UPDATED Kobe Bryant: 5 Lessons After the Tragedy
Stand Alone | Our apologies - we posted an older recording on this topic. This is the updated recording."Real relationships, real community, is always costly. Now it's worth it, but it costs. It costs me to die to myself and to put another person's needs in front ...
Our apologies - we posted an older recording on this topic. This is the updated recording. "Real relationships, real community, is always costly. Now it's worth it, but it costs. It costs me to die to myself and to put another person's needs in front of my own." Some people say that "dying is a part of living." Not only will we eventually die, we'll encounter death throughout our lives. In this episode, https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith) and...
Read MoreOur apologies - we posted an older recording on this topic. This is the updated recording. "Real relationships, real community, is always costly. Now it's worth it, but it costs. It costs me to die to myself and to put another person's needs in front of my own." Some people say that "dying is a part of living." Not only will we eventually die, we'll encounter death throughout our lives. In this episode, https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith) and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick) talk about the impact of Kobe Bryant's death. Listen to some of their insights in this discussion. To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Outline · 0:15 - Helicopter accident killing Kobe Bryant, Gianna, and 7 others · 1:50 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+7%3A2-14&version=NIV (Ecclesiastes 7.2) · 2:45 - Lesson 1 · 3:35 - https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/series/living-life-backward/ (Living Life Backwards) · 3:40 - https://www.newsweek.com/i-wont-take-see-you-later-granted-148449 (Kobe on 9/11) · 4:45 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm+90.12&version=NIV (Psalm 90.12) · 5:55 - Living the Dash · 6:45 - Lesson 2 · 7:05 - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/26/sports/kobe-bryant-obituary.html (New York Times) on Kobe's life · 8:10 - Where does this desire to airbrush people's lives come from? · 8:55 - Lesson 3 · 9:25 - Limited emotional tank · 10:40 - Celebrities versus communities · 11:55 - Real relationships · 12:40 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortality_rate (How many people die every day?) · 14:25 - Lesson 4 · 16:25 - Grieving digitally · 17:35 - Responding to those grieving · 18:10 - Why are we posting? · 19:35 - Lesson 5 · 21:00 - Who was the best athlete in ancient Greece? · 21:45 - Edith Shaffer: Who is the person closest to God? · 22:30 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm+116%3A15&version=NIV (Psalm 116.15) · 23:20 - Jesus's death in the media · 25:30 - Subscribe. Rate. Share. Social · Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO) · Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO) · Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo) Scripture · Ecclesiastes 7.2-4: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+7%3A2-14&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+7%3A2-14&version=NIV) · Psalm 90.12: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm+90.12&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm+90.12&version=NIV)...
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Keith Simon
Keith Simon is the pastor and co-founder of The Crossing, a large, politically diverse church. He’s also a cultural commentator, has written for Newsweek and contributes his thoughts weekly on his top news commentary podcast, Truth Over Tribe. He's...
Read MoreKeith Simon is the pastor and co-founder of The Crossing, a large, politically diverse church. He’s also a cultural commentator, has written for Newsweek and contributes his thoughts weekly on his top news commentary podcast, Truth Over Tribe. He's the co-author of Truth Over Tribe, and Joyful Outsiders. Keith received a Master of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He and his wife, Christine, have four children.
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