Strangely Warmed

Advent 3B – The Appearance Of Perfection

Isaiah 61.1-4, 8-11, Psalm 126, 1 Thessalonians 5.16-24, John 1.6-8, 19-28; What’s so good about purple paraments? Should we memorize texts from scripture? Can everything be compared to The Wizard of Oz? Should we seek out ugly Christmas trees? These…

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Advent 2B – Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid

Isaiah 40.1-11, Psalm 85.1-2, 8-13, 2 Peter 3.8-15a, Mark 1.1-8; What does manscaping have to do with Jesus? Was Isaiah a Socialist? Is Climate Change real? What’s the difference between resuscitation and resurrection? These questions and more on this…

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Advent 1B – Have Yourself A Merry Little Apocalypse

Isaiah 64.1-9, Psalm 80.1-7, 17-19, 1 Corinthians 1.3-9, Mark 13.24-37; Who wears clip-on bowties? What does it mean to live between two trees? Can replace “faith” with “Jesus”? What do kitten videos have to do with the Kingdom of God? These questions…

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Christ The King – Year A: God Is God And We Are Not

Ezekiel 34.11-16, 20-24, Psalm 95.1-7a, Ephesians 1.15-23, Matthew 25.31-46; What does a hipster church look like? What should we do when Caesar yells louder than the Shepherd? What does the hypostatic union have to do with Christ the King? These and…

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24th Sunday After Pentecost – Stuck In The Middle

Judges 4.1-7, Zephaniah 1.7, 12-18, 1 Thessalonians 5.1-11, Matthew 25.14-30; What’s so good about vinyl records? (everything) Why do place-names matter? Should we use militaristic language in church? These and more questions on this episode of…

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23rd Sunday After Pentecost – It’s About God, Stupid

Joshua 24.1-3a, 14-25, Amos 5.18-24, 1 Thessalonians 4.13-18, Matthew 25.1-13; Why do we spend so much time trying to be perfect? If God is “for us” how can we be “for God”? What if God is tired of all our words? These questions and more on this…

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22nd Sunday After Pentecost – Urging and Encouraging

Joshua 3.7-17, Micah 3.5-12, 1 Thessalonians 2.9-13, Matthew 23.1-12; What does the Old Testament say about baptism? What happens when we get hangry? Why should we spend more time thanking people? These questions and more on this episode of Strangely…

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21st Sunday After Pentecost – The End of Questions

Deuteronomy 34.1-12, Leviticus 19.1-2, 15-18, 1 Thessalonians 2.1-8, Matthew 22.34-46; What is the role of a theologian-pastor? Who is our Moses? How can we be holy? Why do we want to please mortals more than God? These questions and more on this…

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20th Sunday After Pentecost – God’s Backside

Exodus 33.12-23, Isaiah 45.1-7, 1 Thessalonians 1.1-10, Matthew 22.15-22; How does God respond to our prayers? Why should we sing the good old hymns? Are we worshipping our country more than the living God? These questions and more on this episode of…

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19th Sunday After Pentecost – Many Are Called But Few Are Chosen

Exodus 32.1-14, Isaiah 25.1-9, Philippians 4.1-9, Matthew 22.1-14; What is a “grass church”? How are we supposed to read the bible? Does Jesus care what we wear to church? These and more questions on this episode of Strangely Warmed with Teer Hardy.

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