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Nerds At Church connects the scripture readings we hear at worship each week with themes from various areas of nerdery! A new way to connect to the Bible and your worship service.
Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Pace Warfield (they or none) to dive into Superman and more for episode 1 in our Nerds At Church season of Superheroes!
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The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. The biblical hero, Ruth, comes up in the Revised Common Lectionary on Proper 27, Lectionary 32, which is the reading for the reading the 25th Sunday after Pentecost in 2024. Check out Pace’s Superman syllabus!
CN: we mention suicidal ideation briefly in our conversation about Superman.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to dive into Season 5: Superhero Spectacular, and all that we've got in store for you!
We'll be releasing on Wednesdays here and wherever you catch your podcasts! Dig into our grounding scripture for this season here.
Tune into our caption and stimming YouTube versions of the whole season.
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Check out our booklists and get some recommended reads while also supporting us and a Baltimore worker-owned bookstore called Red Emma’s!
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to dive into books for our final episode in our Nerds At Church season of Epiphany!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about all of our episodes this season, which you can find wherever you catch your podcasts! You can find the vast majority of the books that we talked about in our bookshop.org booklist for this season. Kay mentioned this website with a great reading list to dive deeper into Zoroastrianism. Check out Astrology by Carole Taylore. Dive into Tipikawi Tisik by Wilfred Buck. Check out more information on the movie Don’t Look Up. Get the Scouting Guide to Hiking here. Explore Paradox Perfect here.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rev. Kristin Rice (she/they) (pupper parent to Blessing) to dive into space programs for episode 10 in our Nerds At Church season of Epiphany!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Kay mentioned this interview with Richard Feynman, the brother of astronomer Joan Feynman, after the Challenger disaster. Check out NASA’s current missions. Of course we couldn’t leave out this glorious song by Marcia Belsky in honor of Sally Ride and NASA’s incompetent scientists. Check out our Bookshop.org booklist for this season to look at (and buy?) the books we mentioned.
CN: brief conversation about space program involved deaths
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Jeremy Cobb (he/him) of Three Black Halflings to dive into space travel in pop culture for episode 9 in our Nerds At Church season of Epiphany!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We mentioned episode 5 of this season on astrophysics with Dr. Katie Mack. Emily also mentioned the Horror Nerds at Church episode on Everything Everywhere All at Once. Jeremy mentioned the songs Slippery People by Talking Heads and 39 by Queen. Jeremy also mentioned this video about the Frankfurt School from YouTuber Kyle Kallgren and the way that popular art reflects the culture of the time.
If you’re interested in more Paradox Perfect, check out their itch.io page, which lets you download the game and has links to all the times Jeremy’s publicly GMed the game. Jeremy also mentioned this 3BH episode where he GMs Paradox Perfect with guest Brennan Lee Mulligan. Jeremy also GMed Paradox Perfect with Not Another D&D Podcast on 3BH in part 1, and with NADDPod on 3BH part 2. Also, we were slightly off on our information. The Pathfinder Ancestry Jeremy mentioned is basically a stuffed animal, but they're actually called Poppets and you can find them here.
CN: we talk about the rise of Nazis and child dismemberment and danger when discussing the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to dive into geography and celestial navigation for episode 8 in our Nerds At Church season of Epiphany!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Learn more about Dark Sky places from DarkSky International. The Smithsonian has a great site focusing on mostly European time and navigation. Find out more about ancient Minoan navigation here. National Geographic gives a good overview of navigation.
For a list of books from this season, from guests, and from Pastor Emily and Pastor Kay’s own favorites, check out our bookshop.org affiliate link! To support Nerds At Church, you can become a Patreon Supporter at any tier for extra perks and bonus content including uncut episodes, Live Q&As, discounts on merch, movie commentaries, and more. If becoming a paying supporter isn't possible right now, please leave us a review instead — it helps sustain the show and spread the word! Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, & Bluesky! at @NerdsAtChurch to connect!
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to dive into male astronomers for episode 7 in our Nerds At Church season of Epiphany!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We mentioned last week’s episode on Astronomers. We mentioned our episode on the Solar System (#TeamPluto). We mentioned our episode on Astrophysics with Dr. Katie Mack.
Check out this awesome LEGO set of pioneers in science at NASA, including Nancy Grace Roman, who we mention in this episode. Check out more on the controversy around Johannes Kepler’s scientific acumen. Find more on the future for Maunakea’s stewardship (though it is from 2022).
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to dive into astronomers for episode 6 in our Nerds At Church season of Epiphany!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We mentioned last week’s episode on Astronomy with Katie Mack. Check out the Museum of the Bible exhibit on Scripture and Science. We always love to share the wonderful song about Sally Ride and the male scientists who clearly did not know science well enough.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Dr. Katie Mack (she) to dive into astrophysics for episode 5 in our Nerds At Church season of Epiphany!
The scripture we refer to for this episode (plus Isaiah including the missing parts) can be found here. We mentioned our Cosmology episode from this season. We mentioned last season’s episode on the 16th Sunday after Pentecost, diving into forgiveness with Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg. If you want the full article “Gravitational Effects of and on Vacuum Decay” (Coleman and De Luccia, 1980), check it out here. Here’s the link to Katie’s website with How to Become an Astrophysicist.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to dive into our solar system for episode 4 in our Nerds At Church season of Epiphany!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We mentioned our Astrology episode with Emily Ann Garcia. There’s lots of great info and links on NASA’s website. Emily mentioned Stefanie’s Zine where she shares fun facts on Jupiter’s moon, Io on p. 10-12. Learn more about Quaoar and Weywot here. Kay mentioned Gustav Holst’s “The Planets” full suite. Emily mentioned the electromagnetic spectrum recordings of the planets, which have been recorded in the audible range of the human ear.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Emily Ann Garcia (they/she) to dive into astrology for episode 3 in our Nerds At Church season of Epiphany!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about Genesis 1, which we mentioned in the first episode of this season. Find your star chart and more for free at the Astrolabe site Emily G. mentioned. Emily G. also recommended the Chani Nicholas site. The books Emily G. mentioned using are: You Were Born for This by Chani Nicholas (for values) and Astrology by Carol Taylor (for vocab). Emily G. recommended the podcast Anzalduing It.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to dive into the Magi and Zoroastrianism for episode 2 in our Nerds At Church season of Epiphany!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. For more on the Feast of the Holy Innocents, check out last season’s episode with Rev. Colette Broady Grund. For more on the magi gifts, check out our second season’s Epiphany episode with Jessica Davis. Emily talked about their #ADVENTures photo series from AdventMasPhany 2020. Learn more about Zoroastrianism from this great article.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to dive into cosmology throughout history and pop culture for our first episode in our own Nerds At Church season of Epiphany!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about our episode diving into the Big Bang for Christmas 2 in season 1 with Dr. David Kordahl. We mentioned Genesis 1, which we cover in our Baptism of Jesus episode in season 1. We mentioned our deep dive into Woman Wisdom for Holy Trinity in season 2.
For more about African cosmologies, check out this encyclopedia article. Learn more about the cultures Black Panther was based on in this article. Learn more about Native American cosmologies in this encyclopedia article or this Dædalus article.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to dive into Season 4: Epiphany, and all that we've got in store for you!
We'll be releasing on Wednesdays here and wherever you catch your podcasts! Don't forget to check out our Season 2 Epiphany episode with Jessica Davis and our Season 3 Christmas 1 episode of the Feast of the Holy Innocents with Rev. Collette Broady Grund to dig into today (and its fallout) in more detail.
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We love Muppets!
Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the Muppets! For our special end of season minisode, we went for a Muppetsode! For more on how to make puppets like the muppets, check out Furri Fingers for many a puppet-y delight! For more on the controversy with Sesame Street and Austism Speaks, check out this article.
Reminder: lectionary episodes from our first season can be found by scrolling back to the beginning of our podcast or on our diakonia.faith YouTube channel, which includes captions!
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Reign of Christ, also known as Christ the Queen, which falls on November 26th this year, including our deep dive into year endings and beginnings!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We mentioned last year’s Maundy Thursday episode diving into Passover with Rabbi Maurice Appelbaum and last year’s Good Shepherd Sunday episode diving into shepherding with Polly Festa. For more on New Year’s traditions around the world, check out this Glamour article or check out this NaTakallam article. Check out the lost sheep video Kay mentioned! Kay also mentioned the Lord Peter Wimsey books.
For those who want to go back to the beginning and also be ready for our new content, you can subscribe to the diakonia.faith YouTube channel, and specifically, check out our Nerds At Church Revisited Playlist, where we’ll be posting beginning next week for Advent 1!
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 25th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 33 or Proper 28, which falls on November 19th this year, including our deep dive into currency!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We mentioned last year’s episode for the 21st Sunday after Pentecost diving deep into taxes, last week’s episode diving deep into lighting, this season’s 19th Sunday after Pentecost episode diving deep into vineyards, last season’s Maundy Thursday episode diving deep into Passover with Rabbi Maurice Appelbaum, and last year’s episode for the 15th Sunday after Pentecost diving deep into capitalism with Dr. Filipe Maia.
For more on the history of money, check out this article from Science News. John Oliver dug into Argentina’s presidential election and financial situation in Episode 15, which aired October 29, 2023 (we couldn’t find a full clip, though it’s available on many streaming services). To compare your own money and inflation, check out this inflation calculator. To compare costs from 1973, check out this WishbookWeb 1973 Catalog.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 24th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 32 or Proper 27, which falls on November 12th this year, including our deep dive into lighting!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. For more on the Big Bang, check out our first season episode for the 2nd Sunday of Christmas with Dr. David Kordahl. We also mentioned this year’s Holy Trinity episode on prisms! For more on weddings, check out this year’s episode for the 20th Sunday after Pentecost. Wikipedia has a great timeline of lighting technology and this site has a great article about the evolution of lighting! Emily mentioned their article in Sojourners re-writing the Amos passage after the Uvalde shooting, EVN the bioethicist on tiktok, and diakonia.faith’s Pride Vigil (Suzannah’s part starts at 14:41).
CN: we briefly mention a school shooting in the first reading.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Mother Jo Kershaw (she) of The College of the Resurrection in Mirfield to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 31 or Proper 26, which falls on the 5th of November this year, including our deep dive into Guy Fawkes Day!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Go here to read the full Act of Parliament that we referenced. We also talked about the trans poet Jay Hulme and Billy Porter’s amazing memoir Unprotected (best in audiobook format). Please take our listener survey!!
CN: we talk about torture, terrorism, and anti-Catholic discrimination when discussing the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for All Saints Day, which falls on November 1st this and every year, though you may commemorate it on November 5th this year, including our deep dive into funerals!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. For more on death, check out last year’s All Saints Day episode with Rev. Justin Thornburgh. For more on cemeteries and graveyards, check out this year’s episode on the 5th Sunday in Lent. For the real deep question of if Jesus was a zombie, check out our first season’s episode on the 3rd Sunday of Easter with Horror Nerds At Church. Please take our listener survey!!
