Etcetera

Etcetera – Community from the Crotch

erik@keylife.org — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:02:31 +0000

Listeners from around the world recently jumped into the Internet Stream of Collective Consciousness for a rockin' good time. If you weren't among the tens of twenties of people who joined us live, here's your chance to join in the fun.

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Join me, the Spastic Mystic, the Comedy Ninja and our special guest Glenn Hager from CommunitasCollective.com as we hang out, catch up with friends and talk about how community is a real pain. Also, check out my post, Pain: The Mark of Community at CC and join the conversation there.

Then, starting Tuesday, November 2nd at noon ET, join me and Glenn for our new podcast, The Collective. Use this link to listen live and call in at 1.888.547.8383. We'll post the recordings of The Collective here and at CommunitasCollective.com.

One last thing as long as you're here…

This week on my MonkCast at TheMerryMonk.com, Mike Sares, pastor of Scum of the Earth Church in Denver, will join me to talk about his new book Pure Scum: The Left-Out, the Right-Brained and the Grace of God. Subscribe to The MonkCast here and don't miss it!

Marta Szabo & The Guru Looked Good – The MonkCast

erik@keylife.org — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:26:58 +0000

Join me on the MonkCast as I talk with Marta Szabo, author of The Guru Looked Good

The Guru Looked Good details Marta's ten plus years as a staff member in Gurumayi's ashram, the same yogic monastery that Elizabeth Gilbert describes in her bestseller/movie Eat, Pray, Love.

However, the picture painted by Szabo portrays the experience of working intimately with a guru in an international spiritual organization that extravagantly promises happiness, demands service, hypes a guru as God, but actually delivers escapism at best, oppression at worst.

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Ian Cron – The MonkCast

erik@keylife.org — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 21:32:43 +0000

Join me on the MonkCast as I talk with Ian Cron (that's him in the pic to the right…the white one).

Ian is the author of Chasing Francis: A Pilgrim's Tale, a book on St. Francis of Assisi that Phyllis Tickle calls "…absolutely seductive…a feast for the soul as well as a great, churning, joyful romp for the spirit!" The Archbishop of Canterbury liked the book too. So Ian has that going for him…which is nice.

Listen as we talk about mysticism and swap stories about being one with God. I'm a mystic, he's a mystic, wouldn't you like to be a mystic too? You probably already are.

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May God Bless the Hell Out of You!

erik@keylife.org — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:01:29 +0000

God is not fair. He gleefully flaunts it too. He shoves it in our faces. Jesus' version of reality is devoid of common sense. The Kingdom of God might as well be called, "Crazy Upside-down Jesus World."

Here's an example.

Say I need some landscaping done at my house. So I go to the day-laborer place and I hire up all the guys standing around. We agree on $100 per guy for a day's work. They work hard for a couple hours, but it doesn't look like we'll get all the work done by quitting time. So I go back to the day-laborer place and get some more guys.

A couple more hours go by. I need more guys. I go get 'em. They work.

A couple more hours. More guys. More work. About this time my yard is looking like an ant colony with workers swarming all over the place pulling bushes, planting trees, laying sod, hauling decorative rocks, building planters, etc.

Everything looks good, so I go get the guys some chicken and beers to show my appreciation. With about an hour of daylight left, I head back to my house and pass the day-laborer place on the way. To my surprise, I see some guys just showing up looking for work.

I think, These guys are slackers. You don't show up at the end of the day looking for work. They probably slept all day after partying the night before. Now they're here to hook up with their friends who actually got their butts out of bed to earn some money.

So I pull in and ask them why they're standing around. They say, "Look man, you know…we been standing here all day and nobody hired us."

I know they're full of it, but I'm a good guy. I have plenty of cash and these hosers look like they could use a break. I hire the guys and haul them to my place. They get about an hour of work in before everything is done and we all sit around eating, drinking and BS-ing.

