The Wired Wanderings of a Postmodern Pilgrim
Posted in American Culture, Drink, Eat, The Organized Church, Worship on Jan 9th, 2011
Ad playing Doritos for Eucharist yanked from Super Bowl contest – Faith & Reason. Gee, who could possibly be offended by a commercial where a priest uses pepsi and doritos in communion to get more people into church, thereby raising more money to pay church bills? I believe God has a sense of humor, even […]
Posted in American Culture, Postmodern Perspectives, Technical Issues, The Organized Church, Video, Wired Jesus Podcast on Jan 1st, 2011
Thanks to Bob Cannon for letting me know about the sound problem. I borrowed my oldest son’s gaming headset since my headset mike is busted and the sound was very different than what I usually set up for. So I didn’t check closely enough on the sound levels and the background music became too loud […]
Posted in American Culture, Death and Dying, Pastor Stuff, Postmodern Perspectives, The Organized Church, Wired Jesus Podcast on Dec 31st, 2010
Just in time to end the year, a new podcast. Its a little different from some podcasts in that it has less to do with any specific site on the web and more to do with what I see as the transitions going on in the world, generations, and in the church. As I say […]
Posted in American Culture, The Organized Church on Dec 26th, 2010
A Tough Season for Believers – NYTimes.com. A very interesting article that really is not announcing anything new – mainline, organized religion is dying and its future is a return to its roots 2,000 years ago in thriving in a multifaith, multicultural empire. What is fascinating is the NY Times admitting it.
Posted in American Culture, Pastor Stuff, The Organized Church, Will the Real God Please Stand Up? on Nov 12th, 2010
Some are finding this shocking, anyone familiar with Church History is not surprised. Leadership and faith do not necessarily go hand and hand. In fact, most pastors, because of their education and experience are at a vastly different place when it comes to faith, the Bible, and God than most people in the pews, who […]
Posted in American Culture, Leadership Resources, The Organized Church, Wired Jesus On the Road Event on Oct 16th, 2010
My good friend, John Armstrong, is leading the Winebrenner Seminary annual Ritz Lecture Series this coming Monday here in Findlay. I am leading a workshop in the afternoon as part of it on the practical application of missional ecumenism, John’s premise (and rightly, I believe) that the greatest scandal of the Church is our division, […]
Posted in American Culture, Weirdness on Aug 23rd, 2010
This is nuts. I don’t live in Philly but a blog tax? As I facebooked, is this a money issue or a free speech issue. I think this is nuts and I hope the city goes down in flames in court. Here’s the link.
Posted in American Culture, Language and Lingo, Postmodern Perspectives, Wired Jesus Podcast on Jul 17th, 2010
Finally, a new podcast. What sparked it was some of the positive experiences I have had with congregations and change in recent months but the reality that most have become what Len Sweet calls “Bastions of Boredom.” Bastions Of Boredom from The Work Of The People on Vimeo. This great video done by Work of […]
Posted in American Culture, Books - Print Is Not Dead Only Different, Leadership Resources, Pastor Stuff, Postmodern Perspectives, The Organized Church, Wired Jesus Podcast on May 8th, 2010
This is a first – a book review. Wired Jesus has been largely about the net but as we have all seen in the last five years, the distinctions have disappeared and nearly everything points back to the web anymore. Your Church Is Too Small is a book that speaks to me and I think […]
Posted in American Culture, Postmodern Perspectives on May 3rd, 2010
Something interesting happened Sunday in worship. I was down in Florida and hearing my dad preach for the first time in years. He had a great point in his sermon that gave me an idea, so I pulled out my blackberry, clicked on notes, and typed in the idea. It wasn’t long before I realized […]