CN: we talk about christian supremacy and miscarriage in the deep dive and miscarriage also in the Gospel reading.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Brooke McLain (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Reformation Day, also known as Halloween or the last day in October, which falls on October 31st this and every year, though it may be commemorated the last Sunday in October, including our deep dive into coffee!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. To dive more into the Reformation, check out our first season’s episode with Luther Scholar, Pace Warfield, and last year’s episode on lesser-known impacts of the Reformation. Kay also shared this Coffee/Reformation Meme. Take our listener survey!!
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 30 or Proper 25, which falls on October 29th this year, including our deep dive into Pharisees and Sadducees!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We highly recommend the Jewish Annotated New Testament. We talked about John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight episode on health care for those who are incarcerated. Kay mentioned this Captain America’s PR Manager fanfic. Emily mentioned the HNAC episode on Interview with the Vampire. Take our listener survey!!
CN: we talk about antisemitism when discussing the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rev. Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 21st Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 29 or Proper 24, which falls on October 22nd this year, including our deep dive into civic engagement!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 20th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 28 or Proper 23, which falls on October 15th this year, including our deep dive into weddings!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Kay recommended A Practical Wedding for practical advice as well as tools and resources; Offbeat Wed for lots of ideas outside the normative wedding practices; Captain Awkward for all the awkward advice you need for weddings!
For more on the horror of the Twilight: Breaking Dawn, pt. 1 wedding scene, check out Horror Nerds At Church’s episode on the movie with friend of the podcast, Suzannah Porter. For more on fire, check out this year’s Pentecost episode and for more on vineyards, check out last week’s episode. Emily also mentioned HNAC’s first book miniseason episode on Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 19th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 27 or Proper 22, which falls on October 8th this year, including our deep dive into vineyards!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We mentioned this summer’s parables episode with Dr. Amy-Jill Levine for the 9th Sunday after Pentecost. For more on vineyard management, check out this article from Michigan State University, this Practical Winery Library magazine, this study on vineyard management for grape production, or these pictures of what grapevines look like throughout the growing cycle. Just for fun, check out the I Love Lucy scene of Lucy stomping grapes!
CN: we talk about diet culture when discussing the second reading.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Suzannah Porter (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 18th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 26 or Proper 21, which falls on October 1st this year, including our deep dive into music in worship!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Check out Suzannah’s musical gifts in QueeryingTheMusic (part of Emily’s QueeryingTheText blog, which is currently on hiatus, but has posts from the last time this year’s readings were up). Suzannah mentioned her Sneaky B**** Playlist of Spirit-filled secular music. We mentioned last week’s episode diving into Philippians. Don’t forget to become a Patreon supporter to have access and download Suzannah’s comprehensive guide to citing music licenses for worship!
CN: we talk about abuse and family dysfunction when discussing the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 17th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 25 or Proper 20, which falls on September 24th this year, including our deep dive into Philippians!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. To check out Emily’s first ever #RollForSermon on Philippians, you can find the tiktok here and you can find the full sermon here. For more on Paul, the author of Philippians, check out our deep dive for our episode on the 3rd Sunday of Easter last year. For more on biblical cussing, check out the deep dive for our first season’s episode for the 15th Sunday after Pentecost. For more about Jonah, check out the deep dive for our first season’s episode for the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany with River Cook Needham. For more on vengeance, check out this season’s deep dive in our episode on the 14th Sunday after Pentecost.
CN: we mention Nazis when discussing the first reading and suicide in the second reading.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg (she), the Scholar in Residence at the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 16th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 24 or Proper 19, which falls on September 17th this year, including our deep dive into forgiveness!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. If you haven’t bought On Repentance and Repair yet, use this link for 10% off! We mentioned our Advent 3 episode on the Babylonian exile and last week’s episode on responding to abuse. Rabbi Ruttenberg mentioned working with the organization Jewish Sacred Spaces. She also mentioned Judge Joseph Flies-Away’s insights into community harm and accountability, and the book The Sunflower by Simon Wiesenthal.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 15th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 23 or Proper 18, which falls on September 10th this year, including our deep dive into responding to abuse.
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Check out church abuse prevention resources like this general one and this volunteer-focused one from Church Mutual. Also, check out this Safe Church training from the Episcopal Church. The CDC also has a resource (in English and Spanish) for preventing child abuse at program activities. New York also came out with some best practices for an abuse-free environment.
If abuse does happen, this resource from the Southwest Minnesota Synod of the ELCA covers everything from preventing to reporting and responding. This is a great resource to look at community-based intervention. Abolitionist Tools has many great resources, including ones from Beyond Courts. This resource specifically focuses on questions to consider when considering responding to harm without involving the criminal justice system.
We mentioned last week’s episode on vengeance, last year’s episode on criminal (in)justice with Dr. Sally Frank, our first season’s episode on prison abolition with Rev. Elle Dowd, this season’s episode on disarmament, and this season’s episode on the Office of the Keys with Bp. Brenda Bos.
CN: we talk about abuse during the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 14th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 22 or Proper 17, which falls on September 3rd this year, including our deep dive into vengeance!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. For more on law and legality, check out this recent Philosophy Tube episode. Dive deeper into what Sodom and Gomorrah were really about with last year’s episode on the 7th Sunday after Pentecost. Check out this Jewish Women’s Archive article for more about Dinah. This is the Movie in 15 Minutes retelling of Troy that Kay mentioned. For the best theological take on lynching, check out The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James Cone.
CN: we talk about both systemic and interpersonal, including sexual, violence when discussing the deep dive. We mention abuse briefly in the Gospel reading.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Bp. Brenda Bos (she/her) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 13th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 21 or Proper 16, which falls on August 27th this year, including our deep dive into the Office of the Keys!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We mentioned last week’s episode with the Canaanite woman in Matthew, last season’s Ash Wednesday episode with Aubrey Thonvold on reconciling communities, this season’s Easter Vigil episode with Rabbi Becky Silverstein on midrash, and this season’s 10th Sunday after Pentecost episode with Dr. Amy-Jill Levine on parables. For more about sheep check out last year’s episode on Easter 4, or Good Shepherd Sunday, with Polly Festa; for more about shame check out our first season episode on the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost with Rev. Callie Swanlund; for more about alcoholism check out last season’s episode on the 2nd Sunday after Epiphany with Rev. Ingrid Brown.
CN: we talk about the holocaust and antisemitism as well as abuse, especially church abuse, when discussing the deep dive.
We talk about abuse in the Gospel conversation.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 12th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 20 or Proper 15, which falls on August 20th this year, including our deep dive into equity, especially as it relates to affirmative action!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Check out the recent Supreme Court decision about affirmative action here. There’s a great recap of the Supreme Court decisions from this year in this article. For more learning and growth, sign up for Anti-Racism Daily (or the weekly version) and participate in anti-racism training with an organization like Crossroads. We mentioned last season’s episode diving deep into labor justice with Ale Murguia-Ortiz, our first season’s Easter 5 episode diving deep into eunuchs and gender, and our first season's 15th Sunday after Pentecost episode diving deep into biblical cussing. Kay mentioned this “instead of going to therapy” meme.
CN: we talk about racism mostly in the deep dive, but also throughout.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 11th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 19 or Proper 14, which falls on August 13th this year, including our deep dive into silent contemplative spiritual practices!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about our deep dive into fire from this year’s Pentecost episode and last year’s deep dive into capitalism with Dr. Felipe Maia. Kay mentioned this NSFW meme of a tree being struck by lightning.
CN: we talk about fasting when discussing the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 10th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 18 or Proper 13, which falls on August 6th this year, including our deep dive into the biblical diet!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. To explore what it means to keep kosher, check out this article with kosher basics. For more about ancient diets, check out Not Bread Alone by Nathan MacDonald. We also mentioned last year’s episode diving deep into Passover with Rabbi Maurice Appelbaum.
CN: we talk about food a lot throughout the episode and talk about supersessionism briefly in the second reading.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Dr. Amy-Jill Levine (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 9th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 17 or Proper 12, which falls on July 30th this year, including our deep dive into parables!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about our first season’s Jesus Loafs You Series: A-Bun-Dance on mutual aid with Pete Myers of North Des Moines Mutual Aid; A Friend in Knead on sourdough with Rev. Micah Louwagie; Breadpocalypse on eating disorders with Caitlin Reilley Beck; “Eat me!”-Jesus on embodiment and chef-ing with Liz Williams of The Joyful Body Project and John Webb; and Rye/Wry and Shine on #GayBaking with Rev. Alex Raabe. We also talked about this season’s episode for the 4th Sunday after Pentecost diving into Jeremiah.
Dig deeper into Dr. Levine’s wisdom and work (for kids and adults)! We especially recommend: Short Stories by Jesus: the Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi and The Jewish Annotated New Testament (edited with Marc Zvi Brettler), both already out. Also, now is a great time to check out her upcoming works: The Gospel of Mark: a Beginner’s Guide to the Good News, geared towards congregational study; and Jesus for Everyone: Not Just Christians, due out next year and available for pre-order now.
CN: we talk about antisemitic interpretations when discussing the deep dive and biblical stories about rape during the first reading.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 8th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 16 or Proper 11, which falls on July 23rd this year, including our deep dive into agriculture!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. For more on the history of agriculture as it connects to colonization, check out this article. For more general information on agriculture in the United States, check out this article on crops and this article on soybeans. Check out this tumblr thread Kay mentioned about Squish! Learn more about the Department of Agriculture here and find out who gets how much in farm subsidies here. Check out more about the risks of monoculture farming here.
For more on the impact of family v. corporate farms, check out this article from 2019 or this fact checking article. For more insights and perspectives on the right to repair lawsuit that farmers won, check out this BBC article and this NPR article. For more on the Brazilian lawsuit against Monsanto, check out this article. For more about Monsanto (to be read carefully, as the devil’s in the details), check out this company scorecard description. Learn more about the harm that Dr. Sarah Taber, who Kay mentioned, did on twitter in this thread.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Erin Liu (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 7th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 15 or Proper 10, which falls on July 16th this year, including our deep dive into gardening!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. For more on the heated tomatoes as fruit and/or vegetable debate, check out this episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class. For more on dolphins, check out this episode of Ologies.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 6th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 14 or Proper 9, which falls on July 9th this year, including our deep dive into disarmament!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about this article on nuclear missile near misses. We talked about how the nuclear bomb developed and functions, particularly in the u.s. context. Wikipedia’s nuclear disarmament page is particularly insightful. For more on challenges to disarmament, check out this article. The Poor People’s Campaign has done a lot of work around the budget as a moral document. For more on military spending in the context of the full u.s. budget, check out this article.
We mentioned this season’s episode on the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany, diving into the military and ministry with Rev. Adam Dowd, who is part of Veterans for Peace. We also mentioned last season’s episode on the 2nd Sunday after Epiphany with Rev. Ingrid Brown, diving into alcoholism, addiction, and sobriety. Kay mentioned this episode of Homebrewed Christianity.
CN: we talk about war in the deep dive and state violence in the first reading.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 5th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 13 or Proper 8, which falls on July 2nd this year, including our deep dive into obedience!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. For more on the binding of Isaac, check out this article by Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, which is behind a paywall, but you can message to get free access if it’s not otherwise affordable. We mentioned last week’s episode on Jeremiah, last year’s episode on Sodom and Gomorrah, and our first season’s episode on learning hard things. For more on Eve, check out this podcast episode from Broadview with special guest and friend of our podcast, River Needham. Check out this article on the 6 stages of moral development. Check out the full story on Abraham Shakespeare’s lottery win.
