The Wired Wanderings of a Postmodern Pilgrim
Posted in Death and Dying, Wandering on Sep 30th, 2005
You know, some days the sun shines here in NW Ohio but the day stinks anyway. Got word this morning that a senior at our local high school was killed in a car wreck – pulled out in front of a semi and killed instantly. Being a local pastor, I was called into the school […]
Posted in Wandering on Aug 24th, 2005
I was doing my morning meditations and came across this in one of my prayer books. While it has made the rounds on the net, its origin is with a Mother Superior of a German convent in the 17th Century. Its has been adapted to an old timer’s prayer and other variations but this is […]
Posted in Shout Out, Wandering, Web Pages To Check Out on Jun 22nd, 2005
While listening to my backlog of Daily Source Code episodes, I was making some notes on the next podcast while on vacation and decided to check out Curry.com and found this picture of Adam. Besides being called the Podfather, perhaps he has also earned the title of Pastor of Podcasting? He is an ordained minister, […]
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 The Organized Church, Wandering on May 24th, 2005
Found this in a newsletter that I get called Lutheran Forum. Its a quote from Christianity Today magazine, March 2005 by Eugene Peterson, the author of the great Bible paraphrase called The Message. Gives you a glimpse in the hope I still have for established congregations – for all their faults, infighting, and stubbornness about […]
As I write this I find myself at Bowling Green State University at our Synod Assembly – the annual gathering of representatives from our 183 congregations in NW Ohio to talk about ministry among our congregation and in our denomination, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Generally, not much exciting happens here other than seeing […]
If you haven’t found Frank Barnako’s blog on blogging and podcasting, either through CBS Marketwatch or his own site, its worth checking out. One of his recent articles is on the discovery of the power of podcasting by churches. Using the term “Godcasting”, Barnako states that searches for religious podcasts are up by 355%. Too […]
Posted in Wandering on Apr 25th, 2005
Thought I had cracked a tooth and went to see the dentist this morning. Turned out I needed an immediate root canal. bummer part was that I was supposed to play donkey basketball tonight with the local pastors as a fund raiser for our high school’s after prom. somehow everyone involved felt that the mixture […]
Posted in Jesus the Christ, Leadership Resources, Wandering on Apr 21st, 2005
As I finish posting Podcast #8, I’m home sick watching The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968) starring Anthony Quinn on Turner Classic Movies. I figured someone would pull this old gem of a movie out after John Paul II died. Not only does it give a good view of what happens whenever a pope dies […]
Posted in Wandering on Apr 19th, 2005
Is it just me or does the whole “wake up with the King” promos for Burger King creep anyone else out? From the very first one to finding a guy with a papermache head on in your bed to him standing outside your door with a 760 calorie breakfast sandwich that would choke a lumberjack, […]