The readings for October 14, 2018. Job is tired of waiting for an intermediary. The psalmist tries to balance despair and faith. Hebrews joins some clever Jewish and Helenistic philosophy, and Jesus makes things difficult in Mark. Job 23:1-9, 16-17… Continue Reading →

The readings for October 7, 2018. The lectionary dips into Job for a few weeks, which makes Rob happy. The psalmist is totally crushing it. Hebrews will featured to the end of the church year, and Mike finds an interesting… Continue Reading →

The readings for September 30, 2018. We dip into our ONLY Esther reading in the lectionary. The second of the Ascent Psalms tries to make a word count, and Mike wanders around through James and Mark, which is fine because… Continue Reading →

The readings for September 23, 2018. Rob offers some alternative readings of the OT passages this week. Proverbs 31 might close out Proverbs celebrating Woman Wisdom. Psalm 1 might be as simple as it looks. James sounds a little like… Continue Reading →

The readings for September 16, 2018. After a brief delay, the podcast is up. Rob & Mike discuss Lady Wisdom in Proverbs and a beautifully combined psalm in Ps 19. James urges Christians to tame their tongue (something the guys… Continue Reading →

The readings for September 9, 2018. Rob works through his frustration with Proverbs, which is really frustration with people. Psalm 125 reminds us that faith is hard. James actually thinks Christians should act like Christians. And the Syrophoenician woman can… Continue Reading →

The readings for September 2, 2018. Love is in the air in the Old Testament readings this week–but we aren’t sure exactly for whom, and maybe that’s okay. James provides his usual practical advice that never seems to catch on.… Continue Reading →

The readings for August 26, 2018. Mike has his audio problems fixed! Rob struggles more with Solomon and proposes different context for Psalm 84. Mike discusses the armor of God by not actually discussing the armor of God, and the… Continue Reading →

The readings for August 19, 2018. Mike had some technical issues this week which created a really interesting effect. So, pretend it was on purpose, and this podcast comes from the early days of podcasting when podcasts ran on kerosene… Continue Reading →

The readings for August 12, 2018. David deals with the Absalom’s rebellion. The lectionary repeats Ps 130 again. Ephesians uses baptism language to talk about Christian behavior, and the journey through John 6 continues. 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33 Psalm… Continue Reading →