The Wired Wanderings of a Postmodern Pilgrim
Posted in Cool Congregations, Funny, Jesus the Christ, Shout Out, The Organized Church, Weirdness on Apr 7th, 2012
Happy Zombie Jesus Day!. Cudos to Central Christian Church in Columbus, GA for the attention getting leap to get non-Christians to think about Easter. Being a zombie movie fan and all the zombie hype right now, proper church people will be offended. People not in church will wonder if resurrection is different from being a […]
Posted in Christian Denominations, Face Palm - When Failure Happens, Funny, Lutherans, Pastor Stuff on Mar 26th, 2012
Called to Passion: Get Rid of Your Crappy Pastor!. In light of my podcast on the death of pastoring, here is another take on the trials and tribulations of pastors. For those of us who find ourselves in this calling, we all know that most of our time is spend walking around with targets on […]
Posted in American Culture, Funny, Its All About Me!, Language and Lingo on Mar 26th, 2012
It was back in the mid-1970s and I was in a middle school gifted and talented class. Our teacher had brought an album for us to listen to called Waiting For the Electrician Or Someone Like Him. Our school’s guidance counselor, who looked like Jesus in blue jeans had also dropped by to listen. Now […]
Posted in Funny, Language and Lingo, Video on Jan 19th, 2012
A Squeakier Patches and Stumpy – YouTube. Here is a reposting of a classic reflection on the dangers and inadequacies of strict Biblical literalism and inerrancy. Biblical interpretation is not about getting the words and rules right, its about encountering the living God active in our lives now. But let’s just say the position “The […]
Posted in American Culture, Cool Congregations, Funny, Generations - Guttenbergers vs. Googlers, Non-Denominational, Video, Wandering on Jan 16th, 2012
Now don’t get me wrong. I love band led worship that can rock the house. I also have a very deep snarky streak that loves good satire. This clip is just brilliant and is in the style of DaVinci’s Notebook satire of boy bands, Title of the Song. Like anything, Emergent/Pomo/Alternative worship can become just […]
Posted in American Culture, Funny, Weirdness on Dec 1st, 2011
27 worst nativity sets: the annual, growing list!. Words cannot describe the pictures in this collection, ranging from the silly to kinds sure to send biblical fundamentalists running to shower or cast out the spirit of blasphemy. Just goes to show that there is a line between trying to be relevant (the veggie tales nativity) […]
Posted in Funny, Generations - Guttenbergers vs. Googlers, Pastor Stuff, Television, The Organized Church on Nov 10th, 2011
Cinema Stunt by Carlsberg | THEINSPIRATION.COM l THIS IS WHâ–²T INSPIRES US. Few places are as intimidating as this movie theater, but Christian congregations on Sunday mornings can be nearly as scary for first time worshippers. If only we could be as welcoming to those who risk staying. Once again, advertisers get it right when […]
Tomorrow I will be posting a new podcast – God, Tragedy, and Stupid Christians – but I still get questions about what is podcasting, especially when I do consults with churches who wonder how it can help them in ministry and communication. Well, here’s your answer. Podcasting is like apple pie for whales. Now its […]
Posted in Funny, The Organized Church, Video on Feb 3rd, 2009
I have not laughed so hard in months! Michael McKeaver is a Bible professor at a college in Chicago and put this video together on the perils of Biblical interpretation. He has done three other videos as well that are now out on YouTube. Let’s get this out virally because it is too good to […]
Posted in Funny, Uncategorized on Dec 17th, 2008
I found this while cruising for images on Google on the blog My beloved monster and me… A journey through life with MS as your companion. Thought of the Year There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for, and why it is here, it will instantly […]