Strangely Warmed

Transfiguration Sunday [B] – Vocative God

2 Kings 2.1-12, Psalm 50.1-6, 2 Corinthians 4.3-6, Mark 9.2-9; What can Marvel teach us about scripture? What does it look like to revitalize churches? Why are Moses and Elijah the figures who flank Jesus during the Transfiguration? These questions…

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Epiphany 5B – God’s Reigning Attribute

Isaiah 40.21-31, Psalm 147.1-11, 20c, 1 Corinthians 9.16-23, Mark 1.29-39; Can we define the divine? What’s the problem with preaching “lettuce” sermons? How wide is the Kingdom? These questions and more on this episode of Strangely Warmed with guest…

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Epiphany 4B – This Is Who We Are

Deuteronomy 18.15-20, Psalm 111, 1 Corinthians 8.1-13, Mark 1.21-28; What can South Park teach us about the Gospel? What is prophetic preaching? What’s the deal with questions about Jesus’ authority? These questions and more on this episode of…

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Epiphany 3B – Eschatological Patience

Jonah 3.1-5, Psalm 62.5-12, 1 Corinthians 7.29-31, Mark 1.14-20; Should fish receive eulogies? Is there a difference between trusting and believing? Could Jesus get ordained in a church today? These questions and more on this episode of Strangely…

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Epiphany 2B – The Scandal of Particularity

1 Samuel 3.1-20, Psalm 139, 1-6, 13-18, 1 Corinthians 6.12-20, John 1.43-51; How important are biblical names? Why is grace so confounding? Is the Word of the Lord rare these days? These questions and more on this episode of Strangely Warmed with…

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Baptism of the Lord [B] – Covenants Are Made To Be Broken

Genesis 1.1-5, Psalm 29, Acts 19.1-7, Mark 1.4-11; What happens in the beginning of the beginning? Does God create through destruction? What’s the difference between John and Jesus’ baptisms? These questions and more on this episode of Strangely…

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Christmas 2B – In The Beginning Was The Verb

Jeremiah 31.7-14, Psalm 147.12-20, Ephesians 1.3-14, John 1.1-18; What do unicorns have to do with Christmas? How should we feel in worship? Why should we read the Bible from the margins? These questions and more on this episode of Strangely Warmed…

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Christmas 1B – Start Acting Like A Child!

Isaiah 61.10-62.3, Psalm 148, Galatians 4.4-7, Luke 2.22-40; How long should we celebrate Christmas? What does it look like to praise the Lord? How outrageous is grace? These questions and more on this episode of Strangely Warmed with guest Teer…

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Christmas Eve [B] – Christmas Is Who We Are

Isaiah 9.2-7, Psalm 96, Titus 2.11-14, Luke 2.1-20; What does Karl Barth have to say about Christmas? How hard is it to preach/lead worship on Christmas Eve? Why should we give God all the good verbs? These questions and more on this episode of…

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Advent 4B – Give God The Verbs

2 Samuel 7.1-11, 16, Luke 1.46b-55, Romans 16.25-27, Luke 1.26-38; Why is the music of Advent so good? What do the ethics of the Kingdom look like? How can we unpack obedience? These questions and more on this episode of Strangely Warmed with guest…

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