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 Jesus the Christ, Pastor Stuff, Postmodern Perspectives, Video on Dec 22nd, 2010
Igniter Media has a viral hit on its hands. Not only is this quickly making the rounds on YouTube but I think pastors like me are recognizing one of the most powerful retellings of the Christmas story that I have seen in years. I think if there was any question that postmoderns are digital natives […]
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 Cool Congregations, Lutherans, Postmodern Hangouts, The Organized Church, Video on Sep 11th, 2010
In working on my sermon for this weekend, the gospel reading is Luke 15:1-10 and the part that jumped out at me was the accusation levelled at Jesus that he welcomed sinners and ate with them. His response was that heaven celebrates when the lost is found, when the 99 are left to fend for […]
Posted in Leadership Resources, Music, Pastor Stuff on Aug 17th, 2010
At the beginning of this year I wrote an article for our denominational magazine, The Lutheran, about a new set of song books by my friend, Eric Wefald. Like many mainline denominations, we have a difficult time getting our groove on in worship with anything that was written after the 19th Century. This collection of […]
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, 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 […]