Year C

5th Sunday After Epiphany [C] – Clearly Confounding

Isaiah 6.1-13, Psalm 138, 1 Corinthians 15.1-11, Luke 5.1-11; Should we be (more) afraid of God? How clear should the church be? What does it look like to repeat the Gospel? These questions and more on this episode of Strangely Warmed with guest…

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Transfiguration Sunday [C] – Lost In A Cloud

Exodus 34.29-35, Psalm 99, 2 Corinthians 2.12-4.2, Luke 9.28-43a; Is it possible to receive a theological sunburn? How necessary is community? How can we reclaim the sacredness of the faith? These questions and more on this episode of Strangely Warmed…

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Ash Wednesday [C] – A Chance To Feel Self-Righteous

Happy 5th Anniversary to Strangely Warmed! In order to celebrate the occasion we are bringing you the first episode we ever recorded: Ash Wednesday with Fleming Rutledge. Fleming talks about the beach ball of prophetic preaching and what it means to…

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7th Sunday After Epiphany [C] – You Don’t Have To Be Responsible

Genesis 45.3-11, 15, Psalm 37.1-11, 39-40, 1 Corinthians 15.35-38, 42-50, Luke 6.27-38; Are Presbyterians really the frozen chosen? How can we delight in delight? Are Christians winners or losers? These questions and more on this episode of Strangely…

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6th Sunday After Epiphany [C] – Woe and Woah

Jeremiah 17.5-10, Psalm 1, 1 Corinthians 15.12-20, Luke 6.17-26; What does rooted trust look like? What’s the difference between happiness and contentedness? How can we cultivate scripturally shaped imaginations? These questions and more on this…

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4th Sunday After Epiphany [C] – Homecoming

Jeremiah 1.4-10, Psalm 71.1-6, 1 Corinthians 13.1-13, Luke 4.21-30; Why are prophets called to construct and deconstruct? What does a faithful funeral sound like? Is Jesus a good preacher? These questions and more on this episode of Strangely Warmed…

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2nd Sunday After Epiphany [C] – The Operating System Of The New Testament

Why do we refer to Isaiah as the 5th Gospel? Is judgment a good thing? What should we make of all the language referring to spiritual gifts in the New Testament?

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Christmas 2C – All The Good Verbs

Can we connect with those who experienced the exile in scripture? Why do we keep returning to the same texts? What is the mystery of salvation?

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Christmas 1C – Christmas Clothes

Should clergy wear robes or not? How important is the Daily Office? Are Mary and Joseph bad parents?

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Advent 3C – Come On Up To The House

 Why is it so important to sing our faith? How deep is the well of salvation? How can we preach grace to those experiencing a Blue Christmas?

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