There are few episodes of television that have left me in tears. This one makes we weep every time, forgiveness in all its awful beauty. Watched: Ted Lasso S1E9, All Apologies 🍿

Some days at the gym are stupid hard. Some days is today. Nevertheless, press on. #195by50

“Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.” - Simone Weil I think of this in terms of presence. “Presence” is the word I would drop in there for “attention.”

Overnight oats? Shockingly good.

This.

I’m doing my annual re-watch of Lord of the Rings. Am I assingning characters to my buddies in the group chat? Yes, yes I am.

“It is good to celebrate a simple life.” - Bilbo Baggins

I’m convinced if we were more curious, we would be more kind. #BeCurious

Weigh in Wednesday: September 22, 2025 - 259.9 November 19, 2025 - 244.3 One week loss: .3 Net loss: 15.6 Still to go: 49.4 This week’s loss was not what I’d like. I’m still way ahead of ahead schedule. I was not as disciplined in the kitchen this week as Injeed to be. #195by50

3 miles non-stop! Let’s go! Check out my run on Strava. www.strava.com/activitie…

I don’t care what the topic or issue is but I am becoming convinced that those who are absolutely convinced that they have all the right answers likely know the least about a given topic. And yes, the irony in the above statement is well noted. 😂

I’m convinced the most important workout of the week is the one for the day of the week it is. #195by50

This is fascinating stuff put together by @ayjay on Dorothy L Sayers and W.H. Auden in their treatment of the Christ story. Read it here: WHA and DLS

I just saw the new Studio plan from Micro.Blog… Color me very interested…

Lives Hidden with Christ - Appearance: https://danielmrose.com/2025/11/16/lives-hidden-with-christ-appearance.html You can listen to the full audio of the message here: Lives Hidden With Christ - Appearance How do you really know that you are walking with Jesus? How do you know that you are trul...

Today's #WordLinxGame word is WORDS. The #SundayFunday is MONEY credit to @danielmrose.com. How many guesses will you need? sacsgames.com/wordlinx?utm... #wordle #NYTimes #NYT #NYTGames #WQuers #puzzle #puzzles #wordpuzzles

I collect social accounts to follow like some people collect baseball cards. I think this afternoon I will be cleansing the follow list to mutual follows.

I just got this in the mail today! I am excited to dive in. It promises to be one of the better books I will read this year. Want to read: The Vision of Ephesians by N. T. Wright 📚

A perfect fall day in Michigan!

“No need to hurry. No need to sparkle. No need to be anybody but oneself.” - Virginia Woolf

I just finished this series and it was fantastic. It feels like the Tech version of Scrubs. I enjoyed it immensely! Watched: Silicon Valley Season 6 🍿

The photos of the Northern Lights in the Micro Blog discover feed are stunning!

I ran across this quote in my reading today and it really struck me: “Let us, since we are travelers and pilgrims in this world, keep the end of our road always on our minds — for the road is our life, and its end is our home.” - Columbanus Currently reading: Dominion by Tom Holland 📚

It’s sunny and 50° today. I thought I might try and sneak out for some golf, but that wind from the West is NO joke. It’s just too miserably cold.

Who is hosting their podcast here on Micro? What have you learned? What do you wish you knew when you started doing so? 🎙️

On my cardio days, I sit in my car in the parking lot of the gym and ask myself, “Can’t I just lift today?”

The sun is breaking through the grey November sky! How pleasant that is!

Lives Hidden With Christ - Reality: https://danielmrose.com/2025/11/11/lives-hidden-with-christ-reality.html You can listen to the full audio of this message here: Lives Hidden With Christ - Reality How do we know what is real? In an age where digital “baloney” flies about everywhere—from our so...

