Music Monday - in honor of Tate Wesley Compson

Early in the morning on January 5th, my wife gave birth to a precious 8 lb 5 oz baby boy we named Tate Wesley. 

He's changed our lives for the better. He sleeps, eats, poops and is pretty chill overall until he's hungry. Next week I think I'll share a bit about that January 5th experience. But this week I wanted to share a little of our joy with you. 

In celebration of this cute little guy, I thought I'd post a song from one of the few movies that's ever made me legitimately cry. 

This is John Lennon's "Beautiful Boy":

The movie is "Mr. Holland's Opus" and the song is featured during a key turning point in the movie where this high school music teacher plays it for his deaf son, who he'd struggle to connect with for a long time. 

That scene and the finale get me every time. And the song definitely reflects the pure love a dad feels for his son.

Here's the movie scene for a bonus clip:

I'd better end it here, I think my son's waking up.

Music Mondays

The Beatles lied to us. Love is not all you need.

Ok, they weren't intentionally deceiving us, given that they wrote their famous hit "All You Need is Love" for a TV special promoting world peace and harmony. 

But how many people have taken that line and adopted it as a romantic philosophy, no-questions-asked?

On this blog, I typically highlight songs worth considering. This week, I decided to go negative given that "Love" has become such an American idol, it's hard to choose just one pop song that illustrates our cultural worship of romance.

I've begun a sermon series that works through many of these "American Idols" and we kicked things off assessing the dangers of making love an idol. Specifically we looked at an episode in life of Jacob that effectively illustrates all the pitfalls of treating love like a god.

Love is a crucial part of the Christian life and a natural part of the human experience. But to pursue satisfaction from it is a fool's errand.