First Reading

They/We/I Give Thanks! Lectionary Date: May 14, 2023 [6th Sunday of Easter, Year A] This week, we dip into the First Reading archive for a second listen to our episode on this Easter psalm.

Let Your Heart be Emboldened, You who Wait for the Lord Lectionary Date: May 7, 2023 [5th Sunday of Easter, Year A] Rosy and Paul are joined this week by special guest, Bill Brown. Bill is Professor of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA, and an ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church (USA). He is also the author of several books, including Seeing the Psalms: A Theology of Metaphor (2002), God and the Imagination: A Primer to Reading the Psalms in an Age of Pluralism (2001), and Deep Calls to Deep: The Psalms in Dialogue amid Disruption (2021). Those are just some his titles directly on the Psalms, friends! Some of you may remember using his Handbook to Old Testament Exegesis (2017) which has become an OT seminary classroom staple for many of us as students and teachers.

A Shepherd's Perspective on the Shepherd Psalm Lectionary Date: April 30, 2023 [4th Sunday of Easter, Year A] Paul reads the famous psalm through the eyes of his grandmother in Ghana.

When I was Hanging by a Thread Lectionary Date: April 23, 2023 [3rd Sunday of Easter, Year A] Tim looks at a prayer of thanksgiving with a theme of new life.

Feel the Love Lectionary Date: April 16, 2023 [2nd Sunday of Easter, Year A] Paul is up this week for some insights into the psalm of the week!

Easter's Fresh Start Lectionary Date: April 9, 2023 [Easter Sunday, Year A] Tim finds the "Easter-y" resonance in an ancient prophetic text—and we welcome our newest co-host, Paul Essah!

Palm and Passion Sunday Lectionary Date: April 2, 2023 [Palm/Passion Sunday, Year A] It's a party episode, featuring our newest regular cohost: Paul Essah!

I am the Resurrection and the Life Lectionary Date: March 26, 2023 [5th Sunday in Lent, Year A] Rosy puts the first reading and gospel reading into conversation.

God Rejects Us? Lectionary Date: March 19, 2023 [4th Sunday in Lent, Year A] Rachel takes a risky angle with David's origin story.

A Model Disciple Lectionary Date: March 12, 2023 [3rd Sunday in Lent, Year A] Rosy listens for Hebrew Bible resonances in a famous Gospel text.

The Land I Will Show You Lectionary Date: March 5, 2023 [2nd Sunday in Lent, Year A] Rachel perceives an interested intertextuality between Gen 12 and John 3.

Party Episode! Lectionary Date: February 26, 2023 [1st Sunday in Lent, Year A] Our three hosts are together to chat about a foundational story.

Jesus Cosplays Moses Lectionary Date: February 19, 2023 [Transfiguration Sunday, Year A] Tim proposes that this isn't about Jesus' divinity.

Looking Back at a Fork in the Road Lectionary Date: February 12, 2023 [6th Sunday after the Epiphany, Year A] Rosy highlights the message of Moses's sermon for future audiences looking back.

Ba-dum, Ba-dum, Ba-dum: The Rhythm of Life Lectionary Date: February 5, 2023 [5th Sunday after the Epiphany, Year A] Rachel dives into the poetry of life in this week's psalm.

What Prophecy Is and Is Not Lectionary Date: January 29, 2023 [4th Sunday after the Epiphany, Year A] Guest host, Paul Essah (PhD student at Yale), hits the high points of this famous text.

Treasures Old and New Lectionary Date: January 22, 2023 [3rd Sunday after the Epiphany, Year A] Rosy explores the interpretive backdrop of the NT reading with a review of Isaiah's 8th-century prophecy.

Who is the Light to the Nations? Lectionary Date: January 15, 2023 [2nd Sunday after the Epiphany, Year A] Rachel has a Christological take (surprise!) on Isaiah's servant song.

We Are Part of Something Bigger Lectionary Date: January 8, 2023 [Baptism of the Lord, Year A] Rosy explores the multivalence of an ancient prophetic song.

Hesed: Abiding Care and Commitment Lectionary Date: January 1, 2023 [1st Sunday after Christmas Day, Year A] Rachel has the perfectly perfect New Year's Day Sermon text.