The Vinyl Preacher

This week Sharei Green tells us about the work of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's Lutheran Disaster Response. It's a really productive conversation because Zach knows a lot about Lutheran disasters! Get involved with Lutheran Disaster Response at www.elca.org/resources - LDR Tab. Follow them on Facebook (Lutheran Disaster Response) and Twitter(@elcaldr). Check out their blog and sign...

This week on the pod Matt and Zach try to make sense of the Sacrifice of Isaac. Spoiler alert: It doesn't make sense. What does make sense is a killer (literally) playlist to listen to on the way to and from climbing a mountain to sacrifice your child. The Summer of Genesis continues with a bonus Peter Gabriel selection, the Magnetic Fields, and Deathcab for Cutie. Check it out on Spotify...http:/...

"Some folks are born silver spoon in hand" Sarah and Hagar, Lectionary 7A (06.25.17) by TinyPianoClub

It turns out that Father Abraham was a Rolling Stone. Also, don't give Matt and Zach ties for Father's Day. They're useless. In the end there's another incredible playlist to listen to on your way to and from worship and a father's day brunch this weekend. Check out the playlist on Spotify...http://tinyurl.com/abrahamrollingstone The Vinyl Preacher is supported by a grant from the Evangelical Luth...

We talk how state assemblies work, the deportation of Haris Simangunsong (an ELCA member in Denver), the economic burdens of childcare, and more. Check. It. Out. Pod Bless America is supported by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and LuMin, the Lutheran Campus Ministry Network. It is produced by Draze Force, aka Nick Morris.

This week on the pod we clearly and succinctly describe the Holy Trinity without the use of graham crackers, chocolate, or marshmallows. Don't believe us? You'll have to listen. Also, we talk about the relevance of DMB fire dancing stickers in the 2010's. Of course, there's a killer playlist...https://open.spotify.com/user/vinylpreacher/playlist/2b9LjUzavY1O6NlgVasMyb The Vinyl Preacher is support...

This playlist is...fire. Bomba Estéreo, Kanye, U2, the Roots, John Legend, James Taylor, and more! Also, we talk about how to preach Pentecost and how "What does this mean?" is a terrible question. Matt may have a different take. Check out the playlist on Spotify...https://open.spotify.com/user/vinylpreacher/playlist/0rSnPrMPwtOHJGqVFqNb6M The Vinyl Preacher is supported by the Evangelical Luthera...

Podcast for Ascension Day and the Seventh Sunday of Easter.

The Vinyl Preacher Podcast for the 6th Sunday of Easter, Year A, 2017.

Iain Chester from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's World Hunger team joins Peter and Zach for a conversation about hunger. We talk domestic and international, food insecurity, the stigma around receiving assistance, and the theology of hunger. While Iain lifts up a number of ways to get engaged in hunger work, Zach learns that Postmates is probably not the answer. :( https://www.elca.o...

It's Mama's Day. Is it a liturgical holiday? Maybe? We talk about that and what's the point of synod assemblies. Of course, we give you a killer playlist for mama to listen to on your way to and from worship this Sunday (or a Mother's Day Brunch). Check out the playlist on Spotify (http://tinyurl.com/mamasdaytvp) The Vinyl Preacher is supported by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and LuM...

Religion doesn't matter in America anymore, unless you read the newspaper. From the people who brought you The Vinyl Preacher we're starting a regular conversation on religion in public life. This week we dissect a photo that describes all of america and happens to have house leader Kevin McCarthy in it. Be sure to subscribe to Pod Bless America's feed over at https://soundcloud.com/user-820329921

We're back in the studio to talk about the most comfortable of texts...or is it?!?! Are the Good Shepherd texts comfort food or are they stretching us to something else? (Answer: probably both) We end up with another great playlist featuring Kendrick Lamar, Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, Lisa Loeb, Gorillaz, and more! Check it out over on Spotify: http://tinyurl.com/easter4a The Vinyl Preacher is sup...

What better way to celebrate the youth and vitality of Coachella than an interview with a hospice chaplain?!?! This week Matt's at Coachella and Zach's at home with child as we spend some time with friend of the pod, Kevin Sumner-Eisenbraun. In the end there's a Coachella inspired playlist to listen to on your way down the Emmaus Road. Check out the playlist on spotify...http://tinyurl.com/emmausa...

