Hi listeners, we're on a summer hiatus so this episode is a re-post from 3 years ago. We believe its still relevant and will assist you in preparing to preach from these texts.

Jeremiah 1:4-10, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, and Luke 4:21-30 are the focus this episode. We discuss Paul’s ode to love and locate this ethic within his and other Christian teaching. Jeremiah and Luke both point to the challenge of prophetic call. Luke 4 continues to reveal Jesus’ identity and ministry focus.

We refer to bell hooks and Oda Wischmeyer’s Love as Agape.

Hi listeners, we're on a summer hiatus so this episode is a re-post from 3 years ago. We believe its still relevant and will assist you in preparing to preach from these texts.

Nehemiah 8:1-10, 1 Corinthians 12:12-31, and Luke 4:14-21 are discussed this week. Luke and Nehemiah invite reflection on how we interpret Scripture and its fundamental role in grounding and forming the gathered people of God. In 1 Corinthians 12, Paul offers the metaphor of the body to describe the way the Christian community is in unity through the Spirit and yet has difference and diversity as an essential part of it.

We mention Chris Keith’s Jesus Against the Scribal Elite and Joel Green’s Luke Commentary.

Fran and Robyn discuss Isaiah 62:1-5; 1 Cor 12:1-11, and the wedding at Cana passage from John 2:1-11. 

Robyn and Fran discuss Isaiah 43:1-7; Acts 8:14-17; Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

Dorothy and Fran discussed Micah 5:2-5, Hebrews 5:1-10 and Luke 1:39-55, and mentioned Brendan Byrne’s Hospitality of God

Dorothy and Fran discussed: Zephaniah 3:14-20 and Luke 3:7-18.

We mentioned Nick Cave’s Red Hand Files

In this episode Dorothy Lee and Robyn Whitaker delve into the Advent 2 themes. We unpack Malachi 3:1-4; Luke 1:68-79 and Luke 3:1-6.

We mention the following books:

Brendan Byrne's Hospitality of God

Fleming Rutledge, Advent: The Once and Future Coming of Jesus Christ

During Advent we are delighted to have Dorothy Lee as a special guest co-host. The Rev'd Professor Dorothy Lee is an Australian theologian, New Testament scholar and Anglican priest, formerly dean of the Trinity College Theological School, Melbourne, a college of the University of Divinity, and Stewart Professor of New Testament. She is author of numerous books including The Ministry of Women in the New Testament, Transfiguration, and Flesh and Glory. 

During Advent we welcome Dorothy Lee as a special guest co-host. The Rev'd Professor Dorothy Lee is an Australian theologian, New Testament scholar and Anglican priest, formerly dean of the Trinity College Theological School, Melbourne, a college of the University of Divinity, and Stewart Professor of New Testament. She is author of numerous books including The Ministry of Women in the New Testament, Transfiguration, and Flesh and Glory. 

In this episode Dorothy Lee and Robyn Whitaker delve into the Advent 1 theme of HOPE. We unpack Jeremiash 33:14-16 and Luke 21: 25-36.

As we prepare for the focus on Luke's Gospel for Year C, Robyn Whitaker sat down to talk about themes in Luke with two experts. Bart Bruehler and Kylie Crabbe have both worked extensively on Luke-Acts. In this special episode we unpack the background to Luke, themes and theology, how Luke relates to the other gospels, and what preachers might want to think about as they delve into Luke's gospel in the year ahead.  

Professor Bart Bruehler is Director of Biblical Studies at Uniting College for Leadership and Theology, Adelaide, within the University of Divinity. He is author of A Public and Political Christ. Bart is ordained in the Free Methodist tradition. 

Associate Professor Kylie Crabbe is a Research Fellow at Australian Catholic University. She is author of a ground-breaking book called Luke/Acts and the End of History. Kylie is an ordained Uniting Church minister. 

We recommended the following resources in this episode:

Brendan Byrne, Hospitality of God: A Reading of Luke's Gospel 

Joel Green, The Gospel of Luke Commentary

Morna Hooker, Beginnings: Keys that Open the Gospels

For the week of Christ the King/Reign of Christ Robyn, David Kim and Fran discuss 2 Samuel 23:1-7, Revelation 1:4b-8 and John 18:33-37