Textual Intercourse: Recent Episodes
Textual Intercourse
Textual Intercourse is a weekly podcast where explore ancient texts and contemporary stories with an eye toward God, meaning, and truth. We use our conversation as a form of sermon preparation for our own ministry at Fort Street Presbyterian Church in downtown Detroit. It’s usually our first look at the text.
In this episode, we share a bonus sermon Garrett preach on 12/5/2021 at Fort Street Presbyterian Church.
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Music is provided by 'Analog G'. You can find his work here.
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In this bonus episode, Garrett shares his sermon on Acts 8.
Music provided by 'Analog G'. You can find his work here.
Music is provided by 'Analog G'. You can find his work here.
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We discuss John 2, celebrations, and the power of celebration and gathering to bond us together.
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Music is provided by 'Analog G'. You can find his work here.
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In this episode, we share our co-sermon preached on 12/26/2021 at Fort Street Presbyterian Church. The text was John 1.
Music provided by 'Analog G'. You can find his work here.
Music is provided by 'Analog G'. You can find his work here.
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We discuss the story of Simon the Sorcerer as it relates to the baptism of Jesus and the financial situation of some mainline protestant congregations today.
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Music is provided by 'Analog G'. You can find his work here.
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We discuss--and possibly ruin--your favorite Christmas movie. Sorry for the bad audio...I'm not sure what happened!
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Music is provided by 'Analog G'. You can find his work here.
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We discuss Baruch 5:1-9 and what we need to take off in order to put on something new, as individuals and as a people.
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Music is provided by 'Analog G'. You can find his work here.
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We talk about what it means to call Jesus 'King', Sarah's Ballet career, and the good life.
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Music is provided by 'Analog G'. You can find his work here.
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We discuss Mark 6, Sarah's strange habits, and the culture of healing in the first century.
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Music is provided by 'Analog G'. You can find his work here.
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In this episode, we discuss Mark 5:21-43, our favorite carnival foods, and the power of our imagination. Here's a link to Willie Jennings work: https://divinity.yale.edu/faculty-and-research/yds-faculty/willie-james-jennings
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Music is provided by 'Analog G'. You can find his work here.
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We discuss the parable of the mustard seed, growing boobs, and whether Jesus lied or not?
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Music is provided by 'Analog G'. You can find his work here.
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We discuss Mark 4:35-41, the exhausted God, comforting rituals, and good naps.
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Music is provided by 'Analog G'. You can find his work here.
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We are joined by Emily Anderson, a rising senior at Western Theological Seminary to discuss Genesis 3, divorce, and evangelicalism. Also...Baby Naima toots while we are recording.
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Music is provided by 'Analog G'. You can find his work here.
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In this episode we discuss Isaiah 6:1-8, potty mouths, inclusive language, and the God beyond God.
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Music is provided by 'Analog G'. You can find his work here.
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We discuss Ezekiel 37:1-14, Pentecost, Restoring Old Things, and Dealing with death and decay.
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Music is provided by 'Analog G'. You can find his work here.
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In this episode we discuss 1 John 5:9-13, the meaning of testimony, belief, and eternal life.
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Music is provided by 'Analog G'. You can find his work here.
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We discuss John 15, friendship, the changing church, and so much more...
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Music is provided by 'Analog G'. You can find his work here.
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We discuss John 15:1-8, the tree growing next to our home, and abiding.
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Music is provided by 'Analog G'. You can find his work here.
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In this episode, we discuss Acts 4, white privilege, fear of losing power within the status quo, and this moment of racial reckoning in America. This episode was previously published on June 7, 2020.
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Music is provided by 'Analog G'. You can find his work here.
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We talk about Luke 24:36-48, the power of wonder, social justice, and hungry ghosts. For more information on Comer Coffee Company click here. For more information on Enneagram Space click here.
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Music is provided by 'Analog G'. You can find his work here.
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In this episode, Garrett talks a little about Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman and provides some overview and teasers for the book. Here's a great, short video on Thurman's story.
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Music is provided by 'Analog G'. You can find his work here.
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We discuss John's account of the resurrection, Easter rituals, and the need to stop clinging to our beliefs so tightly.
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Music is provided by 'Analog G'. You can find his work here.
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We discuss John's account of Jesus's final entry into Jerusalem, the need for holy leaders in our world, and we process last year's Covid Easter.
