This is a bit heavy. Sometimes doing the right thing for the sake of the Good News sucks. Speak truth to power and those in power just might not like it. Sometimes we are left with a choice between doing what's right and holding on to what we love the most.

Hey preachers, we see what you are doing. It isn't easy, but it is good. We hope these readings preach to you even as you try to preach to others.

Mixtape tracks brought to you by Neko Case and System of a Down.

We're talking treasured possessions.

We're talking Christian stuffering.

We're talking how wild it is to proclaim that "the Kingdom of Heaven has come near."

Mixtape tracks brought to you by The New Pornographers and Florence and the Machine.

Be careful not to do a Modalism because it's Trinity Sunday! It is that festival day when we play "Where's Waldo?" to find the three persons of the Trinity hiding in Scripture. Is there more to preaching this day than avoiding heresy landmines? Come find out!

We're talking holy smooches and making up with the people you're stuck with.

We're talking Jesus with us in the super-duper-ultra marathon of life.

This week's mixtape tracks are brought to you by Madness and Al Green.

Happy Pentecost everyone! We can definitely do more than sing Happy Birthday to the church, yes?

We're talking the miracle of understanding each other... for once.

We're talking what the heck faith looks like anyway.

We're talking retaining and letting go of the sins of others and ourselves.

This week's mixtape tracks are brought to you by Christine & The Queens and Bon Jovi

Onward and upward, preachers! It's Ascension Day (if you transfer that festival from Thursday to Sunday... otherwise it is 7 Easter A)!

We're talking Christ's above-it-all authority.

We're talking praise and adoration for Jesus and his church.

We're talking the footprint Jesus left on earth.

This week's mixtape tracks are brought to you by The Call and My Brightest Diamond.

Welcome to our guest, Pastor Axel Kaegler who serves as pastor of Saint John's Lutheran Church in Spinnerstown, PA. Axel is a cool dude who likes TTRPGs, Troll lore, and Greenlandic Prog Rock.

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We're talking interfaith tensions and opportunities.

We're talking good suffering and bad justification for suffering.

We're talking tangled, knotty, Good News.

This week's mixtape tracks are brought to you by Sume, Bomba Estereo, and Donna Lewis.

The Lectionary Mixtape: Year A 2019-2020

We're talking echoes of the people we love.

We're talking Peter's metaphor overload and being part of God's building.

We're talking being under-equipped and faithful.

This week's mixtape tracks are brought to you by The Rapture and Styx.

The Lectionary Mixtape: Year A 2019-2020

Welcome to our guest host this week, Tim Ness! Tim serves as the pastor of Saint Mark Lutheran Church in Clifton Heights, PA. He used to play trombone in a ska band too.

We're talking out of control idealism.

We're talking a problematic text.

We're talking receiving life abundant.

This week's mixtape tracks are brought to you by Streetlight Manifesto, Louis Armstrong, and The Beatles.

The Lectionary Mixtape: Year A 2019-2020

We're talking being shot through the heart when you're too late.

We're talking why God isn't a gangster with a tommy gun.

We're talking seeing Jesus with blessed hindsight.

This week's mixtape tracks are brought to you by Bjork and Bon Jovi

The Lectionary Mixtape: Year A 2019-2020

Happy Easter! Alleluia!  Christ gets knocked down but gets up again!

Our guest host this week is Pastor Joey Klinger. Joey serves at Redemption Lutheran Church in Philadelphia.

We're talking the pain and hurt that resurrection answers.

We're talking macro-level preaching with Peter and his resurrection hindsight.

We're talking clinging to the resurrected feet of Jesus.

Today's mixtape unfortunately is not brought to you by Chumbawumba. :(

Today's mixtape brought to you by The Cast of the Lord of the Rings Musical (yes that was a real thing!), The Hold Steady, and the Evangelical Lutheran Worship Hymnal.