True and False Humility
Lectionary Date: March 24, 2024 [Palm Sunday, Year B]
Tim wrestles with the tension between humility and privilege.
Podcast: First Reading
Jeremiah 31:31–34
I Will Inscribe It on Their Hearts
Lectionary Date: March 17, 2024 [5th Sunday in Lent, Year B]
Paul explores what’s new about Jeremiah’s “new covenant.”
Numbers 21:4–9
The Hurt Becomes the Healing
Lectionary Date: March 10, 2024 [4th Sunday in Lent, Year B]
Rosy explores the New Testament symbolism of an Old Testament image.
Psalm 19
A Celebration of Torah
Lectionary Date: March 3, 2024 [3rd Sunday in Lent, Year B]
Tim plays with the cosmic imagery of this classic psalm.
Psalm 22:23–31
The Happy Part of a Sad Psalm?
Lectionary Date: February 25, 2024 [2nd Sunday in Lent, Year B]
Rachel finds so much more in this psalm than a simple script for Jesus on the cross.
Genesis 9:8–17
A Fresh Start (But Not a Happy Ending)
Lectionary Date: February 18, 2024 [1st Sunday in Lent, Year B]
Rachel takes us to the conclusion of the Genesis flood story and helps us see it through the lens of “covenant.”
2 Kings 2:1–12
Picking Up the Mantle
Lectionary Date: February 11, 2024 [Transfiguration Sunday, Year B]
Tim has some Hebrew help for this transfiguring story.
Isaiah 40:21–31
Party Episode: Hope 2.0
Lectionary Date: February 4, 2024 [5th Sunday after Epiphany, Year B]
We’re together again for a spitball session on a beautiful prophetic poem, all about hope.
Deuteronomy 18:15–20
The Prophet’s Accountability
Lectionary Date: January 28, 2024 [4th Sunday after Epiphany, Year B]
Rosy thinks through the role of prophets and the role of the people to hold them accountable.
Jonah 3:1–5, 10
A Sackcloth Moment
Lectionary Date: January 21, 2024 [3rd Sunday after Epiphany, Year B]
Paul invites us to consider following the Ninevites’ model of repentance in the new year.