Strangely Warmed

Hosted ByTaylor Mertins

A Lectionary Podcast Produced by Crackers &Grape Juice


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Ash Wednesday [B] – Living Confessions of Love

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 observe Ash Wednesday? Do we need to remind God of God’s mercy? Is it easier to pray in public or in private? These questions and more on this episode of…

Transfiguration Sunday [B] – We Don’t Know What We Don’t Know

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…

Epiphany 5B – No More Lettuce Sermons

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…

Epiphany 4B – Homiletical Ambulance Chasing

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…

Epiphany 3B – The Growth of Faith

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…

Epiphany 2B – Repetitive Repetition

1 Samuel 3.1-10, Psalm 139.1-6, 13-18, 1 Corinthians 6.12-20, John 1.43-51; Why doesn’t Samuel listen? How many time do we need to hear something before it sticks? How can we preach on difficult passages? Can anything good come out of this podcast?…

Baptism of the Lord [B] – The Beginning Of The Beginning

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…

Christmas Eve [B] – An Occasion for Contemplation

Isaiah 9.2-7, Psalm 96, Titus 2.11-14, Luke 2.1-14; Why do extra people come to church on Christmas Eve? What do venn diagrams have to do with the Gospel? What is the Word chord? These questions and more on this episode of Strangely Warmed with guest…

Advent 4B – Rebirth From The Margins

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…