I was recently introduced to this rare bit of hipness by my friend and fellow seminarian, Susan Sevier.

An early attempt at cultural relevance, Pastor John Rydgren’s circa-1967 Silhouette radio shows are so much fun.  Rydgren was serving as the head of the TV, Radio and Film Department for the American Lutheran Church at the time he produced this series.  With his hip, rhythmic baritone jive, Rydgren was seeking to connect people with the Gospel message in fresh and down-to-earth ways, and he was doing so in the midst of the cultural upheavals that characterized the Summer of Love.

Talk about dramatic parables!  Can you dig?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Smw1AqvczoY&amp=600

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VHM9tYNls4&amp=600

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3 responses to “Bringing You the (Hippie) Gospel: “Oh, And That’s Right…He Dug It.””

1. Jim E says:

   04/02/2014 at 5:39 pm

   “He craves my face when it’s ugly, man”

   These are uber cool and most excellent. I dig them, “even though my head’s torn up and the world’s a plastic mushroom”

   Seriously, these are sweet new words indeed and I need to find this album.

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2. Jeff Hual says:

   04/02/2014 at 8:34 pm

   Jim, I agree. And I love your “sweet new words” take on it. Quite a link to Wilder’s “new and persuasive words.”

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3. William Robertson says:

   04/06/2014 at 12:27 pm

   Far out.

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