It’s About the Community
Lectionary Date: March 30, 2025 [4th Sunday in Lent, Year C]
Paul highlights the communal nature of this scene on the west bank of the Jordan River.
Isaiah 55:1–9
Hoi! Listen Up: It’s a Message of Generosity
Lectionary Date: March 23, 2025 [3rd Sunday in Lent, Year C]
Rosy digs into the covenantal flavor of Isaiah’s soaring prophetic song.
Genesis 15:1–12, 17–18
Descendants and Land
Lectionary Date: March 16, 2025 [2nd Sunday in Lent, Year C]
Paul tries to unpack the mysterious vision of God’s promise to Abram.
Deuteronomy 26:1–11
My Ancester was a Perishing Aramean
Lectionary Date: March 9, 2025 [First Sunday in Lent, Year C]
Rosy explores the firstfruits liturgy from Deuteronomy—but stick around for her masterful connection to the temptation scene in Luke’s Gospel!
Exodus 34:29–35
Transfigurations: Moses, Jesus, and Us
Lectionary Date: March 2, 2025 [Transfiguration Sunday, Year C]
Rachel and Tim discuss Moses’s shiny (?) face, the apostle Paul’s comments about it, and Jesus’s Transfiguration. We cover a ton of ground in this episode!
Genesis 45:3–11, 15
Finding Agency in Impossible Situations
Lectionary Date: February 23, 2025 [7th Sunday after the Epiphany, Year C]
Paul is up with some reflections on the climax of the Genesis Joseph novella—both its “Hallmark-ish” quality and its reflection of real-life trauma.
Jeremiah 17:5–10; Psalm 1; Luke 6:17–26
Kidneys?
Lectionary Date: February 16, 2025 [6th Sunday after the Epiphany, Year C]
Rachel finds an important thread running through all three lectionary texts this week… and “kidneys.”
Isaiah 6:1–8, (9–13)
Here am I
Lectionary Date: February 9, 2025 [5th Sunday after the Epiphany, Year C]
Paul explores the prophet Isaiah’s iconic call story.
Psalm 71:1–6
Our Refuge
Lectionary Date: February 2, 2025 [4th Sunday after the Epiphany, Year C]
Rachel digs into the poetic Hebrew of the Psalm reading for the week!
Nehemiah 8 and Psalm 19
Reading and Interpretation
Lectionary Date: January 26, 2025 [3rd Sunday after the Epiphany, Year C]
Three of our hosts are together for a party episode about the public proclamation of God’s word!