The Vinyl Preacher

Ep. 187: Things are getting rough as we enter week three of the love lockdown. We talk about Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil from the comfort of home. We also talk about all the creative stuff that musicians are doing. Then the playlist: The Playlist Marching into the Dark - John Legend Walk Me Home - Pink I Will Run - Dawes Love Lockdown - Kanye Drive Slow - Kanye...

Episode 186: Things have gotten real. We talk about the first few days of our sheltering in place, zoom worship, and mourning what we've all lost. Also, a valley of dry bones and the raising of Lazarus. The Playlist: Wake Up Dead Man - U2 Caution - The Killers If I go, I'm goin - Gregory Alan Isakov We got love - Teyana Taylor Last Night on Earth - U2 Freedom - Beyoncé Listen to the full playlist...

Episode 185: This week we've got pandemic preaching talk mixed with a bit of levity. We talk about cancelling incarnational worship in Los Angeles and Boulder. And, of course, we talk about the time we were in Mexico during Swine Flu. Oh yeah, we also talk about Jesus in ability to follow good public health practices and the importance of pronouns in Christianity. The Playlist: Heroes - David Bowi...

Episode 184: We've got an emergency edition of the podcast to talk to Bishop Shelley Bryan Wee of the Northwest Washington Synod and Pastor Nate Sutton of Peace Lutheran Church in Puyallup, Washington. We talk about their experiences, advice for the rest of us, and a little bit about preaching the woman at the well when there's no water in the font.

Episode 183: We're two weeks into Lent and we're getting deep. Not only is Jesus most interested in revealing the divine to women, but Zach is making the case for the Electoral College. We record on a Super Tuesday, so that you can have a Super Sunday. Check. It. Out. The Playlist All Mine - Esme Patterson Highwomen - The Highwomen Split Stones - Maggie Rogers Borders - MIA Let's be friends - Carl...

Episode 182: Dana is the program associate at Lutheran Campus Ministry - Twin Cities. Dana's also putting together a communal Lenten playlist. This week we bring Dana on to confront them about being on our corner. We also talk about Nicodemus and make another playlist. Check. It. Out. Check out Dana's playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2AZPuz4iPvkaEq5LKrcP5g?si=1XcoWpwbQo6oo1wt...

Episode 181: Better later than never! We're preparing to go into the wild during Lent. We'll take with us the Holy Scriptures brought to you by Theocon! And, of course, a playlist... Ash Wednesday - Lilacs - Waxahatchee Getting ready to get down - Josh Ritter Devil in a New Dress - Kanye featuring Rick Ross Now I’m in it - HAIM Hard Son - Eddie Vedder Locomotive - Miranda Lambert F U forever - Kal...

Episode 180: You come to the Vinyl Preacher for spicy weather takes regarding specific microclimates... and we’ve got ‘em! We talk about Flame’s new album about his conversion to Lutheranism. There’s some listener mail. Then we’ve got our last chance to get high with Jesus before Lent begins. And in the end, a playlist. Check. It. Out. The Playlist See you again - Wiz Khalifa (Charlie Pugh) Open y...

Episode 179: The Good Place has ended and we have to talk about it! We also keep going with the sermon on the mount. In the end a playlist featuring Chicano Batman, Maggie Rogers, Mandarin Orange, and more! The Playlist Give a little - Maggie Rogers We go high - Chance the Rapper Friendship (is a small boat in a storm) - Chicano Batman Wildfire - Mandarin Orange Charleston Girl - Tyler Childers Un...

Ep 178: We talk about the death of Kobe and how we deal with the deaths of celebrities and all humans who are complicated. After Matt's reflections on the grammys we talk about starting a fire on the mountain top with Jesus. And, we make a playlist. Check. It. Out. Start A Fire - John Legend Fire - Waxahatchee El Color de Tus Ojos - Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga Colors - Black Pumas Let...

Episode 177: Zach's got a hot take on MLK Day on the internet. It also seems like it's a fan service Sunday in the lectionary. Beatitudes and Micah 6:8! Also, sometimes, life is just about trying. Mountain Song - Jane's Addiction This Year - The Mountain Goats Loving is Easy - Rex Orange County Blessed - Daniel Caesar Stand Up - Cynthia Erivo Listen to the full playlist over on Spotify: https://op...

Ep. 176 - Jesus calls some disciples with his laser cat eyes (seriously). We've got plenty of dadcast. Finally, it turns out the original Greek for Chloe is Karen. The Playlist: The Byrds - Turn Turn Turn Jason Isbell - The Life You Chose King Gizzard and the Lizards - Fishing for Fishies Kanye - Follow God Kasey Musgraves - Follow your arrow Listen to the full playlist over on Spotify: https://op...

