The Journal

Socrates said, "An unexamined life is not worth living." This is my feeble attempt at examining my life.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Providence in the Problems

3:12 PM Posted by Daniel Rose No comments
There are some doctrines of the faith that become ever more sweet during certain seasons of our lives. Right now I seem to be experiencing the doctrine of Providence in a profound and fresh new way. Maybe it is because God is calling my family and I into something new.I wonder if it's similar to a person...

Friday, May 25, 2012

Touch: A Parable of Providence

9:05 AM Posted by Daniel Rose No comments
Over the last few years I have come to really enjoy smart, well written, dramatic television. I love the fact that the story is not capped in 120 minutes. It is able to be developed, often very intricately. Right now we are enjoying shows like Once Upon A Time, PanAM, The Firm, and Touch.Touch is a...

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Charmed to Charred

11:14 AM Posted by Daniel Rose No comments
A few weeks ago Ethan was living the dream. Everything was going his way. He was dominating at the sport he loves, nobody could hit him. He had won a national essay contest where he was able to meet Sharon Robinson. School was simple.Life was good.Over the last ten days his world has come crashing down....

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

DNA of Fatherhood Failure

1:35 PM Posted by Daniel Rose No comments
This weekend Ethan's baseball team was in a huge tournament. On Sunday morning he played terribly at 3B, the worst since t-ball.As Amy and I processed through we came to the conclusion that he was not ready. He has been a pitching more than he has in the past. In his league most kids can't hit his team's...

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Faith My Eyes

10:47 AM Posted by Daniel Rose No comments
Our family is getting very close to entering into the world of movement launching in Ypsilanti, MI. This is scary, exciting, and generates great opportunities to trust him. Right now is a time when I get to cast vision for the vision that, I think, God has laid out in his scriptures to us.As we cast this vision we get many questions and many of them I can't really answer. I have come to the conclusion...

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Why a College Town?

10:50 AM Posted by Daniel Rose No comments
Today we received a newsletter from some friends who serve Cru at Duke University. It got me thinking again about one of the reasons why we are launching The Antioch Movement in Ypsilanti.Very simply: laborers.There is no better place to raise up laborers for the kingdom of God than the university....

Friday, May 11, 2012

The Power of Together

3:51 PM Posted by Daniel Rose 2 comments
I am sitting in a gathering of Teaching Elders and Ruling Elders of the Midwest Presbytery. When we gather I am astounded by the humility, kindness, and respect of the people around me. What a joy to be a part of a connectional system where we press into relationship. There are difficult issues that...

The End

1:42 AM Posted by Daniel Rose No comments
As I enter into this new stage of life I am realizing that I am about to embark on something unique. For the first time in my life I am the one who has to slow down and listen to God to determine what the ‘end’ is and how he intends to get us there.I think that he is saying that the ‘end’ is ‘now’. As...