The Wired Wanderings of a Postmodern Pilgrim
Posted in Will the Real God Please Stand Up? on Jun 17th, 2006
Found this entry on the Get Religion blog while surfing and found it quite interesting. As a long time marvel comics fan and collector (Thor; Dr. Strange; old Jack Kirby classics like The Eternals), one appeal to me has always been the mythic element, the creation of icons who embody our greatest hopes and worst […]
Posted in American Culture, Uncategorized, Will the Real God Please Stand Up? on Jan 19th, 2006
What’s up with this? First its Pat Robertson… Pat Robertson Warns Pa. Town of Disaster Nov 11 2:48 AM US/Eastern Email this story VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson warned residents of a rural Pennsylvania town Thursday that disaster may strike there because they “voted God out of your city” by ousting school board […]
Posted in Death and Dying, Will the Real God Please Stand Up?, Wired Jesus Podcast on Oct 8th, 2005
Here is the podcast that reflects primarily on the recent death of a teenager in my community and how Christians sometimes are completely unable to deal with tragedy. In light of the the emails I received, I decided to take a new turn in the podcast – a little more reflective than observational, more use […]
Posted in American Culture, Will the Real God Please Stand Up?, Wired Jesus Podcast on Sep 1st, 2005
Here are my reflections on Katrina and the age old question of if there is a God, why do things like this happen. My proposal at the end of the podcast is that if you know of ways beyond just giving money to help with the relief effort, send me the links. Rebuilding, equipment convoys […]
Posted in Its All About Me!, Will the Real God Please Stand Up? on Aug 31st, 2005
Unbelievable. Unimaginable. Impossible. Those are the word I hear applied to the unfolding disaster in New Orleans and the bayou, the Mississippi, and Lake Ponchartrain try to reclaim the city. What I am finding interesting about this disaster is the difference from 9-11, which now has achieved mythic status in the American psyche. I haven’t […]
Posted in Postmodern Hangouts, Web Pages To Check Out, Will the Real God Please Stand Up?, Wired Jesus Podcast on Jul 29th, 2005
Here is the second and final part of Dave Slusher’s January 31 podcast of Evil Genius Chronicles on why he doesn’t believe in God. In this section he spend some time reflecting on how his decision not to believe in a God was confirmed though the responses of Christians to his father’s suicide. Very powerful […]
Posted in Postmodern Hangouts, Shout Out, Will the Real God Please Stand Up?, Wired Jesus Podcast on Jul 15th, 2005
Long promised, this is not why I don’t believe in God (I do) but reflections on the January 31 podcast by Dave Slusher on The Evil Genius Chronicles. For me, its one of the reasons podcasting is such an effective and underestimated medium. Dave’s podcasts are excellent but this one is a raw, reflective podcast […]
Posted in Wandering, Web Pages To Check Out, Will the Real God Please Stand Up?, Wired Jesus Podcast on Jun 15th, 2005
After some vacation time, here is the latest Wired Jesus Podcast. I’m highlighting one of my favorite web sites and streamed programs, Whitley Streiber’s Dreamland. A web page and streamed program that explores the unknown, paranormal, and unusual. As I mention in the podcast, Whitley does an excellent job in exploring some of the “fringes” […]
Posted in Language and Lingo, Will the Real God Please Stand Up?, Wired Jesus Podcast on May 13th, 2005
Finally, Podcast #10! Took a little while to take care of some other things in daily life but getting back on track. I’ve taken the lead from Podcast 8 on the Reboot look at postmoderns across religious traditions on how to speak to postmoderns with credibility without sounding like a modern fanatic. Download the podcast […]
Posted in Jesus the Christ, Will the Real God Please Stand Up?, Wired Jesus Podcast on Apr 15th, 2005
Here is the long awaited interview with one of my 8th grade catechism students.. Greg had asked to job shadow me for a day – a requirement in our middle school on their vocation day – and so we did a podcast about how he understands God, faith, and Jesus. There are no links at […]