Nerds At Church

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest, science teacher, Jessica Waller (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Ascension Day, which falls on May 13th this year, though it may be celebrated on either Sunday near it, plus our deep dive into the atmosphere!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  Jessica recommended Randall Munroe’s  (of webcomic XKCD) book “What If.”  Also, Emily refers to this scene involving CJ & maps from West Wing during the episode.

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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 6th Sunday of Easter, which falls on May 9th this year, including our deep dive into love and relationship anarchy!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  We talked about Greek words for love, which you can explore more here.  Also, if you want to learn more about relationship anarchy}, this link is great!

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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 5th Sunday of Easter, which falls on May 2nd this year, including our deep dive into gender and eunuchs!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  We talked about gender and Kia, the Ethiopian eunuch who encounters Philips in Acts, and you can hear the sermon behind the name we use here.  Also, if you want to learn more about gender diversity and the Bible, Pastor Emily’s twitter thread is great and they link to Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg’s twitter thread as well! Other great resources we mentioned are Austen Hartke’s book Transforming: the Bible and the Lives of Transgender Christians and the work Peterson Toscano does with biblical interpretation.  Pastor Kay mentioned this tumblr thread about punishing the behavior you want.  Plus, Emily made a map of Kay’s explanation of Philip’s travels, so check it out!

CN: we talk about transphobic policies and violence when discussing the deep dive.

Violence against Black people and trans people in second reading (1 John).

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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Elle Dowd (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Easter 4, which falls on April 25th this year, including our deep dive into prison abolition!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  Don’t forget to check out and pre-order Elle’s books, Baptized in Tear Gas: from White Moderate to Abolitionist!  We talked about Are Prisons Obsolete? By Angela Davis, The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander, and Faith-Rooted Organizing by Rev. Alexia Salvatierra and Peter Heltzel, which you can look for on bookshop.org.  Also, if you want to learn more about the organizations Elle’s advance is supporting, they are: SOUL, Action STL, Mike Brown’s mother’s organization, Michael O. D. Brown, Mike Brown’s father’s organization, Michael Brown Chosen for Change Foundation, and the Chicago Bond fund.

CN: Arrest, police brutality, & the carceral system in the Deep Dive

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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guests Pace Warfield-May (they) and Joe Ramelo (he) from the new, spin-off podcast, Horror Nerds At Church to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 3rd Sunday of Easter, which falls on April 18th this year, including our deep dive into the chances Jesus was a zombie, ghost, or vampire!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  We talked about queer potlucks (in our Patreon episode!), which you can explore more here.  We also talk about Kohlberg’s stages of moral development, which is explained more here.  Pace mentioned that they are queerying the Gospel during Easter with Emily at Queerying.org

CN: we talk about antisemitism when discussing the first 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 3rd Sunday of Easter, which falls on April 11th this year, including our deep dive into skepticism and questions in Christianity!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  We talk about Christian Socialism in our Acts conversation, which you can read more about here.  We talked about this art of the Resurrected Christ as trans by Elisabeth Ohlson Wallin, which you can find here.  Also, if you want to learn more about disability and theology, this article by Rev. Beth Wartick is great! Miracle in Lane 2 is the movie we refer to in this episode, based on a true story, about a kid with spina bifida (CN: the movie does have an able-bodied actor playing a disabled character). Pastor Emily also mentions their blog, Queerying, and Pastor Kay mentions her book, Grace Alone.

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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 Easter Sunday, also known as Resurrection of Jesus, which falls on April 4th this year, including our deep dive into what the Resurrection actually means for us!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.

CN: we talk about some more gory details about the crucifixion and anti-Semitic takes on God when discussing the deep dive.

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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Jessica Davis (she/they) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Good Friday, which falls on April 2nd this year, including our deep dive into Good Friday and sin! This episode is longer than usual because we cover the 2 chapters of the Gospel of John that tell the Passion story.

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  We talked about the Margaret Cho/Colbert interview, which you can explore more here.  Also, if you want to learn more about The Interrupters, find out more about it here.  This Mad TV Terminator spoof on the Gospel is what we refer to in this episode.

CN: criminal injustice, police brutality/state violence throughout

child abuse and indifference in deep dive

Christian antisemitism and supersessionism in Isaiah

Lynching, coup attempt, and racist bigotry in mob mentality in John 18:1-7

Drugs and overdosing in John 18:12-27

Holocaust in John 19:16b-22

Death and COVID Deaths in John 19:31-42 and the end

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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 Maundy Thursday, which falls on April 1st this year, including our deep dive into communion!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  We talked about the Nairobi Statement on Worship and Culture, which you can explore more here, as well as this awesome meme.

CN: we talk about ableist and ageist communion practices when discussing the deep dive.

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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rev. Lenny Duncan (he) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Palm and Passion Sunday, which falls on March 28th this year, including our deep dive into Palm Sunday, Street Theater, and Reparations! We also ask Rev. Lenny about his upcoming book, United States of Grace!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  Also, if you want to learn more about Street Theater, Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed is great!

CN: we talk about experiences with racism and oppression without much detail throughout the episode.

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