A Plain Account

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March 21, 2023 Lent 5A | Psalm 130
SHOW NOTES: Lent 5A | Psalm 130
Our texts this week are here
Our prayer this week: For When You Need a Little Hope, The Lives We Actually Have by Jessica Richie and Kate Bowler
We talked about Homeboy Industries and the work of Fr. Gregory Boyle. Megan mentioned his book The Whole Language, and both Megan & Alicia recommend Tattoos on the Heart.
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For more about Brueggemann’s categories for Psalms, check out Spirituality of the Psalms.
Browse the rest of our curated booklists! Purchasing through this affiliate link generates a small commission for us and is a great way to support the show https://bookshop.org/shop/aplainaccount
Other resources on our website: commentaries, discipleship, liturgics, music.
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44min
March 14, 2023 Lent 4A | Psalm 23
SHOW NOTES: Lent 4A | Psalm 23
Our texts this week are here
Our prayer this week: “A Liturgy for Those Who Are Too Busy” from Liturgies For Hope, by Audrey Elledge and Elizabeth Moore
For more about Brueggemann’s categories for Psalms, check out Spirituality of the Psalms.
For more about using the psalms in prayer, we suggest Psalms For Praying: An Invitation to Wholeness, by Nan C. Merril
Inciting Joy, by Ross Gay. Alicia cannot recommend this book highly enough! And if you really can’t make time to read it just yet, do yourself a favor and listen to this brief podcast interview (NPR) where he talks about inciting joy while dining with sorrow.
Join us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/aplainaccount
Browse our curated booklists! Purchasing through this affiliate link generates a small commission for us and is a great way to support the show. Buying a book from our affiliate shop basically buys the team a cup of coffee-- good for you and for us! https://bookshop.org/shop/aplainaccount
Other resources on our website: commentaries, discipleship, liturgics, music.
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43min
March 10, 2023 BONUS: Trenches and Tables with Michael R. Palmer and Danny Quanstrom
In this bonus episode, we invite you to tune in to a conversation about a new book from APA publishing: Trenches and Tables by Michael R. Palmer
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March 07, 2023 Lent 3A | Psalm 95
SHOW NOTES: Lent 3A | Psalm 95
Our texts this week are here
Our prayer this week: “A Liturgy for the Morning After a Bad Decision” from Liturgies for Hope by Audrey Elledge and Elizabeth Moore
Join us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/aplainaccount
Browse our curated booklists! Purchasing through this affiliate link generates a small commission for us and is a great way to support the show https://bookshop.org/shop/aplainaccount
Other resources on our website: commentaries, discipleship, liturgics, music.
For more about Brueggemann’s categories for Psalms, check out Spirituality of the Psalms.
To hear more from Megan on Psalm 29 and creation themes, watch her sermon from Duke Chapel in 2021.
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37min
February 28, 2023 Lent 2A | Psalm 121
SHOW NOTES | Lent 2| Psalm 121
Our texts this week are here
Our prayer this week is excerpted from the prayer titled “Benediction” from A Rhythm of Prayer by Sarah Bessy
We spoke briefly about pilgrimage during this episode– if you’re curious to learn more, Alicia recommends exploring the blog & podcast from Lacey Clark Ellman at www.asacredjourney.net
Join us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/aplainaccount
Browse our curated booklists! Purchasing through this affiliate link generates a small commission for us and is a great way to support the show https://bookshop.org/shop/aplainaccount
Other resources on our website: commentaries, discipleship, liturgics, music.

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40min
February 21, 2023Lent 1A | Psalm 32
Lent 1A | Psalm 32
Our texts this week are here

Our prayer this week: "Travel Blessing" from Common Prayer, Pocket Edition

Check out Poetry Unbound. Some of Megan’s favorite episodes feature poetry by Ada Limón, Natalie Diaz, and Lucille Clifton. Alicia also recommends the newly published book collecting together 50 poems from the podcast project.

Join us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/aplainaccount

Browse our curated booklists! Purchasing through this affiliate link generates a small commission for us and is a great way to support the show https://bookshop.org/shop/aplainaccount

Other resources on our website: commentaries, discipleship, liturgics, music.
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48min
February 07, 2023 Epiphany 6A | 1 Corinthians 3:1-9
SHOW NOTES | Epiphany 6A | 1 Corinthians 3:1-9
Our texts this week are here
Our prayer this week: Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community
For a deep dive on Paul’s image of milk and babes, check out Susan Eastman’s book Recovering Paul’s Mother Tongue and Brittany Wilson’s Unmanly Men: Reconfigurations of Masculinity in Luke-Acts.
For a more indepth look at the powers and principalities, see Campbell’s book The Word Before the Powers, and his commentary on 1 Corinthians in the Belief series.
Join us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/aplainaccount
Browse our curated booklists! Purchasing through this affiliate link generates a small commission for us and is a great way to support the show https://bookshop.org/shop/aplainaccount
Other resources on our website: commentaries, discipleship, liturgics, music. Keep an eye out for our Lent resource, The Way Through.
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47min
January 31, 2023 Epiphany 5A | 1 Corinthians 2:1-16
Epiphany 5A | 1 Corinthians 2:1-12(13-16)
Our texts this week are here
Our prayer this week: “You Are Known in Hiddenness” from Awed to Heaven, Rooted in Earth by Walter Brueggemann
Read more about housing inequality and red-lining and the racial wealth gap.
For a more indepth look at the powers and principalities, see Campbell’s book The Word Before the Powers and his commentary on 1 Corinthians in the Belief series.
Join us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/aplainaccount
Browse our curated booklists! Purchasing through this affiliate link generates a small commission for us and is a great way to support the show https://bookshop.org/shop/aplainaccount
Other resources on our website: commentaries, discipleship, liturgics, music.
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44min
January 25, 2023 Epiphany 4A | 1 Corinthians 1:18-31
Epiphany 4A | 1 Corinthians 1:18-31
Our texts this week are here
Our prayer this week: A Liturgy for Those Embracing the Mystery of the Faith, from Liturgies for Hope
Join us on Patreon! We’re working on building up more community connections and would love to have you join us. www.patreon.com/aplainaccount
Browse our curated booklists! Purchasing through this affiliate link generates a small commission for us and is a great way to support the show! https://bookshop.org/shop/aplainaccount
Other resources on our website: commentaries, discipleship, liturgics, music.
Keep on the look out for our 2023 Lent resource-- coming soon!
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37min
January 24, 2023 Epiphany 4A | 1 Corinthians 1:18-31
Epiphany 4A | 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 |
Our texts this week are here
Our prayer this week: A Liturgy for Those Embracing the Mystery of the Faith, from Liturgies for Hope
Join us on Patreon! We’re working on building up more community connections and would love to have you join us. www.patreon.com/aplainaccount
Browse our curated booklists! Purchasing through this affiliate link generates a small commission for us and is a great way to support the show! https://bookshop.org/shop/aplainaccount
Other resources on our website: commentaries, discipleship, liturgics, music.
Look out for our seasonal Lent resource, coming soon!
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38min

FAQs about A Plain Account:

How many episodes does A Plain Account have?

The podcast currently has 204 episodes available.