Generations of Compassion
Lectionary Date: October 1, 2023 [18th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A]
Rachel promises you 1,000 skittles if you listen to this podcast episode.
Exodus 16:2–15; Jonah 3:10–4:11
Party Episode: God’s Flagrant Generosity
Lectionary Date: September 24, 2023 [17th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A]
All four hosts join forces for a fascinating exploration of this week’s lectionary readings.
Exodus 14:19–31 or 15:1b–11, 20–21
Impossible, Impassable Seas
Lectionary Date: September 17, 2023 [16th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A]
Tim says this one is very preachable!
Exodus 12:1–14
Pause to Remember
Lectionary Date: September 10, 2023 [15th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A]
Rosy helps us slow down to appreciate the gravitas of the Passover remembrance in Exodus.
Exodus 3:1–15
Burnin’ Bush
Lectionary Date: September 3, 2023 [14th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A]
Tim has an angle (or is it an “angel”?) on this pivotal Exodus scene.
Exodus 1:8–2:10
Scheming Women
Lectionary Date: August 27, 2023 [13th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A]
We’re back! And Rosy is up with a feminist-postcolonial perspective on the midwives of Exodus.
Genesis 45:1–15
From the Vault: The Best of First Reading
Lectionary Date: August 20, 2023 [12th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A]
An encore presentation of our episode from 2020.
Genesis 37:1–4, 12–28
From the Vault: The Best of First Reading
Lectionary Date: August 13, 2023 [11th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A]
An encore presentation of our episode from 2020.
Genesis 32:22–31
From the Vault: The Best of First Reading
Lectionary Date: August 6, 2023 [10th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A]
An encore presentation of our episode from 2020.
Genesis 29:15–28, with Cameron Howard
From the Vault: The Best of First Reading
Lectionary Date: July 30, 2023 [9th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A]
This week we revisit our fascinating conversation with Dr. Cameron Howard, Associate Professor of Old Testament at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN. She is a graduate of Emory University, and has contributed to several commentaries and journals, including the Women’s Bible Commentary, WorkingPreacher.org, and the BibleOdyssey.org. The book she was working on in 2020 is now available! The Old Testament for a Complex World needs to be on your shelf yesterday!