Nerds At Church

We've re-released our second Good Friday episode for all of you!

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Good Friday, which falls on April 15th this year, including our deep dive into Capital Punishment! 

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  To learn more about Justices Breyer and Ginsburg’s dissent in the most recent death penalty case at the Supreme Court, read this.  Check out the cat herding video Kay mentioned here.  For more in-depth engagement with the Good Friday Gospel, check out last year’s Good Friday episode with Jessica Davis. 

CN: we talk about capital punishment, torture, racism, classism, mental illness when discussing the deep dive.

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Enjoy our first Good Friday episode, re-released for your convenience!

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! 

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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Enjoy our season 2 Maundy Thursday episode again, re-released, just for you!

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rabbi Maurice Appelbaum (he) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Maundy Thursday, which falls on April 14th this year, including our deep dive into Passover! 

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  If you’re interested in learning more about Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE), it’s not just for clergy and you can find out more here. 

CN: we talk about Christian antisemitism when discussing the deep dive and mention the gore of the crucifixion in the second reading.

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Enjoy this re-release of our first season Maundy Thursday episode!

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) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Palm Sunday, also known as Passion Sunday or Palm/Passion Sunday, which falls on April 2nd this year, including our deep dive into Judas! 

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  We talked about last year’s Holy Trinity episode on Wisdom, our first season’s Palm/Passion Sunday episode with Rev./Awo Lenny Duncan (they) and last year’s Palm/Passion Sunday episode on Jesus Christ Superstar with Andrea Garnett (she).  Check out the Obvious Judas TV Trope! 

CN: we talk about suicide and antisemitism connected to Judas some when discussing the deep dive.

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Get a sneak peak at this year’s Holy Week plan from Nerds At Church!

For Palm/Passion Sunday this year, Pastor Emily and Pastor Kay dive deep into Judas!  If you’d like to check out past Palm/Passion episodes, check out our first season’s Palm/Passion Sunday episode on Palm Sunday, Street Theater, and Reparations with Rev./Awo Lenny Duncan and last year’s episode on Jesus Christ Superstar with Andrea Garnett.

We’ll be re-releasing past Maundy Thursday and Good Friday episodes, so keep an ear out for them on your feed or you can follow the links:

For Maundy Thursday, check out our first season’s episode on Communion and last year’s episode on Passover with Rabbi Maurice Appelbaum.

For Good Friday, check out our first season’s episode on Good Friday and Sin with Jessica Davis and last year’s episode on Capital Punishment.

We’re following up on last year’s Easter deep dive into the Easter Vigil by doing an episode *on* the Easter Vigil this year with a deep dive into Midrash with Rabbi Becky Silverstein!  Keep your ears on the podcast for it to drop.

Easter Sunday will return us to our regular podcast schedule, at least until we fly high for Ascension!

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 5th Sunday in Lent, which falls on March 26th this year, including our deep dive into graveyards and cemeteries! 

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  For more on death, check out last year’s All Saints episode with Rev. Justin Thornburgh.  For more ghouls, ghosts, and scares, check out Horror Nerds At Church’s newest Spooktacular season!  To learn more about the cultural importance of certain trees to the Ute people, check out this article.  For more about Jewish burial practices, check out this article.  Always faBOOlous is our crossover Hocus Pocus episode with HNAC!  If you want to learn more about Mary and Martha in John, check out biblical scholar Elizabeth Schrader’s article on Martha of Bethany in John or Diana Butler Bass’ sermon on the text. 

To support Nerds At Church, you can become a Patreon Supporter at any tier for extra perks and bonus content including uncut guest episodes, Live Q&As, merch, and more.  If becoming a paying supporter isn't possible right now, please leave us a review instead — it helps sustain the show and spread the word!  Check us out on Facebook & Twitter at @NerdsAtChurch to connect!

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 4th Sunday in Lent, which falls on March 19th this year, including our deep dive into eyesight!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  In the deep dive, Emily mentioned a zine article on the social vs medical models of disability.  We also mentioned our first season’s 22nd Sunday after Pentecost episode with a deep dive on disability.  Some of the information on making spaces more accessible came from this awesome article.  In the second reading, we referred to last year’s 17th Sunday after Pentecost with a deep dive on dehumanization.  And Emily mentioned an article about plants that grow in the dark.

CN: we talk about the abuse of a child when discussing the deep dive pop culture section.

To support Nerds At Church, you can become a Patreon Supporter at any tier for extra perks and bonus content including uncut guest episodes, Live Q&As, merch, and more.  If becoming a paying supporter isn't possible right now, please leave us a review instead — it helps sustain the show and spread the word!  Check us out on Facebook & Twitter at @NerdsAtChurch to connect!

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 3rd Sunday in Lent, which falls on March 12th this year, including our deep dive into wells!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  To learn more about types of wells and how they’re constructed, check out this website and this YouTube video!  To learn more about algae coins and wishing wells, check out this article!  To dive into water more, check out our first season’s episode for Baptism of Jesus.  For more about salt, check out this season’s episode on the 5th Sunday after Epiphany.  We also talked about this year’s Lent 1 episode on wilderness survival with Andrew Walker, last year’s 15th Sunday after Pentecost episode on capitalism with Dr. Filipe Maia, and last year’s 9th Sunday after Pentecost episode on righteousness with guest co-host Pace Warfield-May.

CN: we talk about child endangerment when discussing the deep dive.

To support Nerds At Church, you can become a Patreon Supporter at any tier for extra perks and bonus content including uncut guest episodes, Live Q&As, merch, and more.  If becoming a paying supporter isn't possible right now, please leave us a review instead — it helps sustain the show and spread the word!  Check us out on Facebook & Twitter at @NerdsAtChurch to connect!

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the second Sunday in Lent, which falls on March 5th this year, including our deep dive into the census!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  For a more interactive timeline on the evolution of the census, check out this infographic.  For more on the connection between the census and the constitution, check out this information.  Wikipedia has a great general history of the census.

If you haven’t checked out our Winter Live Q&A, please do!  It is one of the perks usually reserved for the Who, Which, and Whatsit tier on Patreon, but we released it for everyone because we were feeling the love!  For more on serpents in the wilderness, check out our deep dive from Lent 4 in our first season.  For more about Revelation, check out last year’s Easter 2 episode.

CN: we discuss systemic racism in American government record keeping during the deep dive.

To support Nerds At Church, you can become a Patreon Supporter at any tier for extra perks and bonus content including uncut guest episodes, Live Q&As, merch, and more.  If becoming a paying supporter isn't possible right now, please leave us a review instead — it helps sustain the show and spread the word!  Check us out on Facebook & Twitter at @NerdsAtChurch to connect!