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Monday, February 28, 2011
The Questions Are...
Movies, music, TV, books, are all meant for our entertainment. Or are they? I would argue that while they may be entertaining, their primary purpose is to communicate. These are all means by which we as people communicate the stories of our lives.When you sit down to read a book, listen to an album, watch a TV show, or watch a movie you are peering into the heart and soul of another person....
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Practice Makes Perfect
I am currently reading, After You Believe: Why Christian Character Matters and Bishop Wright is challenging me deeply. I will write a more thorough review in the coming days but what I wanted to highlight something that is hitting home.Bishop Wright talks about Christian virtue and character development...
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
Give Me a New Law!
Derek Webb sings, don’t teach me about politics and governmentjust tell me who to vote for don’t teach me about truth and beautyjust label my musicdon’t teach me how to live like a free manjust give me a new law (from "A New Law")This tends to be how the average Christian implicitly lives. Not many of us would say it aloud but we live this way. If it's a "Christian" band then it's good. If it's...
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Are you...Radical?
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=1596449381I just finished reading David Platt's Radical: Taking Back Your Faith From The American Dream. It's...
Friday, February 18, 2011
Why Dad?
On our way home from school I decided to break the news to Ethan. He had only one question, "Why Dad?"Listening to all the talk about Miguel Cabrera and thinking about my own family's history with alcohol and drug abuse, I am realizing that all of us are asking the same question. We feel a lot like this:[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQveng3Wxz8?rel=0]You know what though? We don't want to...
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Dear Miguel
Dear Miguel,I don't know you. I have not ever met you. I have watched you play baseball every summer since your arrival in Detroit a few years ago. You may be the best baseball player I have ever seen. Every night before I go to bed I see your life sized poster hanging on Ethan's, my nine year old son, bedroom door. You are his favorite player. He's never met you either. Ethan and I cheer for...
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Your GPS is Broken
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=0470486724Missional Map-Making: Skills for Leading in Times of Transition is one of those books that jumped out at me as one that I needed to read. First, it was penned by Alan J. Roxburgh who has been a key player...
Monday, February 14, 2011
Create. Creation. Creative.
Creation: the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.We are all little creators. We are designed to create. Some of us may do this ways we would call "creative"; poets, artists, authors, or painters. Regardless of how creative you feel, you as a person created in the image of God, are to create....
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
I "Liked" it = I "Did" it, Really?
We live in a unique time in the history of the world. If you don't believe me check out this video:[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ILQrUrEWe8]Did I mention that video is a year or so out of date? Regardless. The reality is that the world is a very different than it was just a decade ago. We live in a time where our world is more interconnected than ever through mediums such as Facebook,...
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Culture War - The Introduction
The Holy Spirit lives in those of us who have been reconciled by the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Those of us who are invited into and adopted as sons and daughters of the living God have received our new but old identity as ambassadors.He gives us all we need to be who we are. This...