Taylor Mertins

Advent 3C – I Am What’s Wrong With The World

Zephaniah 3.14-20, Isaiah 12.2-6, Philippians 4.4-7, Luke 3.7-18; What happens when the two greatest lectionary podcast hosts get together to record an episode? Is it possible to rejoice while suffering? Are we living in the golden age of television?…

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Like A Whore In Church

Like A Whore In Church   Isaiah 1.21-31 “How the faithful city has become a whore! She that was full of justice, righteousness lodged in her – but now murderers!”    There’s a reason that Isaiah 1.21-31 doesn’t appear in the Lectionary.  When we think of Advent we conjure up in our minds the Chrismon…

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Advent 2C – The Demands Of The Divine

Malachi 3.1-4, Luke 1.68-79, Philippians 1.3-11, Luke 3.1-6; What does the Enneagram have to do with the church? How does Jesus purify the church? What is the scandal of particularity? These questions and more on this episode of Strangely Warmed with…

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Advent 1C – The Motto For The Church

Jeremiah 33.14-16, Psalm 25.1-10, 1 Thessalonians 3.9-13, Luke 21.25-36; What does executing justice look like? What happened to having some humility in church? Is advent inherently apocalyptic? These questions and more on this episode of Strangely…

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Christ The King [B] – I Pledge Allegiance To Jesus Christ

2 Samuel 23.1-7, Psalm 132.1-18, Revelation 1.4b-8, John 18.33-37; What’s so important about Christ the King Sunday? Is there such a thing as generational evangelism? Should we put American flags in the sanctuary? These questions and more on this…

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26th Sunday After Pentecost [B] – You Think You Know, But You Have No Idea

1 Samuel 1.4-20, Psalm 16, Hebrews 10.11-25, Mark 13.1-8; Is Christianity responsible for reframing culture? What does it mean for the church to provide refuge? Can MTV Diary teach us something about Jesus? These questions and more on this episode of…

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25th Sunday After Pentecost [B] – The Fruit Of The Womb

Ruth 3.1-4, 4.13-17, Psalm 127, Hebrews 9.24-28, Mark 12.38-44; Is it possible to hear someone blushing on a podcast? What is podophobia? Should we listen to people who wear robes on Sunday? These questions and more on this episode of Strangely Warmed…

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All Saints [B] – Mercy Is Greater Than Merit

Isaiah 25.6-9, Psalm 24, Revelation 21.1-6a, John 11.32-44; What is All Saints? How long should communion tables be? Is time malleable? These questions and more on this episode of Strangely Warmed with guest Kameron Wilds.

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23rd Sunday After Pentecost [B] – Jesus Ain’t Your Friend

Job 42.1-6, 10-17, Psalm 34.1-8, 19-22, Hebrews 7.23-28, Mark 10.46-52; What does it take to preach better sermons? Can anything good come from dissonance? Which comes first – believing or seeing? These questions and more on this episode of Strangely…

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22nd Sunday After Pentecost [B] – Hold On To Your Butts

Job 38.1-7, 34-41, Psalm 104.1-9, 24, 35c, Hebrews 5.1-10, Mark 10.35-45; Should we always read before we see? What biblical texts should we read to those who are suffering? Why don’t we hear about Jesus’ priestly role? These questions and more on…

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