Strangely Warmed

Hosted ByTaylor Mertins

A Lectionary Podcast Produced by Crackers &Grape Juice


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Resurrection of the Lord [A] – Crying On Easter

Jeremiah 31.1-6, Psalm 118.1-2, 14-24, Colossians 3.1-4, John 20.1-18; Should we add a few more weeks to Lent? What does Easter look like in Coronatide? Why does Mary cry at the tomb? These questions and more on this episode of Strangely Warmed with…

Liturgy of the Palms [A] – Subverting Expectations

Psalm 118.1-2, 19-29, Matthew 21.1-11; Are we good enough to get through the gate of the Lord? What does the Princess Bride have to do with the Gospel? What does “Hosanna” really mean? These questions and more on this episode of Strangely Warmed with…

Lent 5A – Feeling Your Feelings

Ezekiel 37.1-14, Psalm 130, Romans 8.6-11, John 11.1-45; What’s so great about being a Baptist? Can the Lord really speak things into existence? Are we rejected or elected? These questions and more on this episode of Strangely Warmed with guest Todd…

Lent 4A – On The Fence Inside The Big Tent

1 Samuel 16.1-13, Psalm 23, Ephesians 5.8-14, John 9.1-41; Is David Bentley Hart right about universalism? What’s the story behind the story of scripture? how many theologies are there inside of Methodism? These questions and more on this episode of…

Lent 3A – Thirst Trap

Exodus 17.1-7, Psalm 95, Romans 5.1-11, John 4.5-42; Can anything good come from Christian Twitter? Does every church have a “back in Egypt” committee? What are the best parts of the communion liturgy? These questions and more on this episode of…

Lent 2A – Knocking The World To Pieces

Genesis 12.1-4a, Psalm 121, Romans 4.1-5, 13-17, John 3.1-17; Are we allowed to say the H-word in church? What’s so good about mountains and ministry? Do we really have to be born again? These questions and more on this episode of Strangely Warmed…

Special Ash Wednesday Episode – Hot Under The Collar with Fleming Rutledge

In this special episode we go back to the beginning of Strangely Warmed for our very first episode with the one and only Fleming Rutledge to talk about Ash Wednesday. In it she talks about what she deems the “current preaching crisis” and she prays at…

Lent 1A – Eve Was Framed!

Genesis 2.15-17, 3.1-7, Psalm 32, Romans 5.12-19, Matthew 4.1-11; Is it better to give something up or add something new during Lent? Can one man really ruin everything? What does Jesus’ resistance have to do with our resistance? These questions and…

Ash Wednesday [A] – Natural Born Sinners

Joel 2.1-2, 12-17, Psalm 51.1-17, 2 Corinthians 5.20b-6.10, Matthew 6.1-6, 16-21; Why do we have Ash Wednesday? What does Frodo have to do with Lent? Should the church offer Ashes-To-Go? These questions and more on this episode of Strangely Warmed…