It comes time to call it a day and pay the workers, so they all line up. Of course the slackers step up first, beers in hand, licking their fingers clean of fried chicken. They're delighted as I hand each a 100-dollar bill. Then the next group. They get $100 too. Same with the next guys…and the next.

About this time, the guys who showed up first think they may get more since they worked the entire day. They step up. All eyes are on me. They each get $100. They look at me like I'm the Frankenstein monster and they're the townspeople ready to attack with shovels and pitchforks. They start shouting complaints.

I say, "Hey, you agreed to a day's work for $100. That's a good wage. If I want to give the last guys the same as you, it's a free country. Can't I do what I want with my own money? Or are you giving me the evil eye because I'm good?"

Jesus tells a story just like this in Matthew 20:1-16. Then you know what he says? He says, "Let me tell all y'all somethin'. In the Kingdom of Heaven, the last are first…and the first are last."

WHAT?!! You've got to be kidding me. That's outrageous. It's not fair. Who would pay good money to guys who don't deserve it and then shove that fact in the faces of the guys who worked the hardest? But there you have it, right there in the Bible.

That's just one example. Go read about the rebellious son who squanders all his dad's money on hookers and booze. You know what he gets for it when he comes home? His dad buys him new clothes and throws him a party while his brother works in the field. The religious folks get a tongue lashing from Jesus while the drunks, outcasts and whores get the Kingdom. The meek inherit the earth. The persecuted are blessed. It's all simply scandalous.

In the real world, you work, you get paid. That's reality. You study hard, you get an "A." That's the way of the world. You do bad stuff and you get punished. You do good, you get rewarded. However, God's ways are certainly not our ways.

So what is he up too? Why all of this insane generosity to the worst and weakest of us?

I'll tell you. It's the way that he chastens us. It's the way he sets us straight.

Romans 2:4 "Do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?"

There you have it. He doesn't give us cancer or earthquakes. He doesn't get us fired or wreck our car to teach us a lesson. He doesn't take our children or our spouses. That's what you would expect. In fact, that's how all the pagan gods do it, but not Yahweh.

If he were interested in punishing us for the evil in our hearts, death and destruction would be in order. Sure we've seen that kind of thing in the Old Testament, but that was all part of God setting the stage to come himself to take the punishment humanity deserved. Now, he's not mad at us anymore. He spent all His anger on Jesus; there's none left for us. God was never interested in wiping us out. He's interested in getting us to turn around and come Home. He's interested in getting us to repent, and to do so, he blesses us. God literally blesses the Hell out of us.

Listen to these words from Spurgeon:

"When I thought God was hard, I found it easy to sin; but when I found God so kind, so good, so overflowing with compassion, I smote upon my breast to think that I could ever have rebelled against One who loved me so, and sought my good."

So, while it's not what we expect, it's what the gospel is all about. That's the good news. Jesus taught that it's the way things work in the Kingdom of Heaven. You see, we can't work hard enough to get God to owe us anything and we can't be bad enough to get him to punish us.

Romans 4:4-8 "Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt. But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness."

What's more, grace through faith is not just how we get into the family of God. It's how we live (Galatians 3:1-3).

All that isn't to say that there aren't consequences for the stupid things we do. On top of that, there's the mess we all experience from living in a fallen world. But don't confuse that stuff with God's punishment. There's no punishment left after the cross.

However, he does want to bless the Hell out of us. This is obviously great news for the slackers who show up hungover to work for an hour and get paid just as much as the guys who worked all day. It's great news for the prodigals who get to come home to a party after spending dad's money partying. It's great news for a jacked up guy like me. But, for the older brother and the guys working in the field all day, this great news is a tough pill to swallow.

Robert Farrar Capon expresses their thoughts on the gospel with style:

"Give us something, anything; but spare us the indignity of this indiscriminate acceptance. Lord, let your servants depart in the peace of their proper responsibility. If it is too much to ask, send us to bed with some few shreds of self-respect to congratulate ourselves upon. But if that is too hard, leave us at least the consolation of our self-loathing. Only do not force us free. What have we ever done but try as best we could? How have we so hurt you, even by failing, that you should now turn on us and say that none of it makes any difference, not even our sacred guilt? We have played this game of yours, and it has cost us.