CN: we talk about how obedience has been misused by the church when discussing the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 4th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 12 or Proper 7, which falls on June 25th this year, including our deep dive into Jeremiah!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We mentioned our Advent 3 episode this season on the Babylonian Exile and last season’s Easter 2 episode on the book of Revelation. For a fairly comprehensive overview of the book of Jeremiah, check out Enter the Bible’s page about it. We also used the article “Jeremiah: Structure, Themes, and Contested Issues” by Mark Leuchter, from The Oxford Handbook of the Prophets edited by Carolyn J. Sharp, though it is behind a paywall, which your local library may or may not help you get around. Kay mentioned the song “Testify” as performed by Russell Crowe’s band and this biblically accurate angel meme.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 11 or Proper 6, which falls on June 18th this year, including our deep dive into “evangelical”!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Check out this Bible for Normal People episode to learn more about biblical literalism. For more about resisting christian nationalism, check out Christians against Christian Nationalism. Check out Horror Nerds at Church’s Jesus Camp episode for more about the documentary and what it portrays. Find information about The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill here.
CN: we talk about racism, christian nationalism, and sexual misconduct when discussing the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 10 or Proper 5, which falls on June 11th this year, including our deep dive into menstruation!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Check out the Museum of Menstruation for more! Learn more about doctor’s historical beliefs about periods. Check out this article about amazing activists in Pakistan that we mentioned. For more on menstruation while incarcerated, check out this Time Magazine article or the second article in the Period Project Series from Ms. Magazine. Check out this incredible song about Sally Ride’s trip to space and the accompanying tampons provided by literal rocket scientists. Check out this Abby Cox video on historical menstrual “rags”. If you are worried (or curious) about using the bathroom in long historical skirts, check out this video from PriorAttire.
We also mentioned our Easter 4B episode from our first season with a deep dive into prison abolition with Rev. Elle Dowd.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Holy Trinity Sunday, also known as the first Sunday after Pentecost, which falls on June 4th this year, including our deep dive into prisms!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. For more on how prisms disperse light, check out this physics lesson. More information on the history of prisms can be found here. You can learn more about the early corpuscular theory of light here. Check out this article for more on clay prisms, connected to biblical history. This year’s Easter Vigil episode with Rabbi Becky Silverstein has more about merisms, which we mentioned in the first reading.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Pentecost, which falls on May 28th this year, including our deep dive into fire!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Learn more about types of fires and fire extinguishers here. For more on the ecological benefits of wildfires, check out this National Geographic article. Check out this picture of fire in space! It’s always important to heed Smokey the Bear’s campfire safety rules. Check out more on how fire color changes based on temperature and based on chemicals used. This Old House has some good tips for leaves and fire safety. For the top 10 firefighting-related movies, check out this article. Check out We Need Diverse Books for some awesome new reads! For more about the New Fire and Easter Vigils, check out last year’s Easter episode. To dive more into the readings for the Easter Vigil, check out this year’s Easter Vigil episode.
CN: we mention people killed by asphyxiation when discussing the John 20 reading.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for 7th Sunday of Easter, which falls on May 21st this year, including our deep dive into ecumenism!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Check out more about the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification. Check out more about the Catholic and Coptic churches sharing saints. We talked about this year’s Easter 5 episode on martyrdom, this year’s Ascension Day episode on UFOs, last year’s Holy Trinity episode on Woman Wisdom, and this year’s Palm Sunday episode on Judas.
For more on ecumenical justice movements, check out the Poor People’s Campaign, the movement of Christians against Christian Nationalism, and the Institute for Welcoming Resources. For more about ecumenism, check out this article or this article. We also talked about Star Wars, so check out Horror Nerds at Church’s announcement for their (Revenge of the) Sixth Season!
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rory Rohloff (he) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Ascension Day, which falls on May 18th this year, including our deep dive into UFOs!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Rory recommended the podcast Our Strange Skies as well as The Saucer Life for those interested in more UFO podcastery. For past Ascension episodes, check out how our deep dive with Jessica Waller into how a body ascends through the atmosphere, and our deep dive with Rev. Harold Vanicek into the aerodynamics of air travel. Emily also mentioned this year’s Lent 4 episode deep dive into eyesight. Kay mentioned the French story of Jeanne Pouchain, who spent years trying to prove she was alive. Find the Far Side comic Rory mentioned here.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Stefanie Kaylor (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 6th Sunday of Easter, which falls on May 14th this year, including our deep dive into polytheism!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Stefanie publishes her zines physically and online here. For some tips on how to identify red flags to avoid neo-nazi symbolism, check out this reddit thread. You can dig into the Digger webcomic here. We talked about the Pixar short, Sanjay’s Super Team. Stefanie recommended the following books: the Daevabad series by S.A. Chakraborty, The Unfortunates by J.K. Chukwu, and Humble Pi: When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World by Matt Parker, plus Coyote & Crow, a cool new tabletop role playing game.
CN: we talk briefly about neo-nazi imagery when discussing the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 5th Sunday of Easter, which falls on May 7th this year, including our deep dive into martyrdom!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. For more about the disciples’ lives (and deaths), check out this year’s Easter 3 episode. More on Paul can be found in last year’s Easter 3 episode. You can explore the connection between martyrdom and sainthood in our All Saints episode from our first season and our deep dive into Oscar Romero for Lent 5 in our first season. For more on the self-immolation of some Buddhist monks, check out this article. Emily mentioned the movie Sunshine, which Horror Nerds At Church covered last season.
CN: we talk about martyrdom and killing when discussing the deep dive and the Acts reading.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rev. Anna Blaedel (they) of enfleshed to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the fourth Sunday of Easter, also known as Good Shepherd Sunday, which falls on April 30th this year, including our deep dive into ritual!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about the Trans Halakha Project, which Rabbi Becky mentioned during our Easter Vigil episode. We also mentioned our Palm/Passion deep dive into Judas. For more of a focus on sheep and shepherding, check out last year’s Good Shepherd episode with Polly Festa! The new enfleshed podcast can be found here.
CN: we mention the KKK and talk about responding to transphobia and other violence in the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 3rd Sunday of Easter, which falls on April 23rd this year, including our deep dive into the disciples!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. For more about Revelation, written by John of Patmos, check out last year’s Easter 2 deep dive. To learn more about Judas, check out this year’s Palm/Passion Sunday episode. Kay mentioned Jesus Christ Superstar, which we did a deep dive on for last year’s Palm/Passion Sunday. For more on the Beloved Disciple and John, check out this year’s deep dive into the Gospel of John. For more on Paul, check out last year’s Easter 3 deep dive. For more on the Mary and Martha conversation, check out our Lent 5 episode from this year. Check out Brian Moller, Emily’s favorite generational differences TikToker. For more on bread, check out our Bread of Life series from our first season.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the second Sunday of Easter, which falls on April 16th this year, including our deep dive into biblical resurrections!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Check out the full stories in scripture for all the people we talk about who are resurrected. For more resurrection tropes, check out this TV Tropes link. For more on Christ’s resurrection specifically, check out our first season’s Easter Day episode. For more on what happened to Hitler’s body to keep it from being a site of pilgrimage, check out this article.
CN: we briefly talk about the disposal of Hitler’s body when discussing the first reading.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Easter Sunday, also known as Resurrection of Our Lord, which falls on April 9th this year, including our deep dive into baby animals!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. If you want John’s Gospel account, check out this year’s Easter Vigil episode with Rabbi Becky Silverstein. For a reminder about whether or not bunnies and Jesus can lay eggs, check out this tweet. For more on the science of looking at baby animals, check out this Psychological Science article and this article from a neuroscience perspective. Check out the new eagle family in Decorah on the live Eagle Cam. Learn how chickens lay eggs in this video. Also, this article explains the phenomenon of “fairy” eggs. For more about the many kinds of animals that lay eggs, check out this article. To get your fill of pictures of baby animals, check out this Photocrowd photo contest or this VIEWBUG photo contest or this Reader’s Digest collection of photos!
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rabbi Becky Silverstein (he) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the Easter Vigil, which falls on April 8th (or 9th) this year, including our deep dive into Midrash!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Make sure you check out the Trans Halakha Project that Becky mentioned from SVARA. To learn more about Judaism, check out Sefaria for a variety of Jewish texts and My Jewish Learning for a variety of topics. For more on Passover, check out last year’s Maundy Thursday episode with Rabbi Maurice Appelbaum. For a great retelling of Jonah, Becky recommends The Soul of the Stranger by Joy Ladin.
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We've re-released our second Good Friday episode for all of you!
Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Good Friday, which falls on April 15th this year, including our deep dive into Capital Punishment!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. To learn more about Justices Breyer and Ginsburg’s dissent in the most recent death penalty case at the Supreme Court, read this. Check out the cat herding video Kay mentioned here. For more in-depth engagement with the Good Friday Gospel, check out last year’s Good Friday episode with Jessica Davis.
CN: we talk about capital punishment, torture, racism, classism, mental illness when discussing the deep dive.
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Enjoy our first Good Friday episode, re-released for your convenience!
Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Jessica Davis (she/they) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Good Friday, which falls on April 2nd this year, including our deep dive into Good Friday and sin!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about the Margaret Cho/Colbert interview, which you can explore more here. Also, if you want to learn more about The Interrupters, find out more about it here. This Mad TV Terminator spoof on the Gospel is what we refer to in this episode.
CN: criminal injustice, police brutality/state violence throughout
child abuse and indifference in deep dive
Christian antisemitism and supersessionism in Isaiah
Lynching, coup attempt, and racist bigotry in mob mentality in John 18:1-7
Drugs and overdosing in John 18:12-27
Holocaust in John 19:16b-22
Death and COVID Deaths in John 19:31-42 and the end
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Enjoy our season 2 Maundy Thursday episode again, re-released, just for you!
Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rabbi Maurice Appelbaum (he) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Maundy Thursday, which falls on April 14th this year, including our deep dive into Passover!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. If you’re interested in learning more about Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE), it’s not just for clergy and you can find out more here.
CN: we talk about Christian antisemitism when discussing the deep dive and mention the gore of the crucifixion in the second reading.
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Enjoy this re-release of our first season Maundy Thursday episode!
Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Maundy Thursday, which falls on April 1st this year, including our deep dive into communion!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about the Nairobi Statement on Worship and Culture, which you can explore more here, as well as this awesome meme.
CN: we talk about ableist and ageist communion practices when discussing the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Palm Sunday, also known as Passion Sunday or Palm/Passion Sunday, which falls on April 2nd this year, including our deep dive into Judas!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about last year’s Holy Trinity episode on Wisdom, our first season’s Palm/Passion Sunday episode with Rev./Awo Lenny Duncan (they) and last year’s Palm/Passion Sunday episode on Jesus Christ Superstar with Andrea Garnett (she). Check out the Obvious Judas TV Trope!
CN: we talk about suicide and antisemitism connected to Judas some when discussing the deep dive.
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Get a sneak peak at this year’s Holy Week plan from Nerds At Church!
