Wired Jesus Podcast

I know there have already been some hits here and I have even had couple emails about when the podcast will start. Turns out if you google “jesus” and “podcast”, I’m the number one hit, so I have incentive to get my act together. Everything seems to be a go, so go on over to Ipodder (if you don’t have it and are new to podcasting), hit the RSS button below and expect the first podcast. Still want to do some modifying on the web page – so if you have any suggestions, let me know.

To give you an idea of what to expect, I’ll probably start with an explanation of my music intro – why Green Day rocks, the significance of the clips, and how it paints of picture of my wandering through the spiritual landscape of the internet.

After that? Well, I may talk about Dave Slusher’s brutally honest and well done podcast on Evil Genius Chronicles on why he doesn’t believe in God. I would love, with his permission, to play some of the clips. I’m also thinking about reflecting on John O’ Keefe’s great article at ginkworld, Ten Reasons Your Church Sucks.

Or, I may do something completely different. After all, this is a podcast, not Clear Channel!

Finally, after much work, I think I have the rss up and running. If you click on the link from the previous entry, you will be able to download my header clip for the Wired Jesus Podcast. I’m rather pleased with it and think it captures the feel of the podcast. Still looking for another theme thats a little more wired, but the abandoned rail line works for wandering.

Here’s the header clip again, so I can test the RSS. If the subscription starts working, watch for a podcast in a couple of days!

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This is a test of the the RSS enclosure function of WordPress. If everything works out, you should see an rss link for download my music intro.

Click here for intro

Welcome to the home of the Wired Jesus Podcast. In the next few weeks, you will see a few dry runs at what will be a regular podcast exploring the spiritual journey as it is lived out in the wired world – on the net, in film, in song, where ever questions of faith, life and meaning are being asked. While there are others in the podcasting world who are doing bible studies, sermons, and inspiritational shows, my focus is going to be searching for places where people can discuss openly their beliefs and find where really creative discussions of spirituality are going on.

All you have to do is look around- in forums, blogs, and podcasts, people are talking about God, Jesus, world religions – a searching for spiritual discussions and starting points but not having much use for the modern/boomer ways of doing it. Rather than churches and organized religion, most of us – most of you if you have found this page – go to the net, a certain googling for God approach. And so we explore on the net all kinds of religious traditions, ask every kind of question that we are told is unacceptable or blasphemous in church, because here we find an open community for the spiritual journey, with no one caring where you are at or what you say, only caring that you are here.

At least that is my approach with Wired Jesus. So don’t expect to find church here. Don’t even expect answers. Like Jesus, I just plan to wander the wired world, meet people where they are, listen to what they say, and then share in the stories of the spiritual life. I’m a pastor, part of the Lutheran tribe for those of you who know the Christian denominational lingo, so I am a Christian but, if you will come along for awhile, you’ll I’m just a little weird in my walk, hopefully in a way you will find helpful and different.

So, more details to come: a more detailed into on me, some upcoming show topics to give you a better idea of where I’m headed, and the opportunity for you to participate to make Wired Jesus a unique place and community.

Watch for the launch of the Wired Jesus Podcast at the end of February and check in back here to let me know what you think.

Tom Lyberg
WiredJesus Podcast
tom@wiredjesus.com