an outreach by evangelical churches for men. I know that guys like Mark Driscoll are all over this and that men are drawn to MMA and that God is using it. I am not going to lie to you, I enjoy a little...

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State of the State

Over the last two weeks we have witnessed both the federal State of the Union, Michigan's State of the State, and ESPN's State of Sports. It has been interesting two weeks.  Many conversations about politics and ideas about how to fix the country and the state. What has been most interesting is...

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Leadership 2.0 - I Need an Upgrade!

Michael Hyatt the CEO of Thomas Nelson recently published a blog on what he calls "Leadership 2.0" and it really fits into some of things that I have been wrestling with in light of my series on Leading With a Limp.  Here are his bullet points on Leadership 2.0:Leadership 2.0 embraces change. Like...

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Why Lost

There are few TV shows that capture the imagination.  There are many that are entertaining.  There are many that make you laugh.  Occasionally one might make you think. However, I can't think of many that actually capture the imagination. ABC's Lost is just that.  It captures your...

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