Facebook Sean Lumsden: why i'm thankful for mr rogers.: "i am thankful for mr rogers.
those of you who know me know that my 2 biggest influences are c.s. lewis and t.d. jakes.
many of you don't know that the third is m.r. rogers.
the beauty of mr rogers is he took seriously the sacred space between a child and a adult. he never talked down to them...he always looked at their fears as they did.
and answered them head on by telling them that they had inner stregnth to handle the scary emotions in a healthy way.
bottom line, God started him doing puppet shows in sunday school...and as he stayed faithful to the next little step ahead of him, he transformed public television, brought joan rivers to tears and comforted generations of kids who grew up in tension and fear.
all by taking as sacred the space between a caring adult and a child.
i am thankful for mr rogers and ever other person who knows that children are not the future...they are the present.
mr rogers: a force.
plus he allowed john costa to play the most incendiary jazz piano EVER because he felt children needed to be exposed to good music.
if you don't believe me... watch this clip: i warn you- you may never listen to piano the same again...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUI2GpXX3gI
sean"
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Wait a minute, where's the "like" button on this page? :) Keep the good news coming!
This post reminded me to ask... are you still playing music Sean?
I'll never forget "worship night" at your house on the south hill many years ago!
of course! we are so blessed at our church now that i am the weak link on the team... look forward to touching base w/ the two of you.
s
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