Taylor Mertins

17th Sunday After Pentecost [C] – Preach Until You Get It

Lamentations 1.1-6, Psalm 137, 2 Timothy 1.1-14, Luke 17.5-10; What is the best season in the year? Is the Church in a new form of Babylonian Captivity? How do we increase our faith? These questions and more on this episode of Strangely Warmed with…

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16th Sunday After Pentecost [C] – Thinking In Hymns

Jeremiah 32.1-3a, 6-15, Psalm 91.1-6, 14-16, 1 Timothy 6.6-19, Luke 16.19-31; What happens when you make a mistake in ministry? Are there any bad hymns? How ridiculous is God’s love? These questions and more on this episode of Strangely Warmed with…

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15th Sunday After Pentecost [C] – Real Talk

Jeremiah 8.18-9.1, Psalm 79.1-9, 1 Timothy 2.1-7, Luke 16.1-13; Is there really a balm in Gilead? How are we supposed to dance between time? Can we find the real Paul? These question and more on this episode of Strangely Warmed with guest Bryson Smith.

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14th Sunday After Pentecost [C] – Church People Are Gonna Church People

Jeremiah 4.11-12, 22-28, Psalm 14, 1 Timothy 1.12-17, Luke 15.1-10; Why do we always pretend everything is fine? Should we change the communion liturgy? How sneaky is works righteousness? These questions and more on this episode of Strangely Warmed…

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13th Sunday After Pentecost [C] – Exegete This!

Jeremiah 18.1-11, Psalm 139.1-6, 13-18, Philemon 1.1-21, Luke 14.25-33; What’s the difference between preaching and story telling? How known are we by God? Is the church supposed to be a new family? These questions and more on this episode of…

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12th Sunday After Pentecost [C] – No One Listens Anymore

Jeremiah 2.4-13, Psalm 81.1, 10-16, Hebrews 13.1-8, 15-16, Luke 14.1, 7-14; Is is possible to remember the future? What other choices do we have on Sunday mornings? What can we actually say about angels? These questions and more on this episode of…

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11th Sunday After Pentecost [C] – Breaking The Rules

Jeremiah 1.4-10, Psalm 71.1-6, Hebrews 12.18-29, Luke 13.10-17; What is Weird Anglican Twitter? Is there a difference between prophetic and political preaching? Why do we need multiple translations of the Bible? These questions and more on this…

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10th Sunday After Pentecost [C] – Welcoming The Fire

Isaiah 5.1-7, Psalm 80.1-2, 8-19, Hebrews 11.29-12.2, Luke 12.49-56; Who preaches to the preachers? How does God prepare God’s people? What does it take to make the faith hall of fame? These questions and more on this episode of Strangely Warmed with…

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9th Sunday After Pentecost [C] – Desiring A Better Country

Isaiah 1.1, 10-20, Psalm 50.1-8, 22-23, Hebrews 11.1-3, 8-16, Luke 12.32-40; Is it possible to preach a sermon only using wrestling references? What does a sacrifice of thanksgiving look like? Should Christians be working for a better country? These…

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8th Sunday After Pentecost [C] – Twittered Repentance

Hosea 11.1-11, Psalm 107.1-9, 43, Colossians 3.1-11, Luke 12.13-21; What makes a hipster pastor a hipster pastor? Is social media ruining EVERYTHING? Does redemption require vulnerability? These questions and more on this episode of Strangely Warmed…

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