This was a fun read! It kind of felt like reading source material for The Boys, but skipping some of the more depraved stuff. Finished reading: Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson 📚

It boggles my mind that people still post Onion articles as though they are real and legitimately upset by them. Currently there is a post making its rounds saying that the US Sec of Transportation said pilots need to stop using air... https://danielmrose.com/2025/11/08/it-boggles-my-mind-that.html

Saturday morning walks with Amy are the best. 🥾

Tomorrow night things are going to be a little different at The Acts 13 Network gathering. We will be having our annual congregational meeting. You might think this is only for insiders. But, it’s not. If you have been thinki... https://danielmrose.com/2025/11/08/tomorrow-night-things-are-going.html

Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor folks, do you have a running shoe store you like? I need some new running shoes and want to get fit properly. The last time I did this I went to Ypsi Running, who are now sadly out of business.

“Everyone has the will to win. Not everyone has the will to prepare.” - Bobby Knight

I got some new art that was created by ghostlygideon! They are thoughtful pieces. The first is, “The Things We Never Said” and the second is “Strangers”. I find them to be hauntingly beautiful. “The Things We Never Said” is a reminder for... https://danielmrose.com/2025/11/05/i-got-some-new-art.html

November golf in Michigan just hits different. What a life I get to live.

Resisting the temptation to hate, requires the courage to be kind.

This quote by Otis Moss Jr, a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr, “Let it be forever remembered that all racism and hate lead to genocide, (Professor George Kelsey taught us this decades ago), past, present and future. In a so... https://danielmrose.com/2025/11/03/this-quote-by-otis-moss.html

After Sundays, I would very much like to simply stay in bed all day. During the warm weather, my Monday morning golf with my dad breaks me out of the doldrums. When it’s cold? Well, it is going to have to be this place.

Gratitude is something that gets lost in the shuffle. It’s an experience beyond thankfulness. Gratitude is like joy. I need to cultivate it in my soul. Happiness is fleeting. Joy is sustaining. Thankfulness is fleeting. Gr... https://danielmrose.com/2025/11/03/gratitude-is-something-that-gets.html

Lives Hidden With Christ - Forgiven: https://danielmrose.com/2025/11/02/lives-hidden-with-christ-forgiven.html

Finished reading: Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson 📚 This was another fun read in the Cosmere! I am excited to read the next in the series. It’s a welcome change of pace from the non-fiction that I am constantly reading.

This Tuesday, Tap Room Tuesday kicks off our new series on “Wealth, Work & Economic Justice” by tackling: “The Ethics of Capitalism.” Let’s discuss: When does profit-seeking become unethical? What are the moral duties of businesses? Your insights are vital! 🗓️ Tuesdays, 8 PM 📍 The Tap Room

Currently reading: Dominion by Tom Holland 📚 I just finished the preface. Let me tell you, I think this book is going to be epic. I’ve heard a number of interviews with Holland (a self avowed atheist) and the premise of th... https://danielmrose.com/2025/10/28/currently-reading-dominion-by-tom.html

Today I get to host and help celebrate a successful completion of a grant that a local youth ministry was rewarded. This team did real work and I believe have laid a wonderful foundation for years to come as a result.

I’m running a little test for @[email protected] Wordle fun? [email protected]

For those of you politically engaged, I would encourage you to post solutions to the problems that are continuing to emerge. We need solutions and suggestions to move forward towards and to act in love. There is so much we can ... https://danielmrose.com/2025/10/26/for-those-of-you-politically.html

Finished reading: Slow Theology by A. J. Swoboda and Nijay Gupta📚 This is one of the best books I’ve read in a long time. I highly recommend it!

Yesterday was one of those super fun Saturdays that you only get in the Fall: Run: ✅ Mow: ✅ Chili: 🤤 Newcastle: W IU: W Iowa: W Red Wings: W Michigan: W Friends and laughs: ✅ Life is pretty darn good when we look for the good.

As I have been processing the loss of SNAP benefits for those who are in great need I am struck by two things. First, I immediately thought of the words of our former Lincoln Consolidated Schools superintendent who said when Covid... https://danielmrose.com/2025/10/25/as-i-have-been-processing.html