The Vinyl Preacher

Ep. 309 - Beyoncé, our close, personal friend, has a new album out, so we talk about it! Spoilers: it's great and Beyoncé's great because of her vocational clarity. Then we get you ready to preach on the James Webb telescope, dissonant parables, and cardio relocation. The Playlist * Comes in Waves - Dawes * CHURCH GIRL - Beyoncé * About Damn Time - Lizzo * HEATED - Beyoncé (lamps lit) * BREAK MY S...

Ep. 308 - Zach has a spicy take on the Avett Brothers at Red Rocks. Matt defends preaching from an iPad. Finally, we get to some texts that are textbook texts for 4's on the enneagram. The Playlist * Waiting in Vain - Bob Marley and the Wailers * Divide - ODESZA * The Fool on the Hill - The Beatles * Paper In Fire - John Mellancamp * Tripping Billies - The Dave Matthews Band * Love Will Tear Us Ap...

Ep. 307 - Matt just got back from his annual camping expedition into the California wilderness and Zach is prepping to join his kin in Hammock City. All that, plus some Bakersfield profundity, and everything you need to know to preach this week! The Playlist * Seek Up - Dave Matthews Band * The Seeker - The Who * Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses * Just One More Day - Otis Redding * Shame - The...

Ep. 306 - Matt's leaving Zach in the lurch, but then Zach's headed to Red Rocks. (Hopefully, more than the parking lot.) The Playlist * Sisters - Peggy Lee * The Schuyler Sisters - Hamilton * Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves - Aretha Franklin, Eurythmics * Martha - Tom Waits * The Wind Cries Mary - Jimi Hendrix * In his arms - Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall, Jack Ingram Listen to the full playlis...

Ep. 305 - Matt and Zach report back on their first half of the summer travels and get to thing everyone's been talking about...the texts! The Playlist * Mercy - Duffy * Mercy Street - Peter Gabriel * Mercy - Dave Matthews Band * Near You Always - Jewel * SHELTER - VIC MENSA featuring Wyclef and Chance the Rapper * Near Wild Heaven - R.E.M. Listen to the full playlist over on the Spotify: https://o...

Ep. 304 - Matt has thoughts on the new Jurassic Park, then we get you ready to preach on the 4th...Sunday after Pentecost. Check it out! Register for Zach's convo with Ron Rude here: https://lutheransrestoringcreation.org/event/13161/ The Playlist "Send Me On My Way" - Rusted Roots "Lightning Fields" - The Killers featuring k.d. lang "Lightning Crashes" - Live "Dirt Off Your Shoulder" - JAY-Z List...

Ep. 303 - That's right we get caught up with the NBA Finals, the Stanley Cups Finals, and qualifying for the World Cup. Then we talk about Zach's crazy week that concluded with him bombing in the pulpit (24:00). Of course, we'll get you ready to preach (31:20), then the music! The Playlist “Jurassic Park” theme, John Williams “Follow you, follow me,” Genesis “Don’t Look back in anger,” Oasis "Drin...

Ep. 302 - Aaron Tidwell joins the illustrious TVP Two-Timers Club! He joins us to talk about Juneteenth, Father's Day, and, of course, Barry Manilow! The Playlist “The Sound of Silence,” Simon and Garfunkel “Free,” Florence and the Machine “FREEDOM,” Jon Batiste "Jezebel" - The Rasmus "Pig" - Dave Matthews Band "It’s Good to be King" - Tom Petty "McFadden and Whitehead" - Ain’t No Stoppin Us Now "...

Ep. 301 - The Reverend Caleb Crainer (St. Andrew's Lutheran Church in Los Angeles) joins us to try and convert Matt into a Eurovision Fan. Next year in Kyiv! After all that excitement its hard to muster much energy for the texts, but we make it happen. Check. It. Out. The Playlist * “Justified,” Kacey Musgraves * “Can I Kick It?” A Tribe Called Quest * “Running Up That Hill” Kate Bush * “saudade,...

Ep. 300 - We did it! Six years in the making. To celebrate we welcome noted preaching enthusiast and star of the film 300, Gerard Butler. Also, it's Pentecost! And Zach has another ridiculous story from France. Then the music. The Playlist * Do you realize? - The Flaming Lips * Babel - Mumford & Sons * Work Song - Nina Simon * The Ocean - U2 * A Rush of Blood to the Head - Coldplay * Suddenly last...

Ep. 299 - Zach's back from France, barely. We also spend some time talking about preaching in the aftermath of more mass shootings. The Playlist * It’s the end of the world - R.E.M. * Falling apart (right now) - Wilco * One - Johnny Cash (covering U2) * United in Grief - Kendrick Lamar * Eyes on the Prize - Mavis Staples * No Gold Teeth - Danger Mouse w/Black Thought Listen to the full playlist ov...

Ep. 298 - This week on the podcast we talk about fixing stuff yourself, before we receive a vision that there is a preacher somewhere out there who needs help with the RCL texts for the sixth Sunday of Easter. We end up talking about hydrodynamics, the feeding behavior of river trout, and how rich women underwrote Jesus’ ministry. Then it's on to the music and a few behind the scenes stories! The...

