First Reading

Generations of Compassion Lectionary Date: October 1, 2023 [18th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A] Rachel promises you 1,000 skittles if you listen to this podcast episode.

Party Episode: God's Flagrant Generosity Lectionary Date: September 24, 2023 [17th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A] All four hosts join forces for a fascinating exploration of this week's lectionary readings.

Impossible, Impassable Seas Lectionary Date: September 17, 2023 [16th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A] Tim says this one is very preachable!

Pause to Remember Lectionary Date: September 10, 2023 [15th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A] Rosy helps us slow down to appreciate the gravitas of the Passover remembrance in Exodus.

Burnin' Bush Lectionary Date: September 3, 2023 [14th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A] Tim has an angle (or is it an "angel"?) on this pivotal Exodus scene.

Scheming Women Lectionary Date: August 27, 2023 [13th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A] We're back! And Rosy is up with a feminist-postcolonial perspective on the midwives of Exodus.

From the Vault: The Best of First Reading Lectionary Date: August 20, 2023 [12th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A] An encore presentation of our episode from 2020.

From the Vault: The Best of First Reading Lectionary Date: August 13, 2023 [11th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A] An encore presentation of our episode from 2020.

From the Vault: The Best of First Reading Lectionary Date: August 6, 2023 [10th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A] An encore presentation of our episode from 2020.

From the Vault: The Best of First Reading Lectionary Date: July 30, 2023 [9th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A] This week we revisit our fascinating conversation with Dr. Cameron Howard, Associate Professor of Old Testament at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN. She is a graduate of Emory University, and has contributed to several commentaries and journals, including the Women’s Bible Commentary, WorkingPreacher.org, and the BibleOdyssey.org. The book she was working on in 2020 is now available! The Old Testament for a Complex World needs to be on your shelf yesterday!

From the Vault: The Best of First Reading Lectionary Date: July 23, 2023 [8th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A] An encore presentation of our episode from 2020.

From the Vault: The Best of First Reading Lectionary Date: July 16, 2023 [7th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A] An encore presentation of our episode from 2020.

On the Road Again Lectionary Date: July 9, 2023 [6th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A] Paul jumps into a famous love story and finds a biblical travelogue.

Abraham's Covenant Choice Lectionary Date: July 2, 2023 [5th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A] Rosy goes for the jugular in this challenging biblical text.

An Unfair Disinheritance Lectionary Date: June 25, 2023 [4th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A] Paul wades into a challenging text to offer insight, context, and even some resistance.

(S)he Laughs Lectionary Date: June 18, 2023 [3rd Sunday after Pentecost, Year A] Rosy has some great insights into a mysterious birth announcement.

Party Episode! Lectionary Date: June 11, 2023 [2nd Sunday after Pentecost, Year A] Rachel, Rosy, and Tim talk about Abram's call and Hosea's sin-sickness.

Bereshit Bara' Elohim Lectionary Date: June 4, 2023 [Trinity Sunday, Year A] Rachel offers some mystical reflections on a familiar text.

Eldad and Medad Lectionary Date: May 28, 2023 [Day of Pentecost, Year A] It's an OT outpouring of the Holy Spirit for this Pentecost text!

The One Who Rides Upon the Clouds Lectionary Date: May 21, 2023 [7th Sunday of Easter, Year A] It's Ascension Week! Tim tries to show that Jesus' ascension was NOT an anticlimax to the Gospel.