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 Wandering on Feb 29th, 2012
John 19:1-16 (NIV) 1 Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. 2 The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They clothed him in a purple robe 3 and went up to him again and again, saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!†And they slapped him in the […]
Posted in Wandering on Feb 29th, 2012
A number of years ago I came across a great reader’s theater piece for Lent called CrossExaminations, a reader’s theater series that reflected on the meaning of the cross. Now out of print, I have brought it out of my library to reuse here. However, since we do a 12:10PM short service for working folks […]
Posted in American Culture, Christian Denominations, The Organized Church, Wired Jesus Podcast on Sep 30th, 2011
After an unintentional summer hiatus, I’m back with a new postcast to start the fall. After a series of friends finding themselves in crisis in their local congregations and some of the shifts that are taking place nationally, here’s a reflection on the future of pastors, congregations, and the how the mainline church is having […]
Posted in American Culture, Blogs, Fundamentalism - Preserving 19th Century America For the Future, Heaven, Hell, and Afterlife Pasttimes on May 21st, 2011
Rachel Held Evans | The Great Disappointment. Once again Rachael does a great job in looking at both the history of the rapture craziness but also a more serious perspective on us who are the vast majority of Christians. I love this line: Like it or not, Harold Camping and his followers make us laugh […]
Posted in American Culture, Death and Dying, Fundamentalism - Preserving 19th Century America For the Future, Heaven, Hell, and Afterlife Pasttimes, Jesus the Christ, Love, Rob Bell and Love Wins, The Organized Church, Wired Jesus Podcast on Apr 25th, 2011
Well, Lent was certainly interesting and perhaps the most interesting part was the continued debate over Rob Bell’s book, Love Wins. While the press coverage is largely done, the debate among pastor people and religious blogs is continuing. During this season when we remembered Jesus suffering, death, and resurrection, one segment of the church focused […]
Posted in American Culture, Heaven, Hell, and Afterlife Pasttimes, Weirdness, Will the Real God Please Stand Up? on Apr 20th, 2011
World Harvest Church – Ultimate Giveaway. Jesus Christ is risen today, Haaaaaa leee luuu jah! Brand new cars to give away, Haaaaaa leee luuu jah! Who did once upon the cross Haaaaaa leee luuu jah! Suffered to win you an Xbox. Haaaaaa leee luuu jah! You have got to be kidding me. And people complain […]
Posted in Books - Print Is Not Dead Only Different, Fundamentalism - Preserving 19th Century America For the Future, Jesus the Christ, Rob Bell and Love Wins, Will the Real God Please Stand Up? on Apr 6th, 2011
This started on Facebook but a running post here on Wired Jesus might make a better venue for discussion, especially considering my next podcast that is in the works is on the larger issue of the evangelical uproar over the book. Rob has not said anything new, as he says, but I would say the […]
Posted in Heaven, Hell, and Afterlife Pasttimes on Mar 23rd, 2011
My latest devotions for Wheatridge Ministries – Of Heaven and Hell – Lent and Love Wins.
Posted in American Culture, Fundamentalism - Preserving 19th Century America For the Future, Heaven, Hell, and Afterlife Pasttimes, Weirdness, Will the Real God Please Stand Up? on Mar 15th, 2011
Armageddon Entrepreneurs: Who’s Profiting From Fear? – CNBC. This pretty much says it all: This latest wave of turmoil is prompting some pastors, like John Hagee of San Antonio, Texas, to use their websites to promote their ideas, along with links to materials for purchase. Hagee is a popular televangelist and senior pastor of the […]