For Palm/Passion Sunday this year, Pastor Emily and Pastor Kay dive deep into Judas! If you’d like to check out past Palm/Passion episodes, check out our first season’s Palm/Passion Sunday episode on Palm Sunday, Street Theater, and Reparations with Rev./Awo Lenny Duncan and last year’s episode on Jesus Christ Superstar with Andrea Garnett.
We’ll be re-releasing past Maundy Thursday and Good Friday episodes, so keep an ear out for them on your feed or you can follow the links:
For Maundy Thursday, check out our first season’s episode on Communion and last year’s episode on Passover with Rabbi Maurice Appelbaum.
For Good Friday, check out our first season’s episode on Good Friday and Sin with Jessica Davis and last year’s episode on Capital Punishment.
We’re following up on last year’s Easter deep dive into the Easter Vigil by doing an episode on the Easter Vigil this year with a deep dive into Midrash with Rabbi Becky Silverstein! Keep your ears on the podcast for it to drop.
Easter Sunday will return us to our regular podcast schedule, at least until we fly high for Ascension!
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 5th Sunday in Lent, which falls on March 26th this year, including our deep dive into graveyards and cemeteries!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. For more on death, check out last year’s All Saints episode with Rev. Justin Thornburgh. For more ghouls, ghosts, and scares, check out Horror Nerds At Church’s newest Spooktacular season! To learn more about the cultural importance of certain trees to the Ute people, check out this article. For more about Jewish burial practices, check out this article. Always faBOOlous is our crossover Hocus Pocus episode with HNAC! If you want to learn more about Mary and Martha in John, check out biblical scholar Elizabeth Schrader’s article on Martha of Bethany in John or Diana Butler Bass’ sermon on the text.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 4th Sunday in Lent, which falls on March 19th this year, including our deep dive into eyesight!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. In the deep dive, Emily mentioned a zine article on the social vs medical models of disability. We also mentioned our first season’s 22nd Sunday after Pentecost episode with a deep dive on disability. Some of the information on making spaces more accessible came from this awesome article. In the second reading, we referred to last year’s 17th Sunday after Pentecost with a deep dive on dehumanization. And Emily mentioned an article about plants that grow in the dark.
CN: we talk about the abuse of a child when discussing the deep dive pop culture section.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 3rd Sunday in Lent, which falls on March 12th this year, including our deep dive into wells!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. To learn more about types of wells and how they’re constructed, check out this website and this YouTube video! To learn more about algae coins and wishing wells, check out this article! To dive into water more, check out our first season’s episode for Baptism of Jesus. For more about salt, check out this season’s episode on the 5th Sunday after Epiphany. We also talked about this year’s Lent 1 episode on wilderness survival with Andrew Walker, last year’s 15th Sunday after Pentecost episode on capitalism with Dr. Filipe Maia, and last year’s 9th Sunday after Pentecost episode on righteousness with guest co-host Pace Warfield-May.
CN: we talk about child endangerment when discussing the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the second Sunday in Lent, which falls on March 5th this year, including our deep dive into the census!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. For a more interactive timeline on the evolution of the census, check out this infographic. For more on the connection between the census and the constitution, check out this information. Wikipedia has a great general history of the census.
If you haven’t checked out our Winter Live Q&A, please do! It is one of the perks usually reserved for the Who, Which, and Whatsit tier on Patreon, but we released it for everyone because we were feeling the love! For more on serpents in the wilderness, check out our deep dive from Lent 4 in our first season. For more about Revelation, check out last year’s Easter 2 episode.
CN: we discuss systemic racism in American government record keeping during the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Andrew Walker (he) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the first Sunday in Lent, which falls on February 26th this year, including our deep dive into wilderness survival!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Check out Andrew’s podcast, The Madness Table for some playthrough podcast fun. For more on death, check out last year’s All Saints Day episode. For more about John Francis, check out Planet Walker.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rev. Lydia Posselt (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Ash Wednesday, also known as the beginning of Lent, which falls on February 22nd this year, including our deep dive into Ash Wednesday and Lent!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about this Ash Wednesday fanfic. For more on glitter ashes, check out last year’s Transfiguration deep dive into glitter! For more connections to the Isaiah reading, check out our episode for the 5th Sunday after Epiphany from a couple weeks ago.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guests, Rev. Nicole Garcia (she) of The National LGBTQ Task Force, Rev. Emerson Remy Remmers (they), and Rev. Mack Patrick (he) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Transfiguration Sunday, also known as the last Sunday after Epiphany, which falls on February 19th this year, including our deep dive into trans experiences!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. For a great TRANSfiguration worship service, check out this one from the diakonia.faith collective last year. PFLAG is a great resource, especially for folks who want to be allies or are just finding out about a loved one’s identity.
CN: we talk about trans suicide when discussing the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 6th Sunday after Epiphany, also known as Lectionary 6 or Proper 1, which falls on February 12th this year, including our deep dive into anger!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. If you are or think you might be in an abusive relationship, please reach out. The Domestic Violence Hotline can be reached by phone at (800) 799-SAFE (7233). For a book that helps with figuring out if a (primarily) heterosexual relationship is abusive, check out the book Why Does He Do That? By Lundy Bancroft. For a deeper dive into divorce, check out this article by friend of the podcast, Rev. Collette Broady Grund.
CN: we talk about abuse and violence when discussing the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 5th Sunday after Epiphany, also known as Lectionary 5, which falls on February 5th this year, including our deep dive into salt!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. For more on the health benefits and why salt and pepper are always on the table, check out this article. We also mentioned the salt of Hocus Pocus 2, which we covered with Horror Nerds At Church and you can check the episode out on their feed! For more on Woman Wisdom, check out last year’s Holy Trinity episode. This babbel article on cultural appropriation connected to drag and African American Vernacular English slang is great!
CN: we talk about fasting when discussing the first reading.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 4th Sunday after Epiphany, also known as Lectionary 4, which falls on January 29th this year, including our deep dive into the sanitization of scripture!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about our episode on Good Shepherd Sunday from last year and our episode on the 6th Sunday after Epiphany last year on blessings and curses. Don’t forget to check out our awesome merch store.
CN: we talk about depictions of rape and genocide in the bible when discussing the deep dive.
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Join Pace Warfield-May (they/none) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rev. Adam Dowd (he) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany, also known as Lectionary 3, which falls on January 22nd this year, including our deep dive into the military and ministry!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. The books for understanding the veteran psyche that Adam recommended are The Body Keeps the Score and Soul Repair. He also suggested the scifi classic Dune by Frank Herbert.
CN: we talk about religious abuse and trauma inflicted from violence during the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the Second Sunday after Epiphany, also known as Lectionary 2, which falls on January 5th this year, including our deep dive into conflict and strategic planning in congregations!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about this Geek Social Fallacies article.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rev. Elle Dowd (she/they) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Baptism of Jesus, also known as the second Sunday after Epiphany, which falls on January 8th this year, including our deep dive into the Holy Spirit!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. You can find Elle on Twitter/Insta/Snap @hownowbrowndowd and on Tiktok @elledowdministry and @elcayoungadults. We talked about our episode on the 6th Sunday after Pentecost last year with Rev. Nic Peñaranda and God’s Holy Darkness, which she illustrated. We also talked about our episode on Biblical Cussing for the 15th Sunday after Pentecost in 2021. Kay mentioned this Girl Genius appearance to the whole world. Don’t forget to check out this 4-week course Elle and Rev. Lenny Duncan are leading!
CN: we talk about anti-queer sentiment, conversion therapy, and suicide when discussing the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Epiphany, also known as Three Kings Day, which falls on January 6th this and every year, including our deep dive into astronomy!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about last year’s Epiphany episode with Jessica Davis. To learn more about Dark Sky spots, check out the Dark Sky Website. For more about biblical astronomy, check out this wikipedia article. Learn more about types of stars here! Emily mentioned their great conversation about black holes on Horror Nerds At Church’s Everything Everywhere All at Once episode, and also mentioned their episode on Sunshine and their New Year’s episode on Terror Train. Learn more about Supernovas here. Learn more about why stars twinkle here. Check out the awesomeness of this year’s Advent Space Telescope Calendar!
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for New Year’s Day, which falls on January 1st this and every year, including our deep dive into time!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. For more on time travel, check out the Witch, Please! Podcast’s episode on time travel in the third Harry Potter book. For more on multiverse theory, check out Horror Nerds At Church’s episode on Everything Everywhere All at Once and read Jane Unlimited by Kristin Cashore. For a great Doctor Who podcast, check out TARBIS (Time And Relative Blackness In Space). For more on what the Labor Movement has done for us, check out this poster from the Ricardo Levins Morales Art Studio. For more on shepherding, check out our Good Shepherd Sunday episode with Polly Festa.
CN: brief mention of suicide when discussing the second reading.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rev. Collette Broady Grund (she), creator of The Grief Lectionary,to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Christmas 1, also known as the First Sunday of Christmas, which falls on January 1st this year, including our deep dive into grief!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. For more on the Church calendar, or Revised Common Lectionary (which N@C uses for our episodes), check out our intro minisode. We talked about It’s OK that You’re Not OK by Megan Devine, the podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking and book The Hot Young Widows Club (both by Nora McInerny), and Learning to Walk in the Dark by Barbara Brown Taylor as great resources during grief.
Emily also mentioned this scene from Doctor Who “The Time of Angels.”
CN: we talk about ableism when discussing the deep dive, child murder in the Gospel reading.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Christmas Day, also known as the Nativity of Our Lord III, which falls on December 25th this and every year, including our deep dive into the Gospel of John!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We mentioned this year’s episode diving into the book of Revelation, last year’s Jesus Loafs You series of episodes on the Bread of Life Discourse, this year’s Good Shepherd Sunday episode with special guest Polly Festa, this year’s Holy Trinity episode diving into Woman Wisdom, this year’s Advent 3 episode diving into the Babylonian Exile, and this year’s 7th Sunday after Pentecost episode with Rev. Nic Peñaranda where we talk about God’s Holy Darkness. Kay talked about a Diana Butler Bass piece on John 14:6, which on reflection is probably in her excellent book, “Freeing Jesus.”
Also, if you want to learn more about the 7 signs & 7 discourses in John, try this site. And if you want to read about the 7 “I am” statements, this article will be helpful. And a basic outline of the Gospel of John itself is here.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Pace Warfield-May (none/they) of the Horror Nerds At Church podcast to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 4th Sunday in Advent, which falls on December 18th this year, including our deep dive into dreams (and nightmares)!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about the diakonia.faith collective’s #AdventMasPhany calendar, which Pace and Emily are leading. If you’re in the DC area or virtually participating, check out HNAC’s live podcast episode at the Q Christian Fellowship Conference. Check out the Oh No Ross & Carrie Podcast’s episode where they dig into night terrors and sleep paralysis. We mentioned this year’s All Saints’ Day episode with Rev. Justin Thornburg where we talked about liminal spaces, this year’s Palm/Passion Sunday episode with Andrea Garnett where we talked about Jesus Christ Superstar, and this year’s Reign of Christ episode where we dove into models of leadership. We mentioned HNAC’s episode on Suspiria and HNAC’s latest episode on Everything Everywhere All at Once. Kay mentioned this Digger Unearthed comic.
