Beginnings
Lectionary Date: June 7, 2020 [Trinity Sunday, Year A]
Tim tackles a few preaching pitfalls, and gives some preaching angles on the opening text of the big book.
Numbers 11:24–30, with Reed Carlson
Another Outpouring of the Spirit
Lectionary Date: May 31, 2020 [Day of Pentecost, Year A]
For this Pentecost episode, Rachel and Tim are joined by Dr. Reed Carlson. Reed is an Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at the United Lutheran Seminary in Philadelphia and in Gettysburg, PA. He is also an ordained minister in the Episcopal Church and has Pentecostal roots, so he’s the perfect person to be talking to today! He earned his ThD at Harvard University, and his scholarly and church-ly interests include spirit possession in the Bible and how it relates to similar phenomena in the Global South, and ecumenism, especially among charismatic and progressive Christians. We recommend to you his article “Hannah at Pentecost: On Recognizing Spirit Phenomena in Early Jewish Literature,” published in the Journal of Pentecostal Theology.
Psalm 68:1–10, 32–35
God’s Victory in a Time of Death
Lectionary Date: May 24, 2020 [7th Sunday of Easter, Year A]
This week, Rachel opens up a psalm of praise—with some cautions about its war-talk.
Psalm 66:8–20
Psalm of Thanks
Lectionary Date: May 17, 2020 [6th Sunday of Easter, Year A]
This week, Tim traces some of the contours of a thanksgiving psalm.
Psalm 31: 1–5, 15–16
Don’t Curate Out the Grit
Lectionary Date: May 10, 2020 [5th Sunday of Easter, Year A]
This week, Rachel helps us see the big picture of gritty faith.
Psalm 23
With Us in the Valley
Lectionary Date: May 3, 2020 [4th Sunday of Easter, Year A]
This week, a song, a poem, and climate change.
Psalm 116
Precious Death
Lectionary Date: April 26, 2020 [3rd Sunday of Easter, Year A]
This week, Rachel takes on some of the beauty and difficulty of Psalm 116.
Psalm 16
Gut Check
Lectionary Date: April 19, 2020 [2nd Sunday of Easter, Year A]
This week, Rachel explores insights from the body language of Psalm 16.
Jeremiah 31:1–6, with Michael Chan
Resurrection Hope in the OT
Lectionary Date: April 12, 2020 [Easter Sunday, Year A]
For this Easter episode, Rachel and Tim are joined by Dr. Michael Chan. Michael is an Assistant Professor of Old Testament at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN. He did his PhD at our own Emory University. His research interests are wide ranging, from iconography to biblical emotion to Ancient Near Eastern comparative data. He is the coauthor of the book, Exploring the Bible, with Eric Barreto, and hosts the podcast, Gospel Beautiful, an interview-based podcast that features theologians, artists, and thinkers who are wrestling with the challenging task of preaching the Gospel in the 21st century.
Psalm 118:1–2, 19–29
Hosanna: Oh Save Us!
Lectionary Date: April 5, 2020 [Palm/Passion Sunday, Year A]
Thank you, preachers, for the creative work you are doing in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis! This week, Tim leads us with a peek at the psalm that inspired the Palm Sunday shouts of “Hosanna!”