Where do you get off suggesting a drink at a time like this?"

It's not fair, but that's how the Kingdom of Heaven works. If you don't like that, I bet you've been working really hard to please God. I also bet you can be a big pain in the ass. Lighten up, he's already pleased.

As he loves us, we become more loving. As he indiscriminately accepts us, we become more indiscriminately accepting. As he blesses us, we become a blessing.

May God bless the Hell out of us all!

For more merry musings and some messy monkery visit TheMerryMonk.com.

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Etcetera – 04.2010 – Life is for Living

erik@keylife.org — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:35:34 +0000

Join The Merry Monk of Love, The Spastic Mystic and The Comedy Ninja as we get raw and jump into The Internet Stream of Collective Consciousness. Who knew enlightenment could be so fun?

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Listen as we talk about wandering in the wilderness, doubt, anger at God, finding yourself, and life on the other side of the desert.

Also, don't forget to visit HeyPorter.com and TheMerryMonk.com between Etcetera podcasts to get the latest from your favorite buffoonerists.

Finally, thanks to Menomena for providing intro music for the show. Please don't sue us and we'll promote the hell out of your stuff.

Etcetera, Etcetera, Etcetera – Thursday 4/8 at 10AM ET

erik@keylife.org — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 19:31:32 +0000

Join me, The Spastic Mystic and The Comedy Ninja as we jump into the Internet Stream of Collective Consciousness on Thursday, April 8 at 10AM ET.

I'm fresh off of my 40-day liquid Lenten fast and I'm eager to share what I've learned while wandering in the desert. I think I've achieved enlightenment (although it may be all the post-Lent calories I've been consuming going straight to my head). We will also administer heavy doses of buffoonery! Be there or be somewhere else.

We'll stream live here, podcast and post it. Listening is cool, but it'd be a lot cooler if you called in and joined us in the stream…1.888.547.8383.

Until then, may God bless the Hell out of you!

The Merry Monk of Love

P.S. Remember, life is for living.

Etcetera – 02.2010 – No Worse for the Wear

erik@keylife.org — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:50:24 +0000

Join The Merry Monk of Love, Hurk, The Spastic Mystic and The Comedy Ninja for a rockin' good time as we jump back into The Internet Stream of Collective Consciousness. This one is international and coast to coast. Listen as we catch up, yuk it up and hang out with Forwarding Andrew, Mrs. Forwarding Andrew, Obed, Troy Boy and Matt from Canada.

We've all seen a lot of life since our last show, but we're no worse for the wear.

Thanks to Spoon for providing the intro music and Matisyahu for keeping the good vibrations flowing. Please don't sue us and we'll promote the hell out of your stuff.

Finally, here's that video we mentioned on the show. Watch me and The Merry Monk of Funk losing it. I dare you to try not to laugh!

Etcetera's Back…Again – 2/4 @ 4ET

erik@keylife.org — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:31:22 +0000

Join The Merry Monk of Love, The Spastic Mystic and The Comedy Ninja as we jump back into the Internet Stream of Collective Consciousness on Thursday, February 4th at 4 ET.

We'll stream live here, podcast and post it. Listening is cool, but it'd be a lot cooler if you called in and joined us in the stream…1.888.547.8383.

Until then, may God bless the Hell out of you!

The Merry Monk of Love

TheMerryMonk.com – Mobile MonkCasts

erik@keylife.org — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:50:45 +0000

While the Etcetera podcast is on extended hiatus due to an insane workload in the studio, I've started doing some podcasts from my car via iPhone. I call it the Mobile MonkCast.

I'm using an app called ipadio. If you head over to TheMerryMonk.com you'll see the ipadio player in the sidebar.