CN: we talk briefly about suicide and death in the deep dive and sexual assault/incest in the Gospel.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the Third Sunday of Advent, which falls on December 11this year, including our deep dive into the Babylonian Exile!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. You can find general information on the Babylonian Exile here, and more specific information on its long term impacts here. Also, if you want to learn more about Tishah B’Av, ReformJudaism.org has a page on the holiday and one on what is being mourned that day. We also mentioned our Season 1 episode with River Needham where we discussed Jonah!
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the second Sunday in Advent, which falls on December 4th this year, including our deep dive into genealogy!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Emily mentioned the diakonia.faith collective’s #AdventMasPhany Movie Calendar adventure. We talked about Jesus’ genealogy. If you want to dig more into sparkling vampires, make sure you check out Horror Nerds At Church’s 3rd season. Check out Harvey Milk’s Hope speech!
CN: we talk about complicated family dynamics, including brief mentions of incest and rape, when discussing the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the first Sunday in Advent, also known as the beginning of the Church Year, which falls on November 27th this year, including our deep dive into the Gospel of Matthew! (Welcome to Nerds At Church Season 3!)
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they), Rev. Kay Rohloff (she), and Pace Warfield (none/they) to explore new and nerdy connections to podcasting: past, present, and future!
As podcasts, we mentioned using: Audacity, LogicPro, Riverside, Anchor.fm, and Descript. We also talked about using Buffer, Zoho, and Canva.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Reign of Christ, also known as Christ the Queen/King/Monarch, which falls on November 20th this year, including our deep dive into models of leadership!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about mentioned our episode this year for Good Shepherd Sunday (AKA: the 4th Sunday of Easter) with Polly Festa, last year’s episode for Reign of Christ diving into Pose and Ballroom Culture with Rev. Kelsey Brown, and this year’s episode for the 19th Sunday after Pentecost on criminal (in)justice with Professor Sally Frank. Also, Emily mentioned Does the Dog Die, which is a great resource for content notifications (CNs) before watching a movie and Kay mentioned Ask A Manager, which is a great resource for tricky situations.
CN: we talk about Transgender Day of Remembrance when discussing the Gospel reading.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper 28 or Lectionary 33, which falls on November 13th this year, including our deep dive into social safety nets!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We mentioned our deep dive into taxes for the 21st Sunday after Pentecost episode, our deep dive into dehumanization for the 14th Sunday after Pentecost episode, our deep dive into invisible and emotional labor with Rev. Nic Peñaranda for the 6th Sunday after Pentecost episode, and our deep dive into death for our All Saints episode this year. Find out more about WIC here.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper 27 or Lectionary 32, which falls on November 6th this year, including our deep dive into asexuality!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. For more on asexuality, check out the Asexual Visibility & Education Network website or this guide from GLAAD. Also, check out Out Now: Queer We Go Again, a collection of short stories edited by Saundra Mitchell. Also, check out our deep dive into relationship anarchy from last year’s 6th Sunday of Easter episode.
CN: we talk about church abuse, trauma, and manipulation when discussing the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rev. Justin Thornburgh (he/they) of Thresholds End of Life Planning and Accompaniment to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for All Saints, which falls on November 1st this and every year, though it is frequently experienced in worship on the first Sunday in November, which is November 6th this year, including our deep dive into death!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Make sure you check out Hospice Nurse Julie on Instagram.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Reformation Day, which falls on October 31st this and every year, though if it is commemorated, its commemoration would be on Sunday, October 30th, including our deep dive into lesser known impacts of the Reformation!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. For some information on lesser-known reformers, check out this list of short bios Emily made. Learn more than our culture’s terror interpretation of Sodom and Gomorrah in this year’s episode on the 7th Sunday after Pentecost.
CN: we talk about antisemitism in the deep dive and Gospel.
We talk about queerphobia in the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for 21st Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper 26 or Lectionary 31, which falls on October 30th this year, including our deep dive into taxes!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about a wealth tax and you can check out Senator Elizabeth Warren’s wealth tax plan here. We also mentioned our episode this summer on Sodom and Gomorrah, if you want to learn and unpack more of that. Kay mentioned this Ally McBeal clip.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for 20th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper 25 or Lectionary 30, which falls on October 23rd this year, including our deep dive into environmental desolation!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about environmental devastation and drought, including where you can find drought, which you can explore more here. We discussed the Landback movement and the Sunrise movement. Emily talked about the Baltimore trash wheels. And Kay mentioned a blooper reel from Emmet Otter’s Jugband Christmas during the Muppets’ Musical segment!
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Professor Sally Frank (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 19th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper 24 or Lectionary 29, which falls on October 16th this year, including our deep dive into the Justice System!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about the stories of Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah (also known as the daughters of Zelophehad) during the episode. Emily referred to last year’s Easter 4 episode with Elle Dowd on prison abolition.
CN: we talk about harassment as retaliation during the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Katie Hall (they) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 18th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper 23 or Lectionary 28, which falls on October 9th this year, including our deep dive into nursing!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Check out this twitter thread on the history of the BMI and follow the tweeter for lies doctors tell you about being fat. Also, check out this summer’s episode from the 5th Sunday after Pentecost about Samaritans!
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 17th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper 22 or Lectionary 27, which falls on October 2nd this year, including our deep dive into dehumanization!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about dehumanization as part of the ten stages of genocide. Also, if you want to find more examples, check out TV Tropes’ article on tears that heal! If you need a refresher on the importance of handwashing, check out last year’s episode on the 14th Sunday after Pentecost.
CN: we talk about genocide and dehumanization (based on race, religion, weight, gender, etc) when discussing the deep dive and throughout.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 16th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper 21 or Lectionary 26, which falls on September 25th this year, including our deep dive into economic justice v. toxic charity!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Make sure you check out our Merch Store for our new merch, just in time for Halloween! Kay mentioned Brad Pitt’s attempt at post-Katrina housing in the deep dive. Emily talked about the 5th girl of the Birmingham church bombing in the Patreon version of the episode. We mentioned last week’s episode with Dr. Filipe Maia on Capitalism for the 15th Sunday after Pentecost. For more about reparations and their importance in economic justice, check out the 1619 Project and its resources. Kay mentioned there are further details to explore on the changes with the Patagonia company. Emily mentioned this article about the endangered animals that are still being hunted for food. In the Gospel reading, Kay talked about the difficulties of making purple dye in ancient times as explained here.
CN: we talk about economic injustice, colonization, racism, and slavery when discussing the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Dr. Filipe Maia (he) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 15th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper 20 or Lectionary 25, which falls on September 18th this year, including our deep dive into capitalism!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Check out the preface and intro to Dr. Maia’s book and preorder it now! Kay mentioned this Carl Sagan quote. Learn more about the algorithmic trading and the black box trading that Emily mentioned.
CN: we talk briefly about selling humans and killing children when discussing the first reading.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 14th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper 19 or Lectionary 24, which falls on September 11th this year, including our deep dive into islamophobia!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. For a better understanding of the differences between hijabs, burqas, niqabs, and other clothing, check out this article. This Vox article shares important experiences of Muslim Americans since September 11, 2001. Check out our episode for Good Shepherd Sunday (Easter 4) with Polly Festa for more on what a shepherd might do for a lost sheep. Learn more about Zari, the Afghan Muppet introduced in 2016 and Noor and Aziz, Rohingya Muslim twin Muppets introduced in 2020.
CN: we talk about islamophobia and white (Christian) nationalism when discussing the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 13th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper 18 or Lectionary 23, which falls on September 4th this year, including our deep dive into Life!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. The Alan Turing movie we mentioned was The Imitation Game. Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg’s brilliance on why gender inclusive language in conversations about abortion is important and on the Jewish case for abortion justice. Kay mentioned the book Jesus and John Wayne by Kristin Kobes Du Mez. For more on prison abolition, check out last year’s Easter episode with the now Rev. Elle Dowd and for more on capital punishment, check out this year’s Good Friday episode. Emily talked about Blackfoot Nation beliefs that Maslow stole for his hierarchy of needs. Kay mentioned Conway’s Game of Life. Emily mentioned this year’s episode on blessings and curses. Check out this reading list for a Black Geographies class for your next read.
CN: we talk about reproductive justice (sterilization, abortion, etc) genocide when discussing the deep dive, slavery in Philemon (and throughout).
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 12th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper 17 or Lectionary 22, which falls on August 28th this year, including our deep dive into modesty, humility, and meekness!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Check out Janet Stephens’ historic hairstyles. For more on the Hebrew words for pride, go here. Check out the Tumblr post Kay mentioned. Find more on the Muppets Christmas Carol costumes here.
CN: we talk about incels and abuse when discussing the deep dive and ableism in the Gospel reading.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guests Beth Bollenbach and Rev. Dale Welling from Paws For Humanity to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 11th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper 16 or Lectionary 21, which falls on August 21st this year, including our deep dive into the role of animals in rest!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We mentioned our episode last year on RESToration and our episode last year on organized religion and spirituality.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 10th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper 15 or Lectionary 20, which falls on August 14th this year, including our deep dive into divisiveness!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about last year’s Horror Nerds at Church’s Hocus Pocus Episode. Also, if you want to learn more about Archbishop Oscar Romero, check out last year’s Lent 5 episode with Francisco Herrera! Learn more about ACT UP and Die Ins as protest. You can find the lyrics to “For Everyone Born a Place at the Table” here. Here’s more about the benefits of fire that Emily mentioned!
CN: we talk about oppression, divisiveness, and some victim blaming, with small examples, when discussing the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and guest co-host Pace Warfield-May (none/they) of the Horror Nerds at Church podcast to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 9th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper14 or Lectionary 19, which falls on August 7th this year, including our deep dive into God’s Faithfulness!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about last year’s Reformation episode with Luther scholar, Pace Warfield-May. To learn more about JWS Telescope and the controversy around the namesake, check out this article about it. Also, we mentioned last year’s Batman Returns HNAC episode, this spring’s Vampirina BooTube episode for HNAC’s Patreon subscribers, and the 2018 Halloween episode of HNAC.
Also, if you want some company for your existential dread, this is the article we mentioned.
CN: we talk about the Lutheran Church aligning with Nazis in Holocaust in the deep dive
we talk about queerphobia when discussing the first reading.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 8th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper 13 or Lectionary 18, which falls on July 31this year, including our deep dive into barns!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about agriculture in ancient Israel, and specifically beehive granaries. You can learn more about grain entrapment from Wikipedia. You can watch a time lapse of a barn raising or read about them. Emily mentioned that unions are growing, and Kay brought up our episode two weeks ago when we talked about invisible labor.
CN: we talk about death by exposure and grain entrapment when discussing the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 7th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper 12 or Lectionary 17, which falls on July 24th this year, including our deep dive into Sodom and Gomorrah!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Check out the full story arc of Sodom and Gomorrah. Sodom comes up other places in the Bible, so check out these biblical references for more context. Judges 19-21 is an important story to read alongside the story of Sodom and Gomorrah. Pastor Debbie did a great job preaching this sermon on Sodom and Gomorrah and this sermon on Lot’s wife and family. Kay recommended Wrestling with God & Men: Homosexuality in the Jewish Tradition by Rabbi Stephen Greenberg for further reading.
