Thanks for the emails and requests for a podcast on the recent actions of our tribe, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. In becoming the largest Protestant denomination in the US to permit (within limited paramters) homosexuals in same sex partnerships to be pastors has awakened a firestorm and celebrations. As a local pastor, I’m […]
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Had a great conversation Sunday in a class looking at the Bible readings for next Sunday. John 6:35, 41-51 is part of a long conversation on crazy talk by Jesus. I say that because that is how it sounds to someone who is not a Christian and how it sounded to the first audience. Jesus […]
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Okay, I didn’t get a podcast done before Christmas but let me share this with all of you who have stuck by Wired Jesus over the past year. Visual media and worship is kind of “my thing” and recently I did a study for a local group of pastors on preaching on Christmas. If any […]
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I can’t believe it – no podcast since August? Well, here’s a new podcast and more to come in the next two weeks. As I said in the previous post, 99 Balloons is a powerful video and once you see it, you can’t get it out of your head but for the best of reasons. […]
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After much waiting, here’s a new podcast and its a review of the bestseller The Shack. If you haven’t come across it yet, it more than just a sentimental devotional book – The Shack has some real content that makes the very confusing doctrine of the Trinity come alive in a real relationship. Sounds a […]
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I recently finished The Shack by William Young. A viral best seller, I would describe it as the heart of Mitch Albon (Five People You Will Meet in Heaven) and the offbeat, relational faith of Don Miller (Blue Like Jazz) with a Christian core that would make sense to an Greek Orthodox Christian. Weird, I […]
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Here is the second part to the podcast from January 11. However, I also discovered while getting ready to post this podcast that part 1 was set at way to high a bit rate resulting in a 40+ meg file – odds are many of you didn’t get it. So I am uploading a 64 […]
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The question from agnosticism is, Who turned on the lights? The question from faith is, Whatever for? Annie Dillard A Pilgrim at Tinker Creek As I mention in the podcast, some new listeners found the classic 2005 “Why I Don’t Believe in God” episode where I reflected on a podcast by Dave Slusher from the […]
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I have… a terrible need… shall I say the word?… of religion. Then I go out at night and paint the stars. – Vincent Van Gogh I’ve put myself back into the discipline of morning prayer and meditation and I see blogging as part of that time of reflection. Even with the sun outside today, […]
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What is the meaning of life? That is the question I had dropped into my lap this week and I really don’t have anyplace on the net to look for it. And that may be a good thing. Its probably a video buried deep on You Tube. The song “Two Eyes” is by Douglas Scott […]
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