Dad Gone Mad? Or Role Model For Us All?

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In Memory

I have three thoughts to share:

1. Please take a moment to consider what you have and be thankful.
2. Do not dwell on what might have been, but rather on what positive message you can send forward.
3. Be resolute and do not cave into fear.

Music Video of Apologetix’s Bad Dad

I stumbled upon this fun video on YouTube - you gotta love Jedi’s singing in the desert.
I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised.
Enjoy!
-BD

P.S. “You gotta have faith.”

“This is a Music Video of Apologetix’s Bad Dad. I used clips from Jingle All The Way, Star Wars, Bad Day, and The Saga Begins.

Apologetix Wrote This About It:
One of our new favorites has got to be this video adaptation of “Bad Dad,” which somehow effectively uses a Star Wars/Schwarzenegger theme to make the song funny and while still keeping it poignant.”

Easter story for kids

The Church we go to has an annual Easter Egg hunt. They fill plastic eggs with: candy, bit of palm, purple cloth, feathers, crosses, stones, chocolate eggs / jelly beans.

I didn’t really understand why some of those items were included in previous years, but I finally paid attention this year to learn why. It’s symbolic of the larger story of Jesus’s final days.

• Palm = Palms used by bystanders as Jesus entered Jerusalem.
• Purple cloth = Represents royalty - King of the Jews.
• Feather = Represents the cock that crowed three times while Apostle Peter fell asleep while Jesus prayed in the garden.
• Cross = Obviously, Jesus bared the burden and died on the cross.
• Pebbles/stones/rocks = Represents Jesus was buried in a tomb carved out of stone and a large rock was rolled across the entrance.
• Eggs = Represents new life. Jesus rose from the dead.

Happy Easter!

BD-009 - Church and Heavy Metal - Home Video Tips

Bad Dad talks about a pamphlet from a Church he visited:
Heavy Metal Music- How Dangerous Is It?

Time Index:
[00:00:27] Kid’s went to a karate theme birthday party and everybody was kung fu fighting

[00:01:30] Selective mutism

[00:03:23] Church and Heavy Metal Music

[00:11:10] Favorite religious podcasts

[00:15:38] Guilty pleasures

[00:17:00] Check out these home video tips to improve the quality of your family films

[00:31:50] Thanks to this awesome community giving me feedback

Enjoy!

Links mentioned:
SQPN.com - Fr. Roderick’s Catholic Insider & Daily Breakfast
QuickStopEntertainment.com/smodcast - Kevin Smith’s SModcast
KeithandtheGirl.com - Keith and the Girl
DigitalFather.com - Digital Father
FreakedOutFathers.com - Freaked Out Fathers
ClaresDad.Blogspot.com - Clare’s Dad
TheDaddyCast.com - The Daddy Cast
TheDaddyPanel.com - The Daddy Panel

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Could You Invite Jesus Into Your Life?

Video from the fine folks of Spurn that answers the questions:

Could you invite Jesus into your life?

And into your home?

And would he chip in on the rent?

Enjoy.

BD-008 - BD Struggles With His Faith

Bad Dad has accepted the responsibility of laying the groundwork for his children’s spiritual journey. He tries to give them all the information they need and set a good example for them.

But BD has struggled with his faith his entire adult life. Twelve years of Catholic school and frustrations with the Church itself has pushed him away to form the opinion that the Catholic Church is Seriously Broken and fails to adapt to the fast changing culture of the 21st century.

Still holding on to his core Christian beliefs, BD is impressed that the Reformed Church has taken more obvious steps to reduce dwindling attendance, keep members engaged and interested, create an inviting environment for new recruits and even look to the youth congregation for guidance as to how to make service less boring.

Please listen and let me know if you have similar opinions or experiences!
-BD

Time Index:
[00:00:25] Deciding to include religion and spirituality in your child’s life.

[00:04:00] My experience with Catholic Elementary and Catholic High School.

[00:16:00] The Catholic Church is Broken.

[00:22:00] The process of finding a new Church to join.

[00:28:30] The Reformed Church seems to adapt for the future.

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