CN: we talk about Sodom and Gomorrah when discussing the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rev. Nic Peñaranda (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 6th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper 11 or Lectionary 16, which falls on July 17th this year, including our deep dive into invisible and emotional labor!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Check out this metafilter emotional labor thread that we talked about. Check out Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams and Sulwe by Lupita Nyong'o, which we talked about. Also, if you want to learn more about Water For All, then SOUL is a great place to start! Definitely make sure you check out God’s Holy Darkness, illustrated by Nikki Faison (aka: Rev. Nic Peñaranda)! We also talked about Treasures of Darkness, curated by Rev. Kwame Pitts.
CN: we talk about trans-racial adoption when discussing the deep dive and pregnancy and Roe v. Wade dobbs v. jackson women’s health organization.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 5th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper 10 or Lectionary 15, which falls on July 10th this year, including our deep dive into Samaritans!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Check out these links if you want to see where Samaritan and Shechem (Samaria’s other name) show up in the Bible. Also, if you want to learn more about modern day Samaritans, they have a website! Kay refers to our 2nd Sunday after Epiphany episode when we discuss the second reading.
CN: we talk about rape when discussing the deep dive, Supreme Court, military (and other) coups, and rising fascism in the Gospel reading.
Before the episode begins, we include a brief note on the recent Dobbs vs. Jackson ruling, and mention the donations4abortion.com website.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Ale Murguia-Ortiz (they/he) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 4th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper 9 or Lectionary 14, which falls on July 3rd this year, including our deep dive into Labor Justice and Organizing!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. You can find more about Justice for Janitors here. We mentioned last year’s episode on the 15th Sunday after Pentecost where we deep dive into biblical cussing. Check out Deadpool’s handwriting here. Emily mentioned this website to find out whose ancestral lands you are on.
CN: we talk about Settler colonialism in deep dive, abortion access throughout, violence against protesters in second reading.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rev. JM Longworth (they) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the third Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper 8 or Lectionary 13, which falls on June 26th this year, including our deep dive into homelessness.
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Find out more about what JM does by checking out the Committee on Temporary Shelter and Release Faith. We mentioned Suzannah Porter’s insights about interns in our episode on the 5th Sunday after Epiphany diving into vocation. Elijah is raised up in the chariot with flaming wheels in 2 Kings 2:1-12. Emily mentioned Jehu’s Table, named after Jehu Jones, and pastored by Rev. Kelsey Brown, our guest for Reign of Christ (the Queen) last year.
CN: we talk about houselessness, arrest, domestic violence when discussing the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper 7 or Lectionary 12, which falls on June 19th this year, including our deep dive into Galatians!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about this surprised Pikachu face, featuring Ryan Reynolds. We also mentioned our Easter 3 episode on Paul, our Easter 6 episode on mysticism with Rev. Carla Christopher, our Maundy Thursday episode on Passover with Rabbi Maurice Appelbaum, and last year’s Reformation episode with Pace Warfield-May. Kay mentioned this Monty Python skit on the Ministry of Silly Walks and this Hoe Union of college women organizing to keep each other safe.
CN: we talk about Christian antisemitism when discussing the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Holy Trinity Sunday, also known as the first Sunday after Pentecost, which falls on June 12th this year, including our deep dive into Wisdom and genderful images of the Divine!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. For more about Wisdom literature, particularly in Judaism, check out this article from My Jewish Learning. We talked about Jesus as a mother hen in our episode for Lent 2 this year. You can watch the video of Big Bird singing at Jim Henson’s funeral here.
CN: we mention suicide when discussing the Gospel reading.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Pentecost, which falls on June 5th this year, including our deep dive into Middle East geography!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Check out this map of Middle East geography. If you’re up for the Acts reading or preaching, definitely check out Kay’s guide to the countries and pronunciation. Geography wisdom from StoryPeople. Books we mentioned in this episode are Faith in the Face of Empire by Mitri Raheb and Color Me In by Natasha Díaz. We mentioned our Easter 3 deep dive into Paul, our Easter 2 deep dive into Revelation, last year’s Pentecost deep dive into Translation with Dr. Jake Rapp, and our Easter 7 deep dive into human trafficking. For geography fun check out Free Rice (to help feed people as well) or Worldle. For help learning a new language, check out Babbel, Duolingo, or Memrise. Emily mentioned the final Twilight-specific Horror Nerds At Church episode on Breaking Dawn Part 2.
CN: we talk about adoption when discussing the Romans reading.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the seventh Sunday of Easter, which falls on May 29th this year, including our deep dive into human trafficking.
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. To learn more, check out this article on some of the fashion companies that still use sweatshops. Emily mentioned this twitter thread about adoption and human trafficking. For hopeful labor news, follow this Starbucks Workers United twitter and this Jorts twitter. Kay mentioned this My Neighbor Is Not For Sale study from LSS of Minnesota. If you want to explore more, check out this article about modern slavery.
CN: we talk about human and sex trafficking,slavery and incarceration, abuse of vulnerable adults, forced birth and colonizing adoption, and the military and prison industrial complex when discussing the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rev. Harold Vanicek (he) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Ascension Day, which falls on May 26th this year, including our deep dive into aerodynamics and flight!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We mentioned last year’s Ascension Episode diving into the atmosphere. If you are interested in Dark Sky spots, check out this Dark Sky site for more information. We mentioned both Princeton’s work on reparations and the 66th Synod work on reparations for the ELCA. Kay mentioned this article on left handed history. Harold talked about the upcoming eclipses and mentioned this great eclipse site.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rev. Carla Christopher (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the sixth Sunday of Easter, which falls on May 22nd this year, including our deep dive into mysticism!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about quantum entanglement, which you can explore more in depth here. Kay mentioned this article on ableism in faith communities.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the fifth Sunday of Easter, which falls on May 15th this year, including our deep dive into the first Church controversy!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. This is the wikipedia article Kay mentioned that cited the Jewish Encyclopedia. We also mentioned the conversation about Judaism and Christianity in our Maundy Thursday Uncut Patreon Episode. We mentioned our episodes on the 12th Sunday after Pentecost and the 13th Sunday after Pentecost connected to cannibalism.
CN: we mention abusive people within Christian community when discussing the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Polly Festa (she/they) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the fourth Sunday of Easter, also known as Good Shepherd Sunday, which falls on May 8th this year, including our deep dive into shepherding!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about garish colors, which we mentioned in our Lent 5C episode. Also, if you want to learn more about the book of Revelation, our Easter 2C episode is great! Kay mentioned this article on how to clean blood stains out of clothing.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the third Sunday of Easter, which falls on May 1st this year, including our deep dive into our colleague Paul!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. If you want to read some more about Paul, check out Paul and Empire by Richard A. Horsley. Emily also recommended The Jewish Annotated New Testament. Kay recommended The Making of Biblical Womanhood by Beth Allison Barr. If you want to dive into a more horrific Holy Week account, check out Horror Nerds At Church’s Passion of the Christ Episode. Kay mentioned this Digger Comic.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the second Sunday of Easter, which falls on April 24th this year, including our deep dive into Revelation! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. To dive deeper into substance use and alcoholism, check out our episode from the 2nd Sunday after Epiphany with Rev. Ingrid Brown. To learn more about Indigenous languages, check out the Can Our Ancestors Hear Us? episode of the All My Relations Podcast. If you want to dive into the Passion of the Christ, check out Horror Nerds At Church’s Holy Week episode. The Rapture Exposed by Barbara Rossing and The Revelation of John, Vol. 1 by William Barclay are great books for more about Revelation. Dr. Rossing’s lecture at Elmhurst University is also a good listen for more. We also mentioned The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James Cone. Check us out on Facebook & Twitter at @NerdsAtChurch to connect!
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Easter Sunday, also known as Resurrection of Jesus, which falls on April 17th this year, including our deep dive into what an Easter Vigil actually is!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. You can find all of the Easter Vigil readings here. Check out Rabbi Ruttenberg’s insights into the binding of Isaac (Genesis 22:1-18). Jorts’ tweet of sadness about the merch sold by an exploitative company can be found here. Rev. JM Longworth, OEF’s Easter Vigil that Emily mentioned from last year can be viewed here.
If you’d like to dive a bit deeper into any of the Easter Vigil readings, here are the ones we’ve covered in past episodes:
- From the Genesis 1:1-2:4a reading: Genesis 1:1-5 in Baptism of Jesus Year B
- Psalm 46 in Reformation Year B
- From the Isaiah 55:1-11 reading: Isaiah 55:1-9 in 3rd Sunday in Lent Year C
- Isaiah 12:2-6 in 3rd Sunday of Advent Year C
- From the Proverbs 8:1-8, 19-21, 9:4b-6 reading: Proverbs 9:1-6 in 12th Sunday after Pentecost Year B
- Ezekiel 37:1-14 in Pentecost Sunday Year B
- Zephaniah 3:14-20 in 3rd Sunday of Advent Year C
- From the Isaiah 61:1-4, 9-11 reading: Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 in Advent 3 Year B, Isaiah 61:10-62:3 in Christmas 1 Year B, Isaiah 61:1-8[9-13] in 5th Sunday after Epiphany Year C
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Good Friday, which falls on April 15th this year, including our deep dive into Capital Punishment!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. To learn more about Justices Breyer and Ginsburg’s dissent in the most recent death penalty case at the Supreme Court, read this. Check out the cat herding video Kay mentioned here. For more in-depth engagement with the Good Friday Gospel, check out last year’s Good Friday episode with Jessica Davis.
CN: we talk about capital punishment, torture, racism, classism, mental illness when discussing the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rabbi Maurice Appelbaum (he) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Maundy Thursday, which falls on April 14th this year, including our deep dive into Passover!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. If you’re interested in learning more about Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE), it’s not just for clergy and you can find out more here.
CN: we talk about Christian antisemitism when discussing the deep dive and mention the gore of the crucifixion in the second reading.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Andrea Garnett (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Palm Sunday, also known as Passion Sunday, which falls on April 10th this year, including our deep dive into Jesus Christ Superstar!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We mentioned last year’s Palm Sunday episode with Rev. Lenny Duncan. Emily Ann Garcia’s Holy Cats Week pictures from 2020 can be viewed here. Emily’s Holy Week playlist is on Spotify here. Suzannah Porter’s Indigo Girls Holy Week playlist is on YouTube here. This is the G’kar Ukrainian prayer flag that Andrea mentioned. Check out the All Places Together podcast episode Emily was on recently! You can find more about Books for Babies here.
CN: we talk about torture and lynching when discussing the deep dive
Trauma in birth during the ending.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 5th Sunday in Lent, which falls on April 3rd this year, including our deep dive into church abundance vs. extravagance!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Kay mentioned this article on decorated cathedrals.
CN: we talk about racism and colonization when discussing the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rev. Nikira Hernandez to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the fourth Sunday in Lent, which falls on March 27th this year, including our deep dive into Creation and Colonization!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Kay and Nikira recommended the book Braiding Sweetgrass. The story about the religious roundtable that Kay and Nikira mentioned can be found here. For more on shame, guilt, and humiliation, check out our episode with Rev. Callie Swanlund.