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Music is provided by 'Analog G'. You can find his work here.
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We discuss Hebrew 5:5-10 and John 12:20-28, the ridiculousness of daylight savings, stories of giving up life in order to find it, and we affirm one another.
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Music is provided by 'Analog G'. You can find his work here.
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We discuss John 3:14-21 and Ephesians 2:1-10, the nature of belief, the love of God, trust falls, and our biggest pet peeve with one another.
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Music is provided by 'Analog G'. You can find his work here.
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We discuss Jesus clearing the temple in conversation with Paul's comments on the foolishness and weakness of God. We also get to our 2nd biggest pet peeve with one another! Thank you for all your support.
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Music is provided by 'Analog G'. You can find his work here.
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We discuss Micah 6:6-8, Mark 8:31-38, and our 3rd biggest pet peeve. We also talk about what it means to walk humbly, to give up our lives, and to sacrifice...
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Music is provided by 'Analog G'. You can find his work here.
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We continue our discussion of Micah 6:6-8, our fourth biggest pet peeve, and "Here, have a loincloth."
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Music is provided by 'Analog G'. You can find his work here.
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In this episode, we discuss Mark 1:40-45, Micah 6:6-8, how to do justice, cancelling student debt, the abolition of prisons and police, and our fifth biggest pet peeves.
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Music is provided by 'Analog G'. You can find his work here.
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We discuss Micah 6:6-9, our 6th biggest pet peeve with one another, disciplining our dogs, and what love requires of us...
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Music is provided by 'Analog G'. You can find his work here.
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We discuss Mark 1:21-28, the different ways we might read an exorcism story, the difference between having to say something and having something to say (See: Rob Bell), and our 7th Biggest Pet Peeves.
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Music is provided by 'Analog G'. You can find his work here.
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We discuss Mark 1:14-20, the time Sarah at a peach in bed, what good news could be, and our eighth biggest pet peeves.
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Music is provided by 'Analog G'. You can find his work here.
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We discuss the recent events at the Capitol, the Calling of Samuel, and our 9th biggest pet peeve with one another.
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Music is provided by 'Analog G'. You can find his work here.
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We discuss Mark 1:1-11, the meaning of Jesus's Baptism and how it pushes us to consider the way we are going in constant decisions. We also share our tenth biggest pet peeve about one another. Enjoy!
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We discuss Matthew 2:1-12, the epiphany of our Lord, celebrating Kwanza next year, and the annoyance of a culture over-saturated in communication. We are joined by Rev. Greg Rapier, associate pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Del Ray Beach, Florida and author of a collection of sermons, Confronting Life's Challenges.
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We are joined by Enneagram teacher and coach, Abigail Rodriguez, who is also the Founder and Director of the Enneagram Space, where she seeks to walk alongside friends and clients as they rediscover who they are and how to live more purposefully in their world. During this conversation, we discuss Luke 2, the power of innocence, and what it means that our messiah comes as an infant. You can learn more about Abigail and her work at https://www.abbirodriguez.com.
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We discuss Luke 1:26-38, the power of interruption, how Mary and Elizabeth respond to interruptions, and whose turn it is to wash the dishes.
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In this episode, we discuss Isaiah 43, the role of pastors in churches today, which Chex Mix pieces are the best of the best, and we listen as our new daughter Naima sneezes at around 20:00.
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In this episode, we discuss Advent 1, Sarah begins the end of her pregnancy, and we struggled to understand Mark 13:24-37.
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We discuss the parable of talents and the implications a new reading of this parable has for stewardship. We borrow heavily from the work of Debie Thomas.
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We discuss 2 Corinthians 9, stewardship in the church, planting pumpkins, old Friends episodes, and the role of trust in our spiritual lives.
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We discuss 2 Corinthians 8, stewardship, and what it means to give.
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We discuss Philippians 3:12-4:1, our responses and responsibilities as Christians, All Saints Day, and Sarah tries to come up with a new word...
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We briefly discuss highlights from our read of Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen. In it, we touch on myth-making, the lack of confession from traditional history-telling, and the need to tell the whole story.
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We discuss Philippians 3:1-11, the power of giving things up, the lessons from gaining, and what it means to live like Christ.