This is a very simple and efficient way for me to post audio, so I'm using it quite a bit. When I get some time, I'll post the audio files at TheMerryMonk.com. So, if you subscribe to the RSS feed there, you should get the audio when available. (Let me know if not.) But for now, you can listen in the ipadio player in the sidebar.

Also, if you'd like to join me on a Mobile MonkCast, I can record a conference call. Just email me and we can set up a time and I'll give you the details. It's really as simple as a phone call.

I'm looking forward to hanging out again. May God bless the Hell out of you.

P.S. I've updated TheMerryMonk.com and I've been posting some fresh stuff. Let me know what you think. Also, I'm now twittering. Follow twitter.com/ErikGuzman.

Etcetera – Mostly Dead

erik@keylife.org — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:23:03 +0000

If anyone is still following this sporadic blog and podcast, you may have noticed that we didn't post a show for May. I have a simple explanation…we didn't do one.

My insane workload hasn't left time in the schedule for buffoonery. The podcast feed is still busted due to whatever Google did with FeedBurner. And on top of that, I'm tired. Put it all together, and it seems that Etcetera is mostly dead (has been for some time now).

But, mostly dead is slightly alive. I'm not ruling out doing a show down the road, but if things continue as they have, get ready to go through our clothes looking for loose change.

For those that have stuck with Etcetera through the years, your friendship means the world to me. Stay in touch and keep your subscription to this RSS feed. Any future shows will be announced and posted here.

God bless the Hell out of you.

Etcetera – 04.2009 – May Cause Drowsiness

erik@keylife.org — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:35:38 +0000

Don't let the title of this show fool you. Sharon, Matt, John and I had a rip-roaring good time. But, if you plan on listening all the way through, beware of my "revelation" at the end of the program. It could knock you out quicker than the swine flu. For your own safety, don't listen while operating heavy machinery.

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Here are some links that came up in the show…

- If you've been burned or bored by religion, don't miss Frank Viola on SBE

- Join the Etcetera Facebook group and get in the loop on show times, etc. (Ignore the pictures of me from junior high if you "friend" me)

Photo with this post by environmental sculptor Andy Goldsworthy

Etcetera – 03.2009 – Better Late Than Never?

erik@keylife.org — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:30:35 +0000

We recorded this month's edition of Etcetera last week…just now getting a chance to post. I'd like to say, "Better late than never," but when it comes to Etcetera, I'm not sure if that's true.

Join us as we talk about demons, snakes, Watchmen, good drugs and whatever else came up. I can't remember.

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Here are some links that came up in this show…

- Here's that SBE program with Carmen Reed (the lady that lived The Haunting in Connecticut)

- Join the Etcetera Facebook group and get in the loop on show times, etc.

Also, follow Key Life Network

electric stimulus to face – test 4 ( Daito Manabe's friends )

erik@keylife.org — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:48:10 +0000

Another 3 minutes and 43 seconds spent mildly entertained by Mother Internet. This video's actually pretty cool. Thought I'd share. Imagine an entire club full of people hooked up to electrodes all over their bodies, all being tweaked in sync to the music. I'd go.

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Penn Says: A Gift of a Bible

erik@keylife.org — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:18:06 +0000

I've been a fan of Penn & Teller ever since being introduced to them on Saturday Night Live. The bit where they and the camera were upside-down, but the viewer didn't know that until the end was awesome. (I looked for a video to post but couldn't find it.) Anyway, these guys are brilliant and do some of the most creative (and gross) magic I've ever seen. Love it.

(If you're on the front page of the SBE site, click the title of this post to see the video.)

Penn is an atheist and takes pleasure in exposing the BS that often comes along with religion. Even though I don't share his lack of belief, I often find myself agreeing with him or at the very least appreciating his point of view.

My friend John Copeland sent me this video of Penn talking about receiving a gift of a Bible. Penn has impressed me again and I thought I'd share. Good thoughts and a great example of the power of sincerity, respect and caring enough to feel socially awkward. Check it out.

