New Direction

I'll be taking the blog in a new direction over the next few months. In the past, I've used the blog as a sounding board of sorts to process ideas and occasionally rant about...whatever. I would like the blog to serve as a tool for growth in understanding how the death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth has bearing on modern life and culture. Therefore, I will be using the blog to supplement sermons, counseling sessions, classes, etc. When it seems like I can't fit ideas into the time frames I have when I meet with people, I will do my best to articulate them here. Perhaps when we kick off the new Missio Dei Church website, we can have others join me in sharing their thoughts.

Baseball Season

I've lived in the South for almost 12 years and have only found a handful of baseball fan buddies in all that time. By fan, my standard is one who enjoys watching the games. Unfortunately, when we moved to Asheville, we moved away from those guys.

So now, with baseball season underway, I'm going to go where the fans are made. I will be coaching my four year-old's t-ball team. Spring training gets going tomorrow and the games begin in two weeks. My purpose and goals for the season are to make it as much fun for the players and parents as I possibly can.

Sports are an often overlooked and under-rated tool for development. Sports teach many biblical values like community (learning how to function as a team), accountability, setting priorities, humility, etc. In fact, Brian Kilmeade (one of the obnoxious guys on FOX and Friends on the Fox News Channel) wrote a book that I read several years back entitled The Games Do Count. He relates the role sports played in very prominent cultural figures and how various aspects of sports shaped their lives.

So this Spring, our family will pack into the white whale (our minivan) and head out to the ballpark to celebrate my four year-old's development. And perhaps we'll homegrow a baseball fan, because the Braves are playing the Mets and the Braves have not started their season well thus far...and I need someone to cheer them on along with me.

Men's Night

Join the guys of Missio Dei Church every first & third Thursday at Barley's Taproom on Biltmore Ave. We hang out on the second floor to shoot pool, throw darts, enjoy a pint and discussions of theology, politics and life. The next Barley's night is this Thursday between 5 and 8.

The Reason For God

Tim Keller released a book earlier this year entitled The Reason for God. Below, he gives an explanation of why he wrote it.




Perhaps this would be a good resource for you. For more on the book, check out the link The Reason for God.