CN: we talk about colonization and racism when discussing the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the third Sunday in Lent, which falls on March 20th this year, including our deep dive into theodicy, also known as the problem of evil!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the second Sunday in Lent, which falls on March 13th this year, including our deep dive into caregiving and infertility!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Kay mentioned the Young Wizards series and this fun comic strip about Cassandra. We introduced our new segment: Let’s Make a Muppets Musical, which was born out of twitter inspiration and collaboration with Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg in this thread. Kay specifically talked about this idea for a Muppets Musical. Emily also talked about this hilarious lectionary-based comic.
CN: we talk about caregiving, infertility, medical racism, and misogynoir when discussing the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Chaplain Russell Braman (he) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the first Sunday in Lent, which falls on March 6th this year, including our deep dive into Shavuot!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. To learn more about Judaism, check out information from Union for Reform Judaism, United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, Orthodox Union, Chabad.org, and My Jewish Learning.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Aubrey Thonvold, Executive Director of ReconcilingWorks, to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Ash Wednesday, which falls on March 2nd this year, including our deep dive into repentant and reconciling communities!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about the books: Transforming: the Bible and the Lives of Transgender Christians by Austen Hartke, You Can’t Touch My Hair and Other Things I Still Have to Explain by Phoebe Robinson, The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo (especially the audiobook), The Way of Integrity: Finding the Path to Your True Self by Martha Beck, and Crazy Christian by Bp. Michael Curry. Aubrey also mentioned the Building an Inclusive Church toolkit and these awesome trainings that ReconcilingWorks does!
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Emily Ann Garcia (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Transfiguration Sunday, also known as the last Sunday after Epiphany, which falls on February 27th this year, including our deep dive into glitter! (There is a little feedback in a few spots, but everyone is still very understandable!)
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. If you want to support Emily Ann Garcia in her art and life, you can do so here! We learned about the history of glitter from this article and gay glitter from this article. Kay mentioned Carrie Fisher’s glitter bombing. Check out diakonia.faith’s TRANSfiguration Worship here!
CN: we talk about sexual assault when discussing the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Angela Kordahl Rapp (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 7th Sunday after Epiphany, also known as Lectionary 7, which falls on February 20th this year, including our deep dive into radical generosity!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Find The New Jim Crow here!
Make sure you check out Books to Prisoners, especially the fundraiser Angela mentioned, and The Prison Book Program. Also, check out last year’s Lent 5 episode for more on Archbishop Óscar Romero.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 6th Sunday after Epiphany, also known as Lectionary 6, which falls on February 13th this year, including our deep dive into Blessings and Curses!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about Litanies to My Heavenly Brown Body by Mark Aguhar, which is a queer re-reading of the Beatitudes (NSFW). Kay mentioned DND Disability as an opportunity to create disabled DND characters. Kay also mentioned this Stephen Colbert clip about his faith. Make sure you check out Emily and Pace on Horror Nerds At Church for their 3rd season all about vampires. It’s sure to leave you faint and/or sparkly!
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest, Suzannah Porter, (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 5th Sunday after Epiphany, also known as Lectionary 5, which falls on February 6th this year, including our deep dive into vocation!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Suzannah talked about the diakonia.faith project that she is working on. Suzannah talked about the importance of 1 Corinthians 12 and the diverse members of the body, which you can hear more about on our recent episode for the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 4th Sunday after Epiphany, also known as Lectionary 4, which falls on January 30th this year, including our deep dive into Holy Troublemakers!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Here are the stories of the biblical Holy Troublemakers that we talked about. Emily mentioned this article about youth climate activists. Here are some of the fuller quotes of the cherry-picked quotes from Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King. Check out Faith-Rooted Organizing from your local library or buy it here! Learn more about Maggie’s new friend, Jorts, here (NSFW)! Find out more about Archbishop Óscar Romero in our Lent 5 deep dive with Francisco Herrera. Kay mentioned this meme connected to Jeremiah. Dive into love in our Easter 6 episode. Learn more about childism in our episode for the 17th Sunday after Pentecost.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for 3rd Sunday after Epiphany, also known as Lectionary 3, which falls on January 23rd this year, including our deep dive into the Anatomy of the Church (aka: the Body of Christ)!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rev. Ingrid Brown (she) of Weird Church to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 2nd Sunday after Epiphany, also known as Lectionary 2, which falls on January 16th this year, including our deep dive into alcoholism and addiction!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Rev. Ingrid talked about the Isaiah passage from our Baptism of Jesus episode. If you want to learn more about Alcoholics Anonymous, go here. If you want to learn more about Narcotics Anonymous, go here. For connections between spirituality and recovery, Rev. Ingrid recommends Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the Twelve Steps by Richard Rohr.
CN: we talk about alcoholism and substance use when discussing the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Baptism of Jesus, also known as the first Sunday after Epiphany, which falls on January 9th this year, including our deep dive into baptism!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about grace, which you can learn more about on our 21st Sunday after Pentecost episode.
CN: we talk about infant death when discussing the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Jessica Davis (they/she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Epiphany, which falls on January 6th this and every year (though it may be celebrated on a nearby Sunday), including our deep dive into the season of Epiphany!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about the Vanta Black controversy, mentioned first in our Transfiguration episode and also in our Reign of Christ episode both last season. Both Jessica and Emily had great things to say about the book Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’o. For more diverse images of Jesus, check out this Facebook post. If you’re looking for creative resources for exploring Bible stories, Jessica endorsed Illustrated Ministry. Sparkhouse also always uses characters who are shades of Black or brown. If you are still looking for some ways to engage with Epiphany, make sure you check out the Families Celebrate Cards from Sparkhouse, which Jessica and Bishop Anne Edison-Albright collaborated on. As we talked about, definitely check out the Harvard Implicit Association Test; it’s great to check in on regularly so you can see how you are progressing in addressing your implicit bias.
CN: we talk about racism/violent threats in deep dive
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the second Sunday of Christmas, which falls on January 2nd this year, including our deep dive into incarnational theology!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.
CN: we talk about accessibility and fatphobia when discussing the first reading.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Name of Jesus, which falls on January 1st this and every year, including our deep dive into names and naming!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Check out this article for what people in different cultures see in the moon! Friend of the podcast, River’s liturgies connected to naming/renaming can be found here!
CN: we talk about names and changing names and complications in the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Deacon Erin Taylor Bodenstab to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the first Sunday of Christmas, which falls on December 26th this year, including our deep dive into Deacons!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. To learn more about Stephen, the first Deacon, who we mentioned in this episode, check out his story in Acts!
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Christmas Eve, also known as Nativity of Our Lord, which falls on December 24th this and every year, including our deep dive into Angels!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.
CN: we talk about white supremacist violence when discussing the second reading.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rev. Dr. Wanda Deifelt (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 4th Sunday of Advent, which falls on December 19th this year, including our deep dive into women and gender in the Bible!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about the following books: The Woman’s Bible, edited by Elizabeth Cady Stanton in 1892 and With Passion and Compassion: Third World Women Doing Theology edited by Virginia Fabella MM and Mercy A. Oduyoye. Wanda also recommended the following theologians: Rosemary Radford Reuther, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Andre Muskopf, Elaine Neuenfedt, Marcia Blasi, Nancy Cardoso Pereira, Maricel Mena López , Ivone Gebara, and the book With Passion and Compassion.
CN: we talk about pregnancy and birth throughout the conversation.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the third Sunday of Advent, which falls on December 12th this year, including our deep dive into joy!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Check out our deep dive into Biblical cussing in the 15th Sunday after Pentecost episode for more about John’s use of “You brood of vipers!”
CN: we talk about death of children when discussing the deep dive
Rape and wrongful convictions in first reading.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the second Sunday of Advent, which falls on December 5th this year, including our deep dive into John the Baptizer!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. To find all of the places where John the Baptizer shows up or is mentioned in Luke and Acts, click here. We talked about the Lutheran Rosary and, in particular, a Lutheran version of the Hail Mary. Also, if you want to learn more about the canticles we mention, check out our Christmas 1 episode from last year. Emily found a recording of Yukon Sally if you’re interested in hearing the song they reference. This is the link to the Batman universe (Batverse) comic Kay mentioned.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the first Sunday of Advent, which falls on November 28th this year, including our deep dive into the Gospel of Luke!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about Canticles, which you can explore more in last year’s Christmas 1 episode.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rev. Kelsey Brown (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Reign of Christ Sunday, also known as Christ the Queen (or King), which falls on November 21st this year, including our deep dive into Pose and Ballroom Culture!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We mentioned Kelsey’s post on Pose on the Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries blog. Kay mentioned an Abby Cox video on the history of the mullet. We talked about Vanta black and our Transfiguration Deep Dive with Emily Ann Garcia (become a Patreon supporter to check out the Uncut episode). Kelsey suggested the following shows if you liked Pose or are interested in Ballroom culture: Pose, It’s a Sin, Legendary, and We’re Here, especially season 2.
CN: we talk about Transgender Day of Remembrance and violence against trans women, racism, and body image when discussing the Deep Dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 25th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 33 or Proper 28, which falls on November 14th this year, including our deep dive into biblical genres and classification!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about our Advent 3 episode deep diving into Prophecy. Also, we mentioned our spirituality and religion deep dive in our episode for the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 24th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 32 or Proper 27, which falls on November 7th this year, including our deep dive into perspectives and morality!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about our gospel for the All Saints Episode.
CN: we talk about supersessionism, a type of antisemitism, and an abusive God when discussing the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Sister Colleen O’Toole (she) of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for All Saints Day, which falls on November 1st this and every year (though it may be commemorated on the closest Sunday), including our deep dive into saints!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Colleen mentioned these spirituals by Servant of God, Thea Bowman. We talked about Archbishop Oscar Romero, who was our deep dive topic for our episode on the 5th Sunday in Lent this season. We mentioned Saint Gerard Majella, the closest we could find to a patron saint of handkerchiefs! This is The Christ Hymn by Alana Levandoski that Colleen mentioned. If you want to learn more about saints, Blessed Among Us by Robert Ellsberg is great! Also, we found out after recording that the painting we said was a Goya painting of Miguel Pro actually wasn’t. Oops!
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 31 or Proper 26, which falls on October 31st this year, including our deep dive into organized religion and spirituality!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Emily mentioned the 10 Commandments discussion we had with Russell Braman in our Lent 3 episode. Kay mentioned this story about Rabbi Herzog. And something fun from Pastor Kay: find the Twilight Series in 15 Minutes here!
CN: we talk about colonization and gendocide when discussing the first reading.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Pace Warfield-May (they) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Reformation Day, which falls on October 31st this and every year (though it may be commemorated on the closest Sunday), including our deep dive into Martin Luther and the Reformation!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. If Pace’s voice sounds familiar, it’s because Pace was a guest with Horror Nerds At Church Podcast co-host Joe for our Easter 3 episode this year! Also, if you want to learn more about the Reformation, check out this blog post Emily did about lesser-known Reformers from the Reformation to our contemporaries, or track down Pace’s recommendations: Women of the Reformation by Kirsi Stjerna, Martin Luther, the Bible and the Jewish People by Brooks Schramm and Kirsi Stjerna, and the first two volumes of The Annotated Luther. We also mentioned our episode on the 15th Sunday after Pentecost, when Jesus learns from the Syrophoenician woman whom he insults, and our episode on the 16th Sunday after Pentecost, where we deep dive into learning (and teaching) hard things. Pace also references the episode of HNAC on The Witch, which comes out October 28th. Don’t forget to check out The Lutheran Insulter for some terribly great and some just plain terrible insults!