Etcetera – 02.2009 – Ashe Wednesday

erik@keylife.org — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:59:51 +0000

Join us for this special Black History Month/Ashe Wednesday edition of Etcetera. While we got so sidetracked that we didn't end up talking about Arthur Ashe per se, we did talk about "R-A-C-E in the USA" (sung to the tune of that Mellencamp song). Don't miss this opportunity to hear a bunch of white people talking about the struggles of African Americans.

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Here are some links that came up in this show…

- Check out the blog post from John Whitehead that we discussed, The Chimp Cartoon and the Death of Free Speech

- Join the Etcetera Facebook group and get in the loop on show times, etc.

- The Great Emergence – Phyllis Tickle on SBE

- Go to TheStoning.com to find out more about the movie, The Stoning of Soraya M.

And thanks to The Rest for providing music for the show from their debut album, Atlantis, Oh Our Saviour.

Etcetera Live Wednesday @ 4 ET

erik@keylife.org — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:15:33 +0000

Join us live for a very special Ashe Wednesday edition of Etcetera. Along with millions of other Christians around the world, we'll be celebrating the life of Arthur Ashe. We hope you'll stop by to share your cherished memories of this great, trailblazing African American tennis player and humanitarian.

Click here for the live stream Wednesday, February 25th at 4 ET and call in toll free at 1.888.547.8383.

Until then, begin your celebration early with this video tribute to Arthur Ashe…

Etcetera – 01.2009 – Role Models

erik@keylife.org — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:20:37 +0000

Michael Phelps' role model status is going up in smoke and, America, we feel your pain. Join us on this edition of Etcetera and we will gladly take Phelps' place on the empty pedestal he has left in your heart.

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Seriously, check out this show and leave your thoughts on role models in the comments. I'd love to discuss.

Here are some links that came up in this show…

- Ghostland Observatory – Love them, hold them, tell them the truth.

- Free books!

- Join the Etcetera Facebook group and get in the loop on show times and robot monkey head news.

- Garfield Minus Garfield – "A site dedicated to removing Garfield from the Garfield comic strips in order to reveal the existential angst of a certain young Mr. Jon Arbuckle."

Etcetera Live Tomorrow at 4 ET

erik@keylife.org — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:35:35 +0000

In case you missed the announcement in our last podcast (and billions did), in 2009 we're recording Etcetera once a month. In case you don't know what Etcetera is (and billions don't), it's a time for the producer of Steve Brown Etc. (me), to hang out with friends, attempt to make one another laugh, promote SBE and occasionally talk about stuff that matters.

Join us live tomorrow, February 3rd, at 4 ET for the January edition of Etcetera (put that one in the irony column, or maybe file under procrastination). Click here for the live stream and call in toll free at 1.888.547.8383.

In the meantime, is it just me, or does the election of Michael Steele (see pic) as chairman of the Republican National Committee scream, "We Republicans are forward thinking too. The Democrats aren't the only ones who have a black leader. In fact, ours is blacker!"? Maybe it's just me.

New Video…Thoughts?

erik@keylife.org — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:25:49 +0000

When I first saw this, I was impressed. As I've thought about it, I wonder if it can do more than impress people who agree with its message (and get them to donate).

My positive reaction may have just been because it so eloquently affirms me in a position I already hold. I don't want to diminish the impact of the video, so I won't say anything more at this point. Check it out.

(If you're on the front page of the SBE site, click the title of this post to see the video.)

Does this have the potential to change someone's mind and ultimately their choice, or is it simply divisive and hurtful?

Etcetera – 12.31.08 – Happy New Year!

erik@keylife.org — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:29:20 +0000

Don't miss this special New Year's Eve edition of Etcetera. The whole crew jumped into the Internet Stream of Collective Consciousness to wrap up 2008 in style. Join us as we welcome 2009…the year of buffoonery. Use one of the options below to listen.