Ep. 175: Sorry we're late. It turns out Matt is an anti-vaxxer. We look at the recently released lineups for Coachella. Then we talk about John 1 as a call story. All before another playlist. The Vinyl Preacher is produced by Nick Morris, aka Draze Force.

Episode 174: We are coming to you live from Washington, DC with great guests and the audio quality you've come to expect from our live shows! Jennifer Manis (NC State) and Savanna Sullivan (ELCA Young Adults) come on the pod to talk the Baptism of Jesus and music. Check. It. Out. The Playlist: Rogue River - Elephant Revival Water Me - Lizzo Hallelujah - HAIM Burning - Maggie Rogers Change - Mavis...

Episode 173: We talk Epiphany and the second Sunday of Christmas as Matt makes his Christmas journey to the hinterlands of Wisconsin. Playlist includes Aimee Mann, Ludacris, and more! The Vinyl Preacher is produced by Nick Morris, aka Draze Force.

Episode 172: This week we have Aaron Tidwell on the podcast to talk about one of the toughest texts in the lectionary...the slaughter of the innocent. The Playlist: The Vinyl Preacher is produced by Nick Morris aka Draze Force.

Episode 171: We wrap up the Advent of Our Dolly, look ahead to Christmas Eve, and we talk about our year-in-review Spotify playlists. The Playlist: Down from Dover - Dolly Parton The First Noel - Dolly Parton Rudolph the red nose reindeer - Dolly Parton Look at Miss Ohio - Gillian Welch I believe in Santa Claus - Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers Once upon a Christmas - DP & KR Listen to the full Advent...

Episode 170: The Rev. Michelle Bolt was Zach's internship supervisor at the Tyson House Lutheran/Episcopal Campus Ministry at the University of Tennessee. Now she's the Canon to the Ordinary in the East Tennessee Diocese of the Episcopal Church. Most importantly, she's really into Dolly. Take a listen for one of our most engaging and energetic episodes yet! The Vinyl Preacher is produced by Nick M...

Episode 169: Growing up there was always a magnet on Zach's grandmother's refrigerator of Dolly Parton. This week we talk about Advent II, but we also make a call to Cat Square, North Carolina to talk to Zach's Mamaw. Also, listener mail. The Playlist: - My Tennessee Mountain Home - Dolly Parton - The Fire that Keeps You Warm - Dolly Parton and Porter Wagner - Wildwood Flower - The Carter Family -...

Episode 168: This advent we are looking at Advent through the lens of Dolly Parton, really. And...it works! Each week we'll be joined by a guest to talk Dolly and advent. This week it is friend of the pod and Pastor of Innovation at Wayzata Community Church in Minnesota. The Playlist: - I couldn't wait forever - Dolly Parton - As Long As I Love - Dolly Parton - Fire and the Flood - Vance Joy (acou...

Episode 167: This week Steve Jerbi jumps on the podcast for our annual wrestling with Christ the King Sunday. Check. It. Out. Black Panther - Kendrick Lamar The Joke - Brandi Carlile Tilted - Christine and the Queens Freedom - Beyoncé I still haven't found what I'm looking for - U2 It's the end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine) - R.E.M. Power - SNAP! Intergalactic - The Beastie Boys Spa...

Ep. 166: This week we are thrilled to be joined by Pastor Jonathan Hemphill from Another Level in Los Angeles to help us make sense of Kanye's new gospel album. We also talk about tearing down the church and make a playlist. Freedom - Beyoncé Heartless - Kanye Guerrilla Radio - Rage Against the Machine Jesus Walks - Kanye Sign of the Times - Prince God is - Kanye Blessed Be Your Name - Matt Redman...

Ep. 165: The resurrection matters, because it means God cares about our bodies, fool. The Playlist... Marry Me - St. Vincent Back in my Body - Maggie Rogers Soul meets body - Death Cab for Cutie living years - mike and mechanics We are alive - bruce springsteen one step closer - u2 Listen to the full playlist over on Spotify...https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1k5hfUbqb9cQZhGiRo5omN?si=33W8_E_4SEC...

Ep. 164: This week Matt and Zach talk the finale of the Righteous Gemstones. Zach considers the possibility that he's the dark lord of the podcast. When we get to the text we find that the challenge is to preach All Saints as unallegoricatlly as possible. Good luck. The Playlist: The Future is Here - Sleater-Kinney featuring Annie Clark (St. Vincent) Blessings - Big Sean & Drake With the Ink of a...

Ep. 163: This week Rob Saler comes on the pod to talk Radiohead, the Reformation. Rob is Research Professor of Religion and Culture and the Executive Director of the Center for Pastoral Excellence and the Lilly Endowment Clergy Renewal Program. His new book, "All These Things Into Position," asks what theology can learn from Radiohead. Check out Rob's book at https://wipfandstock.com/all-these-thi...