Ep. 297 - How on earth do you preach in the weeks after it seems that Roe v. Wade will be overturned? We do our best to wrestle with homiletics in these days before getting to the texts (Previously on the Acts of the Apostles) and then the music! The Playlist * Paradise by the Dashboard Light - Meatloaf * Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles * Lovefool - The Cardigans * You'll be coming down - Bruce S...

Ep. 296 - We've got a quick episode of preaching-types talking sports balls, then we talk a little about Mother's Day (including Matt's very hot takes). The texts this week are rich with animals! Gazelles! Sheep! The Four Living Creatures! Last, the music. The Playlist * Lazarus - St. Vincent and David Byrne * Wide Open Spaces - Soccer Mommy * I’ll be here in the morning - Townes Van Zant * Wilco...

Ep. 295 - Matt visited Disney World and Zach is planting a Coachella memory garden. Zach's also prepping for graduation and a trip to Taizé, then we dive deep into the butter bog of bible stories for the third week of easter. Check it out! The Playlist I go blind - Hootie & the Blowfish Too Many Fish in the Sea - The Marvelettes The Swimming Song – Loudon Wainwright III The Way It Is - Bruce Horns...

Ep. 294 - Zach and Matt recap their Holy Weeks, and get into the weeds on the mechanics of a proper Easter vigil. Then they complain about getting the Thomas story from John every year. Eventually, they find inspiration and good news! Also, music. The Playlist * Head Full of Doubt / Road Full of Promise - The Avett Brothers * Witness - Katy Perry * Hands - Jewel * Breathe - U2 * You send me - Sam...

Ep. 293 - It looked like our streak of 292 weekly episodes was in jeopardy, but we did it! We recorded a podcast for the procrastinating Easter preacher! The Playlist * The Distance - Cake * Chaise Lounge - Wet Leg * Tell the Truth - Jon Batiste * Child of God - Chance the Rapper * Freedom - Jon Batiste Listen to the full playlist over on the Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Yzv7TatU6sD...

Ep. 292 - We start by talking about the HUGE news out of Hollywood from our LA insider, the Reverend Matt Keadle. Then we get you ready for a strange liturgical Sunday, Palm/Passion Sunday. The Playlist * Take a Chance on Me - ABBA * A Horse with No Name - America * No Son of Mine - The Foo Fighters * Billie Eilish - No Time to Die * Johnny Cash - Ain’t No Grave * Prince - The Cross Listen to the...

Ep. 291 - Zach is in Portland and Matt has moved! Nevertheless, we keep on podding. This week we've got some cathedral talk (of the soccer variety), then it's on to the texts and a Portland influenced playlist. The Playlist * Ostrich - Y La Bamba * Don’t Carry It All - The Decembrists * One more hour - Sleater-Kinney * Live in the Moment - Portugal. The Man * Nina cried power - Hozier with Mavis S...

Ep 290 - Barack’s bracket, a Polish perspective on Ukrainian refugees, and more! The Playlist * The Whole World - Outkast featuring Killer Mike * Whole Wide World - Wreckless Eric * Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin (stolen from Muddy Waters?) * CAKE - “I Will Survive” * Rev. Robert Wilkins - “Prodigal Son” * Common - “Celebrate” Listen to the full playlist over on the Spotify: https://open.spotify....

Ep. 289 - Matt has finally caught up on the Righteous Gemstones and so we take a look back at another sensational season from the best tv show about the church ever. We also discover a lectionary discrepancy and get you ready for the halfway point of Lent, aka Journey Sunday. The Playlist * Lost Track - HAIM * One More Year - Tame Impala * Something in the way - Nirvana * Kiss from a Rose - Seal *...

Ep. 288 - We continue last week's conversation about the changing of the world. This time we come at things through the angle of international sport and how we might create lasting change. Also, we get you ready for Lent 2. The Playlist * Fox on the Run - Sweet * Everybody wants to Rule the World - Tears for Fears * I am not afraid - Charley Crockett * Chickens in Love - Edward Sharpe and the Magn...

Ep. 287 - We get you started in Lent in a pretty desolate place, but there's a promise that we're going somewhere else! The Playlist * U2, “Seconds” * Coachella Pick: Yola, “Hold On” * Joel, the Lump of Coal - The Killers * Shum - Go_A Listen to the full playlist over on the Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0FF2U3yXz1ifuOmQTuPYsV?si=69e7f3109f634e1b Become a Vinyl Preacher Patreon! https...

Ep. 286 - We start by talking about the Super Bowl Halftime Show performance by Dre, Snoop. Mary J Blige, Kendrick, Eminem, Anderson Paak, and 50 cent. We also talk about the super bowl of social media shitposting. Then we get you ready to preach. The Playlist * The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby * Have to Explode - The Mountain Goats * So High - Wiz Khalifa * Staring at the Sun - U2 * We Are - Jon Bau...

Ep. 285 - On this week's episode we get caught up on season 2 of the Righteous Gemstones and prep to preach on Genesis 45, 1 Corinthians 15, and Luke 6. All that, plus Super Bowl reactions and the playlist! The Playlist * You get what you give - New Radicals * The End - The Beatles * Come a little bit closer - Jay and the Americans (1964) * Black Water - The Doobie Brothers * I And Love and You -...