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We discuss Philippians 2:12-18, what it means to be "saved", how to work out our salvation, and we talk about the need for healing.
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We discuss Philippians 2:1-11, the need for looking to the interest of others, ways to think about voting, Super Mario, and someone who was wrong on the internet.
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We discuss Philippians 1:3-11, the promise of God in all of our lives, saying goodbye, and how the end is the beginning and the beginning is the end.
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We discuss Acts 9:20-30, ways we helpfully and unhelpfully identify God in our own lives, pastoral no-no's, and the difficulty we avoid in encountering God.
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We discuss Daniel 1, the difference between entertainment and self-care, the rootedness of our spiritual identities, and of course Sarah drops her phone!
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We discuss the book Divided By Faith by Christian Smith and MIchael O. Emerson which can you find here: https://www.amazon.com/Divided-Faith-Evangelical-Religion-Problem/dp/0195147073
To learn more about Christian Smith go here: https://sociology.nd.edu/people/christian-smith/
And to learn more about Michael O. Emerson go here: https://soc.uic.edu/profiles/emerson-michael/
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We discuss Acts 9:10-19a, visions from God, the role of fear in our lives, and what God might be calling us to do at this moment.
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We discuss Acts 9:1-9, the Conversion of Saul. We also discuss our own conversion stories.
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We discuss Acts 8:26-40 and the role of the Spirit in encouraging spontaneity between Philip and the Eunuch. We also talk about baptism and the world's largest spruce. The questions we are left with are "Are you listening to what God is saying?" "How can we be more spontaneous?"
Also, Sarah drops her phone again.
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We discuss Acts 8:9-25, burning Harry Potter books, money problems, and the attention economy.
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Sarah and Garrett discuss Waking Up White by Debby Irving. You can find more information on Debby Irving's work and the book here: https://debbyirving.com/the-book/
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We discuss Acts 8:1-8 and how the disciples may have felt, as a great wave of fear comes over them while Saul begins his persecution of the church. We also touch on the role of discomfort in our lives, and we listen as Sarah drops her phone mid-episode.
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We discuss Acts 7:44-60, the power of our presence, what it means to be Stiff-Necked, and some new offerings from Textual Intercourse.
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We discuss Acts 6:8-15, Trump's speech at Mount Rushmore, how our views of God serve to make us feel safe and happy, Bible reading, and how Stephen's story isn't so unfamiliar.
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We discuss Acts 6:1-7, the opportunities we have for spiritual formation, the perils of commercialized forms of spiritual formation, and whether it is Floaties or Water Wings. We also laugh at Sarah trying to read the names from scripture.
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We discuss Acts 5:17-42 and the God who breaks the law. We also fight over whether Sarah rinses her dishes after each use, which we know she does not do.
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We discuss Acts 4:32-5:11 (Ananias and Sapphira), the legacy of white privilege, the need to be uncomfortable, and why it might be a mortal sin to exploit the community for your own personal gain.
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We discuss Acts 4:1-21, the necessity of more technical and accurate confessional language, how white privilege touches everything, and why there is so much fear around losing power. For lectionary discussion, visit the Word Up Commentary podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wordup/id1512044725
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We discuss Acts 3:1-11, Sarah's staring rendezvous with someone at a conference, and an idea that's sure to make sure your church doesn't grow.
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We discuss Acts 2:1-21, the unity of drunkenness, the myth of scarcity, the birthday of the church, and the fact that we are pregnant!
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We discuss the Ascension of the Lord (Acts 1:1-11), everyone's impulse to capitalize on this COVID moment, and how hard it is sometimes to deal with silence.
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We discuss Acts 17:22-31, how disruption might be a form of liturgy, Garrett burps, and we think about how we can turn God into stone.
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We discuss John 14:1-14, funerals during the time of COVID, life after death, and those who follow the way of Christ, such as Sigourney Weaver(?).
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We discuss John 10:1-10, the meaning of abundance, and the difference between ashes and compost.
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We discuss Luke 24:13-35, the significance of bad movies, and the blessing hidden in eavesdropping.
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We discuss John 20:19-31, the importance of doubt and difference, the strangeness of Easter during a pandemic, and glow-in-the-dark Jesus.
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We discuss Matthew 28:1-10, the continuing COVID pandemic, the emptiness of the tomb, and parades.
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