Mind the Gap: Lectionary Commentary

Matriarchs, miracles, specters, and cynicism... It's another week where two of the readings have gaps in them, so join us as we spend time with Genesis and Matthew!

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This week, the gap in the psalm brought up questions about justice and prophecy and the environment for us. What does it bring up for you? Listen in while we chat!

Lectionary commentary for the fifth Sunday after Pentecost in Year A (2023)

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Juggling, the sunk cost fallacy, and the importance of asking questions... We've got all that and more in this week's episode!

Lectionary commentary for the fourth Sunday after Pentecost in Year A (2023)

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It's the longest gap we've had to discuss yet, but we kept coming back to one central theme: hospitality. What is it? Why is it so important? How can we practice it? This gap is from the semi-continuous series in the season after Pentecost, but it's got important connections to the gospel and we really valued our time dwelling with it.

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Have you ever felt like you just can't make anyone happy? Have you felt too old or too young, or too worn or too new, to do any good? We get to talk about a gap in the gospel reading this week, and we hope you'll join us as we chat about it.

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In another special edition episode (voted for by our patrons), we're talking about Holy Trinity Sunday--which doesn't technically have a gap in the assigned readings, but there is a very curious passage in the gospel right before the lectionary verses which isn't often (or ever?) read in worship. Corruption, mystery, and self-expression all get touched on during our conversation of Matthew 20:11-15 and Holy Trinity Sunday.

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It's another double episode for Easter 7A, with gaps to be found in both the Psalm and the second lesson. We've got debt jubilee and non-lock-in lock-ins on our minds as we chat about ancient geopolitics, Luther's marks of the church, and the Alexamenos graffito in connection to our readings this week.

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Japanese art, missing and murdered indigenous women, Dalit History Month, mental health, and more… Our conversation this week is wide ranging, with the gap inspiring lots of thoughts and images that could serve as sermon prompts. We hope you’ll listen in as we discuss Psalm 31:6-14!

Lectionary commentary for Easter 5A (2023)

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Lectionary commentary for Easter 2A & 3A (2023)

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Lectionary commentary for Easter Sunday of Year A (2023)

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