My Favorite Text Study

Today I will be talking about the texts for July 19, 2026 (Lectionary 16A) with Pastor Kevin Baker. Kevin serves as the pastor of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in Wauzeka, WI.

Once again I will misquote the old adage about parables. It should be "an earthly story with a heavenly meaning" and not the other way around. I am grateful for grace!

We will talk about the parable of the wheat and the weeds, using ample examples from our own gardens. Kevin will share fun facts about an ancient weed that provides an interesting insight into the parable. Thanks for listening!

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Chapters:

Intro: 0:00 - 1:25

Preaching Context: 1:26 - 5:04

Announcing the Texts: 5:05 - 5:30

Weeds and Wheat: 5:30 - 16:29

The Danger of Weeding: 16:30 - 20:24

Nourish the Wheat (and the Weeds?): 20:25 - 24:26

More on Weeds and Community Wisdom: 24:27 - 29:55

Romans: 29:56 - 34:29

And Isaiah!: 34:30 - 36:33

Wait! Shouldn't some things be rooted out?: 36:34- 40:53

Preaching Hack: 40:54 - 42:53

Final Words and Prayer: 42:54 - End

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Welcome to the first episode of My Favorite Text Study!

Today I will be talking with Pastor Paige and Pastor Eric Evers, co-pastors at Reformation Lutheran Church in Milford, DE.

We will be talking about the texts for Lectionary 15/Proper 10 A. These are the texts for Sunday, July 12, 2026.

Ready to jump into the conversation? Join us over at our free Substack community and share your thoughts on the texts!

Oh -- and you'll notice me misquote something my elder parishioners say about the parables. The correct quote is that they are "an earthly story with a heavenly meaning" -- not the other way around!

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Chapters:

Intro: 00:00-1:50

Welcome and Preaching Context: 1:50- 5:45

Announcement of Texts: 5:45 - 6:25

Isaiah (Mostly): 6:26 - 9:23

Nature Imagery: 9:24 - 10:52

What's a Parable?: 10:53 - 14:44

Parable of the Sower (Mostly): 14:45 - 27:14

Romans 8 (Mostly): 27:15 - 38:57

The Psalm (Briefly): 38:58 - 39:52

Eric and Paige's Preaching "Hacks": 39:53 - 44:42

Where you can find them: 44:43 - 45:15

Prayer and Finish: 45:15 - End

Welcome to My Favorite Text Study! We hope you will pull up a chair and be part of the conversation about each week's scripture texts from the Revised Common Lectionary.