Nerds At Church

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Ale Murguia-Ortiz (they/he) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 4th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper 9 or Lectionary 14, which falls on July 3rd this year, including our deep dive into Labor Justice and Organizing!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  You can find more about Justice for Janitors here.  We mentioned last year’s episode on the 15th Sunday after Pentecost where we deep dive into biblical cussing.  Check out Deadpool’s handwriting here. Emily mentioned this website to find out whose ancestral lands you are on.

CN: we talk about Settler colonialism in deep dive, abortion access throughout, violence against protesters in second reading.

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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rev. JM Longworth (they) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the third Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper 8 or Lectionary 13, which falls on June 26th this year, including our deep dive into homelessness.

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  Find out more about what JM does by checking out the Committee on Temporary Shelter and Release Faith. We mentioned Suzannah Porter’s insights about interns in our episode on the 5th Sunday after Epiphany diving into vocation.  Elijah is raised up in the chariot with flaming wheels in 2 Kings 2:1-12.  Emily mentioned Jehu’s Table, named after Jehu Jones, and pastored by Rev. Kelsey Brown, our guest for Reign of Christ (the Queen) last year.

CN: we talk about houselessness, arrest, domestic violence when discussing the deep dive.

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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper 7 or Lectionary 12, which falls on June 19th this year, including our deep dive into Galatians!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  We talked about this surprised Pikachu face, featuring Ryan Reynolds.  We also mentioned our Easter 3 episode on Paul, our Easter 6 episode on mysticism with Rev. Carla Christopher, our Maundy Thursday episode on Passover with Rabbi Maurice Appelbaum, and last year’s Reformation episode with Pace Warfield-May.  Kay mentioned this Monty Python skit on the Ministry of Silly Walks and this Hoe Union of college women organizing to keep each other safe.

CN: we talk about Christian antisemitism when discussing the deep dive.

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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Holy Trinity Sunday, also known as the first Sunday after Pentecost, which falls on June 12th this year, including our deep dive into Wisdom and genderful images of the Divine!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  For more about Wisdom literature, particularly in Judaism, check out this article from My Jewish Learning. We talked about Jesus as a mother hen in our episode for Lent 2 this year.  You can watch the video of Big Bird singing at Jim Henson’s funeral here.

CN: we mention suicide when discussing the Gospel reading.

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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Pentecost, which falls on June 5th this year, including our deep dive into Middle East geography!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  Check out this map of Middle East geography. If you’re up for the Acts reading or preaching, definitely check out Kay’s guide to the countries and pronunciation.  Geography wisdom from StoryPeople. Books we mentioned in this episode are Faith in the Face of Empire by Mitri Raheb and Color Me In by Natasha Díaz.  We mentioned our Easter 3 deep dive into Paul, our Easter 2 deep dive into Revelation, last year’s Pentecost deep dive into Translation with Dr. Jake Rapp, and our Easter 7 deep dive into human trafficking.  For geography fun check out Free Rice (to help feed people as well) or Worldle.  For help learning a new language, check out Babbel, Duolingo, or Memrise.  Emily mentioned the final Twilight-specific Horror Nerds At Church episode on Breaking Dawn Part 2.

CN: we talk about adoption when discussing the Romans reading.

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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the seventh Sunday of Easter, which falls on May 29th this year, including our deep dive into human trafficking.

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  To learn more, check out this article on some of the fashion companies that still use sweatshops.  Emily mentioned this twitter thread about adoption and human trafficking.  For hopeful labor news, follow this Starbucks Workers United twitter and this Jorts twitter.  Kay mentioned this My Neighbor Is Not For Sale study from LSS of Minnesota.  If you want to explore more, check out this article about modern slavery.

CN: we talk about human and sex trafficking,slavery and incarceration, abuse of vulnerable adults, forced birth and colonizing adoption, and the military and prison industrial complex when discussing the deep dive.

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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rev. Harold Vanicek (he) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Ascension Day, which falls on May 26th this year, including our deep dive into aerodynamics and flight!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  We mentioned last year’s Ascension Episode diving into the atmosphere.  If you are interested in Dark Sky spots, check out this Dark Sky site for more information.  We mentioned both Princeton’s work on reparations and the 66th Synod work on reparations for the ELCA. Kay mentioned this article on left handed history.  Harold talked about the upcoming eclipses and mentioned this great eclipse site.

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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rev. Carla Christopher (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the sixth Sunday of Easter, which falls on May 22nd this year, including our deep dive into mysticism!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  We talked about quantum entanglement, which you can explore more in depth here.  Kay mentioned this article on ableism in faith communities.

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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the fifth Sunday of Easter, which falls on May 15th this year, including our deep dive into the first Church controversy!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  This is the wikipedia article Kay mentioned that cited the Jewish Encyclopedia. We also mentioned the conversation about Judaism and Christianity in our Maundy Thursday Uncut Patreon Episode.  We mentioned our episodes on the 12th Sunday after Pentecost and the 13th Sunday after Pentecost connected to cannibalism.

CN: we mention abusive people within Christian community when discussing the deep dive.

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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Polly Festa (she/they) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the fourth Sunday of Easter, also known as Good Shepherd Sunday, which falls on May 8th this year, including our deep dive into shepherding!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  We talked about garish colors, which we mentioned in our Lent 5C episode.  Also, if you want to learn more about the book of Revelation, our Easter 2C episode is great!  Kay mentioned this article on how to clean blood stains out of clothing.

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