We find absolutely no parallels between our current context and a story from the Bible involving a paranoid king who demands absolute loyalty and throws temper tantrums and gets violent when he doesn't get it. God blesses principled, nonviolent resistance in this final installment of our Easter Vigil series.

Easter Vigil Reading #8: Daniel 3:1-29

Beer #8: Traitor IPA by Badger Hill Brewing

Music: "Clothed with Compassion," by Nate Crary

If you ever get on a ship and meet someone who tells you they're fleeing God, don't be surprised if you have to throw that person overboard a couple days later during a violent storm. This episode, we tackle the story of Jonah - a piece of satire designed to get us to laugh our way to the disturbing reality that God's mercy really is for everyone, including those we loathe.

Easter Vigil Reading #7: Jonah 1:1-2:1

Beer #7: Mocha Marlin Porter by Ballast Point Brewing

Music: "Agnus Dei," from Messy Mass by Nate Crary

When you read the Bible while drinking beer, you notice details like the fact that this famous reading about a valley of dry bones never tells us that they're NOT elephant bones! Tune in for a discussion about wind, flesh, and God's promise to raise the dead.

Easter Vigil Reading #6: Ezekiel 37:1-14

Beer #6: Windy Hill New England Style IPA by Mikkeller Brewing

Music: "Kyrie + Gloria," from Messy Mass by Nate Crary

Which is the most surprising: God's offer of an abundant feast to an exiled people, the notion that words change reality, or a beer with fish in it?

Easter Vigil Reading #5: Isaiah 55:1-11

Beer #5: Sorry Umami IPA by Yoho Brewing

Music: "Clothed with Compassion," by Nate Crary

God makes a way into freedom through the sea, unless you're driving a chariot. There's good news here for slaves and oppressed peoples. Not-so-good news here for pharaohs, armies, and horses. Listen in. 

Easter Vigil Reading #4: Exodus 14:10-31; 15:20-21

Beer #4: Big Wave Golden Ale by Kona Brewing

Music: "Freely Formed," by Nate Crary

Let's talk about moral ambiguity, trauma, and dads. How does Abraham handle an impossible test of faith? Is this a test of faith? What happens to Isaac? We've got questions about this one. Time to drink a beer. 

Easter Vigil Reading #3: Genesis 22:1-18

Beer #3: Picnic by the Wicked Thicket by Insight Brewing

Music: "Clothed with Compassion," by Nate Crary

It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is building an enormous boat in order to save every species of animal from extinction. 

Easter Vigil Reading #2: Genesis 7:1-5, 11-18; 8:6-18; 9:8-13

Beer #2: SeaQuench Ale by Dogfish Head

Music: "Only by Our Lonesome" by Nate Crary, sung by Rachel Kurtz

Welcome to our series of (mini) podcasts that will explore eight Bible stories read at the Great Vigil of Easter! 

In this episode, we explain what an Easter Vigil service, we drink a beer, and we talk about the very beginning of every thing. 

Beer we drink: 

Pillars of Creation 1 by Cosmos Brewing (Tropical White IPA)

 

Text we discuss: 

Genesis 1:1-2:4a

Beers: 

Kona Brewing Company - Longboard Lager

Tallgrass Brewing Company - Buffalo Sweat Oatmeal Cream Stout

 

Texts:

Exodus 20:1-17; John 2:13-22

Numbers 21:4-9; John 3:14-21

 

Episode Chapters: 

0:00 - Introduction (Wheel of Lent)

7:10 - Longboard Lager 

12:13 - Exodus 20: John 2

32:00 - Buffalo Sweat 

34:48 - Numbers 21; John 3

Beers: 

Lake Monster Brewing - Empty Rowboat IPA

Clown Shoes Brewing - The Exorcist Dry-Hopped Stout

 

Texts:

Mark 1:14-20

Mark 1:21-28

 

Episode Chapters: 

0:00 - Introduction (Go Vikings!)

9:28 - Empty Rowboat IPA

13:20 - Mark 1:14-20

30:54 - The Exorcist 

36:26 - Mark 1:21-28