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Here are some links that came up in the show…

- Tony Campolo on SBE

- Tom Sine on SBE

- The Steve Brown soundboard and the Erik soundboard

Etcetera – 12.10.08 – Adventing

erik@keylife.org — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:09:56 +0000

Hurk and I took some time from our busy schedules to catch up, blow off some steam, plug and contemplate Advent. Use one of the options below to join us in the glorious light of buffoonery.

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Here are some links that came up in this show…

- Mark Driscoll on SBE

- Steve's interview with Rev. Billy from the Church of Stop Shopping

- Francis Thompson's The Hound of Heaven

- The chicken video – Blessed are the peacemaking chickens, for they shall be called the birds of God

Finally, thanks to The Smashing Pumpkins for providing open source music for the show. (Hey Billy, there is a God, He does like to rock…and He's coming!)

Etcetera – 11.25.08 – The League of Buffoonery Thanksgiving Special

erik@keylife.org — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:05:09 +0000

Individually we are the Comedy Ninja, Hurk, the Spastic Mystic and the Merry Monk of Love. Together we are [fanfare] The League of Buffoonery! Join us for a rockin' good time on this Thanksgiving edition of Etcetera.

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Here are some links that came up in this show…

- John Fischer on SBE

- Terry Mattingly in The Guest Room on the coverage of Abraham Biggs' online suicide

- Lauris Vidal live on Etcetera

- TheResurgence.org – Check out Mark Driscolls' latest and join him on SBE this week

And finally, if you or your company need professional production work, contact Matt Porter. Matt is a new father with a baby boy that suffers from extreme anthropophagy (see pic). The bills are bound to mount up and our favorite Comedy Ninja needs the work.

Etcetera – 11.19.08 – Lauris Vidal Live

erik@keylife.org — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:24:00 +0000

Join me, my friend Gabe and Lauris Vidal for live music on this edition of Etcetera.

If you've been listening to SBE or Etc. lately, you've heard his stuff. Lauris' music has been described as "kitchen sink beat-blues with an affected sense of swampy melodrama." Use one of the audio player options below to listen.

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Also, Central Florida listeners, don't miss your chance to hang out and see Lauris Vidal at a benefit concert for Kenyan orphans at Caffe da Vinci (map) in downtown DeLand on November 30. There'll be music from Lauris, Magda Hiller, Dish, and my old band, Spicy Brown and the Musical Melee.

Here are some links that came up in this show…

- Matthew Paul Turner on SBE

- NoSpineItol – Politicians, now you can rid yourself of those pesky backbones!

- Lauris Vidal on MySpace

- Email me to get more info on how to donate to the Kenyan orphan project

Etcetera – 11.11.08 – Shame Ball

erik@keylife.org — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:50:43 +0000

Join me and the Spastic Mystic as we probe the dark, empty depths of…[dun, dun, dun] THE SHAME BALL! Spiritual healing on tap on this week's edition of Etcetera. Stop on by.

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Here are some links that came up in this show…

- The author of The Shack, William Paul Young, on SBE

- The Erik Soundboard

- Toking The Ghost! on MySpace. Thanks for the music and the laughs.

Also, programming note, there won't be a live show today at noon, but don't miss us live at noon Eastern on Friday for Steve Brown Etc. with our guest, Matthew Paul Turner.

Etcetera – 11.05.08 – Viva La Revolucion!

erik@keylife.org — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:15:15 +0000

My comrade, Hurk, joined me in the studio yesterday to bask in the glow of our new glorious leader. Use one of the options below to listen.

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We attempted to discuss the election of Barack Obama in the context of our troubled history, the sovereignty of God, and personal responsibility. In short, we bit off more than we could chew.

Regardless of how you voted, I hope you find something worthwhile in this edition of Etcetera.

Here are some links that came up in this show…

- We Are the Heirs of the First Revolution – John W. Whitehead in The Guest Room

- Toking The Ghost! on MySpace (Descent music, wacky God stuff)

- Weak Erik emotionally exposing himself on the Internet

And finally thanks to Brad Sucks and Gasoline Heart for providing music for today's show, and thanks to Shepard Fairey for the cool Obama poster.