Whether you like it or not you've got to preach the Sunday after Easter. We take you back to the mid-90's for the perfect playlist to get into the scars of Thomas. Check out the playlist over on Spotify...https://open.spotify.com/user/vinylpreacher/playlist/7aiuyN5yWzzjDsjZ5w8n71 The Vinyl Preacher is supported by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and LuMin, the Lutheran Campus Ministry N...

There's nothing wrong with Easter Sunday being an afterparty for the real deal (the Vigil), but in the words of Jay-Z “After the show it’s the after party then, After the party it’s the hotel lobby then, After the Belve then it’s probably Cris, And after the original it’s probably this.” We talk Easter morning preaching strategies. Then as an added bonus we do TIME$THETXT with the Easter evening t...

We've got your podcast and playlist to listen to on your way to and from, and back to and home again, and returning once more before finally making your way home from worship over Holy Week! Playlist features Kanye, The Proclaimers, Vanessa Carlton, Old Crow Medicine Show, U2, Bruce Springsteen, John Hiatt, Bomba Estéreo, and more! Listen to the playlist on Spotify...https://tinyurl.com/threedayso...

The big debate: should we celebrate Palm Sunday or Palm/Passion Sunday? Kevin Strickland avoids the debate all together, but gets a sound effect! Listen to the end for a big emotional announcement from the Vinyl Preacher. Check out the playlist on Spotify..https://play.spotify.com/user/vinylpreacher/playlist/0fuKWiflx5J9ZLLBwYzaF3 The Vinyl Preacher is supported by LuMin, the Lutheran Campus Minis...

This week on the pod we profess our love for the human reaction of Martha to the death of Lazarus and we work our way through the age old question of whether or not it is better in life to care. In the end there's a podcast with David Bowie, Common, Smokey Robinson, and more! Check out the playlist on Spotify...http://tinyurl.com/godilovemartha The Vinyl Preacher is supported by the Evangelical Lu...

We've got our first celebrity guest!!! Jonathan Rundman is acclaimed singer/songwriter/rocker. You might have heard him on the Ellen Degeneres Show or NPR's Mountain Stage. He's also closely connected to and cares about the church/religion/faith/Christianity/Lutheranism. We talk about sacred/secular music, Dad rock, and talk some Chuck Berry. In the end there's a playlist featuring Jonathan Rundma...

Once again we find Jesus in a very unexpected place, hanging out with an unexpected person. Matt and Zach talk Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well and Zach's recent trip to the cinema. We end up with a playlist featuring Boyz II Men, Sister Sledge, Beyonce, JayZ, and Kendrick Lamar. Listen to the playlist here...https://play.spotify.com/user/vinylpreacher/playlist/7sUmCIq1kon49GolaqULym The...

This week on the pod Matt+Zach go under the cover of darkness to talk about Nicodemus. Is Nicodemus wrong? Is he asking questions or making a confession? What if we can be born again? We end up with an R.E.M. heavy podcast, but don’t let that distract you from the debut of The Vinyl Preacher favorite…Leon Bridges. Fire. Straight soul fire. Check out the playlist on Spotify…(http://tinyurl.com/lent...

Mistakes were made, by us, but we persisted to get you a super pod on Ash Wednesday and the first Sunday in Lent. Of course, there's a playlist featuring Jay-Z, The Temptations, Jay-Z, and Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam. Check out this week's playlist on Spotify...https://play.spotify.com/user/vinylpreacher/playlist/2SQxBJ3l7jah0DYtMmF56B The Vinyl Preacher is supported by the Evangelical Lutheran Church...

This week the Vinyl Preacher is coming out of the Pacific Northwest. Casey Kloehn is the Lutheran pastor part of the Belfry Lutheran/Epsicopal deal at UC Davis. She provides stunning insight on the transfiguration and on the place of Detlef Schrempf's place in the cultural zeitgeist. I promise we talk about Matthew's transfiguration, but first we need to get some OJ talk out of the way. Check out...

Where we're going we don't need cars. M+Z's journey into the Sermon on the Mount continues. It has something to do with Back to the Future 1 and 2, Mr. Rodger's Neighborhood, and Al Jarreau. Check it out and check out the playlist on spotify (https://play.spotify.com/user/vinylpreacher/playlist/12hE1veRpFSamQgkwwTJGD) The Vinyl Preacher is brought to you by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ameri...