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Truth, Rationality and the Wild Heart

March 15, 2011 in Perspective with 0 Comments

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The Next Three Days

We talked about the book, Wild at Heart by John Eldridge, on the podcast back in episode 16 as Steve was getting ready to take his mancation. The basic premise of the book is that men are created to be adventurous. We want to be the hero, the daredevil, or the warrior. This is why we tend to lean towards action and adventure films more than romantic comedies. I watched The Next Three Days last night and it got me thinking about reality and how a skewed perspective of reality can lead us to rationalize things that we might not normally do. The wild heart drives us to seek out danger and adventure, but the rational mind keeps our actions in check. What happens when we rationalize something to the point where we see a lie as truth? Continue Reading...

Controversy, Publicity, Image

March 2, 2011 in Perspective with 0 Comments

How much is too much? Is there a line that should not be crossed when looking for publicity? Is it ok to create controversy to gain more visibility? Is publicity worth ruining your image? Does your image within the church even matter? These are all questions I have in light of the big controversy that happend this past weekend. If you somehow missed the whole controversy that started with a video from Rob Bell, proceeded through other prominent Christian voices labeling him as a heretic followed by a lot of people mad at them for doing so, further defense of Bell as the whole thing simmered down, and finishing with people poking fun at the whole situation, then click here or here for all the details.

I don't have the answers, but I'm hoping to spark some discussion here, so leave some comments and let's get the conversation going.

TV – Is It Just Entertainment?

February 23, 2011 in Perspective with 3 Comments

Do you have a favorite TV show? Have you ever wondered what draws you to it? It might make you laugh or cry. It might even upset you at times, but none of these things bring you back to your couch week after week at the same time. Chances are that y0u see yourself in at least one of the characters. How your personality is split up between characters seems to be related to the length of the show as well. There's usually one character in a half hour show that you relate to the most, but for hour long shows you might see aspects of yourself in many characters. Continue Reading...

A Perspective on Valentine’s Day

February 11, 2011 in Perspective with 3 Comments

If you pay attention to just about any beer commercial, you'll probably notice a theme... men are portrayed as simple-minded idiots who only think about sex.  While I have no problem with men making fun of themselves (we do it all the time in the Journeymen podcasts), it bothers me sometimes that masculinity in America is often so misportrayed.  Men are often deceived into thinking that it's okay if they act stupid and simple, that they don't love their wives or girlfriends well, and that they have no higher purpose in life than to earn paychecks, drink beer, and lust after attractive women.

Valentine's Day is one example of what I'm talking about.  For some reason, there is this concept out there that men are disengaged, insensitive meat heads 364 days of the year.  But on one magical day of the year... Valentine's day... we must rise to the occasion, pull ourselves up by our boot straps, and be the romantic, sensitive machines that our wives need us to be.  If only for one day... Continue Reading...