Etcetera – 10.28.08 – Communion in Weakness

erik@keylife.org — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:15:23 +0000

Sorry there weren't any Etcetera podcasts last week. My grandpa died and I was out of town at the funeral. Join me on this podcast as I talk about the blessing that belongs to those who mourn.

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Here are some links that came up in this show…

- Win the DVD of the new movie The Good Life at Society's Elite

- Internet Monk Halloween Rant – Don't miss the iMonk on this week's SBE

- Popular Steve Brown Etc. programs Archive 1 and Archive 2 – Take one down and pass it around!

- The author of The Shack on SBE

Also, here's a link to a video of my grandpa 8 years ago. Thanks to Brad Sucks and Lauris Vidal for providing music for this podcast. And finally, a heads up…there won't be a live Etcetera show Wednesday afternoon.

Etcetera – 10.15.06 – Toking The Ghost?

erik@keylife.org — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:48:00 +0000

Set phasers for "Bizarre" and beam on into the Internet Stream of Collective Consciousness for this psycho-delic edition of Etcetera as we check out cuts from the Benjamin Dunn/John Crowder album, Toking The Ghost!

Use one of the options below to listen. Is everybody in? The ceremony is about to begin!

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Here are some links that came up in this show…

- Toking The Ghost! on MySpace

- The last episode of Etcetera could save your life. Click here for Polypalooza!

- Miracle Workers, Reformers, and The New Mystics

- Charismatic Chaos or (Holy) Spirited Deconstruction? Mike Morrell on Crowder and Dunn complete with video and an interview with John Crowder

- Jordo is the Vagabond Saint!

- Experiment with the spiritual disciplines and celebrate Octoberfast at TheMerryMonk.com

Etcetera – 10.14.08 – Polypalooza

erik@keylife.org — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:35:37 +0000

According to Katie Couric, this year nearly 155,000 Americans will be diagnosed with colon cancer and about 52,000 will die.

Join us on this very special edition of Etcetera as we discuss my colonoscopy and my new little friend, Mr. Polyp. This program could save your life (or just make you laugh…or totally gross you out…it really depends).

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Here are some links that came up in this show…

- Quit screwing around and get your life together! – Who Are You and What Do You Want? on SBE

- Katie Couric's televised colonoscopy ***not for the faint of heart***

- TheMerryMonk.com – Fun with the spiritual disciplines!

Etcetera – 10.08.08 – Putin

erik@keylife.org — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:18:53 +0000

Do you smell that? Mmmmmm, it's a fresh edition of Etcetera! Join me and Sharon as we knock back a half-hour of buffoonery.

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Here are some links that came up in this show…

- The One-Life Solution – Dr. Henry Cloud on SBE

- Tina Fey as Sarah Palin debating Biden

- TheMerryMonk.com – Join me for Octoberfast

And finally, Brad Sucks. Thanks for providing the music for this show Brad.

Etcetera – 10.01.08 – Lick the Screen

erik@keylife.org — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:47:24 +0000

Join us on this edition of Etcetera as we talk with Jamie Moffett, the director of the new documentary, The Ordinary Radicals.

Jamie and his crew traveled 11,000 miles across the United States following Shane Claiborne and a rag-tag group of ordinary radicals to document the stereotype-shattering face of Christianity in America. Their veggie powered journey took them from Philadelphia to the set of The Price is Right and points in-between. Use one of the options below to listen and hear all about it.

Here are some links that came up in this show…

- The Ordinary Radicals – Check out the trailer for the documentary, visit the blog and buy a copy of the DVD

- The Simple Way – Click, explore, be inspired

- The Brown Sessions archive – Listen to Steve Brown's interviews with folks like Shane Claiborne, Donald Miller, Anne Lamott, George Barna, and more

- The Merry Monk – Some of my personal experiences with the spiritual disciplines

- The Etcetera Facebook group

- The Change Manifesto – John W. Whitehead on SBE