Our friends at Mockingbird NYC have recently run a series of posts entitled Fathers, Sons and the Reformation, part 1 and part 2.

David Browder, the author of these posts, uses Dr. Rosenbladt’s presentation, When a Good Father Dies, Its Always Too Early, as a jumping off place for a discussion of fatherhood and the Gospel. It is a really enlightening discussion of the subject, and deeply addresses the need for men to have the approval and blessing of older men and the repercussions of this need when met and unmet. Male identity is received passively in sons, through acceptance by their fathers. Browder then draws the parallels to the Gospel and our passive reception of our identities in Christ. Great stuff.

Check out Mockingbird NYC. These guys are really good. They totally get the Gospel and their group blog is one of the most effective Christian blogs in engaging the culture that we have seen. They post videos and poetry, music and movie reviews, commentary and news, looking at it all through a very sharp and clear Gospel lens. They also have discussion groups that meet regularly throughout New York City on various books or topics. They put on an annual conference, too.

In addition to all of this they have published a couple books. You can find them on their site.

These guys have a permanent place on our blogroll. Keep an eye on them, they are up and coming. Quality work like this won’t go unnoticed and they soon will have an influential voice in the blogosphere.

By Pat K

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