The Wired Wanderings of a Postmodern Pilgrim
Posted in Bible, Face Palm - When Failure Happens, Jesus the Christ, Web Pages To Check Out on Jul 16th, 2015
Source: Five Kids Is A Lot Of Kids » 3 Reasons I Quit Loving the Sinner and Hating the Sin Me too. Its a horrible saying, its not in the Bible, and it allows for all kinds of self-righteous smugness that is contrary to how Jesus lived. My little rant being said, this is a […]
Posted in American Culture, Bible, Language and Lingo, Leadership Resources, Pastor Stuff, The Organized Church on Apr 8th, 2015
Are Christians Scheming Swindlers? – Bible Study and the Christian Life. Another fascinating article that I want to come back to and say more. However, this Kierkegaard quote sums it up. Søren Kierkegaard, the nineteenth-century Danish philosopher, commented on this disconnect between belief and practice, “The matter is quite simple. The bible is very easy […]
Posted in Generations - Guttenbergers vs. Googlers, Homosexuality, Postmodern Perspectives on Mar 19th, 2013
RIP, Rob Bell – Michael Kimpan – Red Letter Christians. A thoughtful look at what may yet come out of the obvious cultural changes regarding homosexual relationships, the meaning of marriage, and the implications for the church.
Posted in Blogs, Leadership Resources, Postmodern Perspectives, Wandering on Oct 23rd, 2012
Scott Neal’s Blog: Welcome to FPC! Smoking or Non-Smoking?. Reggie McNeal is one of the most creative thinkers and reporters of creative mission in the church today. One idea that we are looking at is here recounted in Scott’s Blog – Cigar Bar Church. I put it out there as an idea and have several […]
Posted in American Culture, Homosexuality on Aug 13th, 2012
Jay Michaelson: When Jesus Healed a Same-Sex Partner. Yeah, I’ve been silent for a while. Life and ministry got a little crazy for the summer but this is far too interesting not to post. My Greek is lousy but if the premise here is correct, there is an element to the story that we have […]
Posted in American Culture, Bible, Blogs, Love, Web Pages To Check Out on May 12th, 2012
it’s all one thing: Stephen Fry on being offended, plus Penn & Teller. Great blog post with a couple of video clips on one of the great banes and logical fallacies of American culture – the statement “I am offended by that.” This Stephen Fry quote and poster has gone viral and I think that […]
Posted in Jesus the Christ, Language and Lingo, The Organized Church, Wired Jesus Podcast on Apr 7th, 2012
Amazing. Got my act together to have all my Holy Week and Easter sermons done so I had time to do a podcast this morning. Its a reflection on the meaning of Easter that comes out of an email I received from a WJP listener about what Easter means. Considering Jesus is on the front […]
Posted in American Culture, Death and Dying, Face Palm - When Failure Happens, Pastor Stuff, The Organized Church on Mar 13th, 2012
Robert H. Schuller, wife resign from Crystal Cathedral board | schuller, board, ministry – News – The Orange County Register. Thanks to Maury for keeping me up to date since he lives near the Crystal Cathedral. I guess the end is near and its just vultures picking over the bones. Just goes to show nothing […]
Posted in American Culture, Christian Denominations, Death and Dying, Face Palm - When Failure Happens, Generations - Guttenbergers vs. Googlers, Postmodern Perspectives, The Organized Church on Nov 17th, 2011
Bidding intensifies for Calif. megachurch – Yahoo! News. The story continues. Mismanagement, not cultivating outreach to younger generations, and cult of personality. For me, not only is it evidence of the death of the megachurch as boomer phenom, but also points to the decline of mainline denominations. We grew with the boomer wave and catering […]
Posted in American Culture, Leadership Resources, Suffering - When Bad Things Happen to Anyone on Sep 2nd, 2011
Church Attendance Falling Among Less-Educated Whites: Study. It really is no surprise. You look at Europe and the erosion has already occurred there. Martin Luther had a saying – “God is that thing to which you look toward for your highest good.” Lots of other things out there to rely on and trust and its […]