CN: we talk about Martin Luther’s antisemitism during part of the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rev. Beth Wartick (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 30 or Proper 25, which falls on October 24th this year, including our deep dive into disability and consent!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Beth mentioned the picture book Melanie by Carol Carrick.
CN: we talk about ableism when discussing the Deep Dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 21st Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 29 or Proper 24, which falls on October 17th this year, including our deep dive into grace!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about cheap and costly grace, and this article explores a modern application of it.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 20th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 28 or Proper 23, which falls on October 10th this year, including our deep dive into economic justice!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about the Jewish concepts of Jubilee, which you can explore more here. This is the tweet about billionaires in the Pandemic that Emily talked about. This is the Heinlein story about libertarianism that Kay mentioned.
CN: we talk about domestic abuse when discussing the first reading.
Don’t forget to check out our Horror Nerds At Church crossover episode on Hocus Pocus when it comes out, October 7th!
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 19th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 27 or Proper 22, which falls on October 3rd this year, including our deep dive into marriage!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Pastor Kay talked about this article of marriage tips for folks.
CN: we talk about ableism and queerphobia connected to marriage in the deep dive and divorce throughout the episode.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rev. Lisa Heffernan (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 18th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 26 or Proper 21, which falls on September 26th this year, including our deep dive into inclusion and exclusion!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about prayer, which you can explore more in our Easter 7 deep dive. The Whoopi Goldberg movie Kay references is A Knight in Camelot.
CN: We include examples of ableism and exclusion in the deep dive & we talk about the Olympic gymnastics abuse investigations when discussing the Gospel reading.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 17th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 25 or Proper 20, which falls on September 19th this year, including our deep dive into children!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Also, if you want to learn more about childism, we talked about it some in our Easter 4 episode with Elle Dowd! (Lots of trucks in the background on this one, sorry!)
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 16th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 24 or Proper 19, which falls on September 12th this year, including our deep dive into learning hard things!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. This is the Twitter account that shares Calvin & Hobbes comics that Pastor Kay mentions. Also, don’t forget to check out our 2nd Sunday after Pentecost episode for more on shame and guilt with Rev. Callie Swanlund!
CN: examples of harmful biases, words, and actions in the deep dive on hard things.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 15th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 23 or Proper 18, which falls on September 5th this year, including our deep dive into biblical cussing!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. The scripture we reference during the deep dive can be found here. We mentioned the Shakespeare Insulter and the Luther Insulter, which you can check out for more insulting fun! We also mentioned this article on wheelchairs equalling freedom.
CN: we talk about ableism when discussing the first reading.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 14th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 22 or Proper 17, which falls on August 29th this year, including our deep dive into hand washing!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. If you want to learn more about the science of hand washing (and sanitizing), this Science Friday episode from 2020 is great! Also, Pastor Emily referred to this powerful poem by Dori Midnight.
CN: we talk about antisemitism when discussing the Gospel reading.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Alex Raabe (he) to explore new and nerdy connections for Rye(Wry?) and Shine, the final episode of our Jesus Loafs You series. This includes the scripture for the 13th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 21 or Proper 16, which falls on August 22nd this year, including our deep dive into #GayBaking!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about this Easter episode of Nerds at Church with special guest, Elle Dowd. Also, check out Emily’s twitter summary of Moses’ law breaking origin story! We also talked about this episode of the Lore Podcast and the TV Show What We Do in the Shadow.
CN: Colonization/manifest destiny in first reading
Militarization in second reading
Cannibalism and anti-Muslim violence in the gospel reading
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guests Liz Williams Webb (she) of The Joyful Body Project and John Webb (he) to explore new and nerdy connections for “Eat me!”-Jesus, part of our Jesus Loafs You series. This includes the scripture for the 12th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 20 or Proper 15, which falls on August 15th this year, including our deep dive into embodiment!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about The Joyful Body Project, which you can also explore more here. Kay referred to a story from Tumblr, and you can check out Seanan McGuire’s twitter, too. Liz mentioned an Audible podcast called the Grown Up Guide to Dinosaurs. John did start that Facebook group for pastor’s spouses!
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Caitlin Reilley Beck (she/he/they) to explore new and nerdy connections for Breadpocalypse, part of our Jesus Loafs You series. This includes the scripture for the 11th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 19 or Proper 14, which falls on August 8th this year, including our deep dive into eating disorders.
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about the following books: Health at Every Size and Radical Belonging by Lindo Bacon, Fearing the Black Body by Sabrina Strings, and Dietland by Sarai Walker. Caitlin mentioned Adventure Playgrounds.
Go here for support, resources, and treatment options for eating disorders.
CN: we talk about eating disorders when discussing the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Micah Louwagie (they) to explore new and nerdy connections for A Friend in Knead, part of our Jesus Loafs You series. This includes the scripture for the 10th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 18 or Proper 13, which falls on August 1st this year, including our deep dive into sourdough bread!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Don’t forget to become a patron to get access to Micah’s favorite Roasted Garlic and Rosemary Sourdough recipe! Kay mentioned this Brooklyn 99 episode with a sourdough starter.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Pete Myers (he) of North Des Moines Mutual Aid to explore new and nerdy connections for A-Bun-Dance, part of our Jesus Loafs You series. This includes the scripture for the 9th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 17 or Proper 12, which falls on July 25th this year, including our deep dive into Mutual Aid!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Support North Des Moines Mutual Aid! We talked about Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needsin the Gospel reading. You can check out the Des Moines Defender here. We talked about Water Protector Jessica Reznicek’s recent sentencing. The cookbook Kay mentioned can be found here, and the cartoon she mentioned is here.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 8th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 16 or Proper 11, which falls on July 18th this year, including our deep dive into RESToration!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about The Nap Ministry, which you can explore more on Facebook and Twitter. For beautiful Sabbath blessings each week, follow Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg! Emily mentioned this poster from the Ricardo Levins Morales Art Studio, which shows the many things that labor organizing brought us in the u.s. Kay mentioned The Good Jobs Strategy book, which you can find here. We also talk about citizenship and immigration briefly, which you can explore more in our episode for the 6th Sunday after Pentecost.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 7th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 15 or Proper 10, which falls on July 11th this year, including our deep dive into religious violence!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. If you’d like to find out who the original inhabitants of the land you’re living on were, you can get started with this interactive map!
CN: we talk about religious, especially though not exclusively Christian, violence in its many forms, including colonialism, slavery, and genocide when discussing the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rev. Alejandro Alfaro-Santiz (he/el) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 6th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 14 or Proper 9, which falls on July 4th this year, including our deep dive into immigration!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about the work of the Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice. Pastor Kay mentioned this cartoon about Paul and Spongebob.
CN: use and explanation of the word “illegal” in the deep dive
we talk about dangers with immigration when discussing the Gospel reading.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 5th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 13 or Proper 8, which falls on June 27th this year, including our deep dive into the theology of abundance versus the theology of scarcity!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Pastor Kay mentions this cartoon.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rev. abby mohaupt (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 4th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 12 or Proper 7, which falls on June 20th this year, including our deep dive into climate change!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Pastor Emily talked about this article about a new theory on dark matter. We also talked about this NPR story on climate activists getting a seat on the Board of Exxon Mobile. Don't forget to check out GreenFaith and Fossil Free PCUSA, two of the organizations Rev. abby works with!
CN: we briefly talk about police brutality when discussing the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 11 or Proper 6, which falls on June 13th this year, including our deep dive into imagery and literalism in the Bible!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about Biblical literalism with the example from John 3, which we talk about in Holy Trinity Sunday’s episode.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rev. Callie Swanlund (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 10 or Proper 5, which falls on June 6th this year, including our deep dive into blame, shame, and vulnerability!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about Brené Brown and Emily mentioned this TedTalk about vulnerability hangovers and shame. Also, check out the How2charist video that Callie talks about. Kay talked about these Five Geek Social Fallacies. Find out more about Callie and the #WholeheartedWednesday movement through @callieswandlund on social media!
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Holy Trinity Sunday, the first Sunday after Pentecost, which falls on May 30th this year, including our deep dive into the Trinity!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about a video of St. Patrick explaining many of the heresies connected to explaining the Trinity, but as Pastor Kay mentioned, the person who made the video is queerphobic, transphobic, and misogynistic, so instead we are suggesting this brand new video made by Pastor Josh Evans! Pastor Emily mentioned this blog post of many different depictions of the Holy Trinity. Pastor Kay mentioned this Calvin & Hobbes comic strip.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Dr. Jake Rapp (he) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Pentecost, also known as the birthday of the Church, which falls on May 23rd this year, including our deep dive into languages and translation!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Pastor Kay mentioned her ministry resource for Pentecost, the LegalEagle Youtube channel, and the Bad Legal Takes Twitter account. We also talked about Ted Chiang's short story, "The Story of Your Life" (the basis for the movie, The Arrival) and "Tower of Babel", both from the collection The Stories of Your Life and Others.
CN: we talk about death in childbirth when discussing the Romans reading.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 7th Sunday of Easter, which falls on May 16 this year, including our deep dive into prayer!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Also, if you want to learn more about prayer, we mentioned Praying in Color by Sybil MacBeth, and Prayer by Richard Foster.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest, science teacher, Jessica Waller (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Ascension Day, which falls on May 13th this year, though it may be celebrated on either Sunday near it, plus our deep dive into the atmosphere!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Jessica recommended Randall Munroe’s (of webcomic XKCD) book “What If.” Also, Emily refers to this scene involving CJ & maps from West Wing during the episode.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 6th Sunday of Easter, which falls on May 9th this year, including our deep dive into love and relationship anarchy!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about Greek words for love, which you can explore more here. Also, if you want to learn more about relationship anarchy}, this link is great!
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 5th Sunday of Easter, which falls on May 2nd this year, including our deep dive into gender and eunuchs!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about gender and Kia, the Ethiopian eunuch who encounters Philips in Acts, and you can hear the sermon behind the name we use here. Also, if you want to learn more about gender diversity and the Bible, Pastor Emily’s twitter thread is great and they link to Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg’s twitter thread as well! Other great resources we mentioned are Austen Hartke’s book Transforming: the Bible and the Lives of Transgender Christians and the work Peterson Toscano does with biblical interpretation. Pastor Kay mentioned this tumblr thread about punishing the behavior you want. Plus, Emily made a map of Kay’s explanation of Philip’s travels, so check it out!
CN: we talk about transphobic policies and violence when discussing the deep dive.
Violence against Black people and trans people in second reading (1 John).
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Elle Dowd (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Easter 4, which falls on April 25th this year, including our deep dive into prison abolition!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Don’t forget to check out and pre-order Elle’s books, Baptized in Tear Gas: from White Moderate to Abolitionist! We talked about Are Prisons Obsolete? By Angela Davis, The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander, and Faith-Rooted Organizing by Rev. Alexia Salvatierra and Peter Heltzel, which you can look for on bookshop.org. Also, if you want to learn more about the organizations Elle’s advance is supporting, they are: SOUL, Action STL, Mike Brown’s mother’s organization, Michael O. D. Brown, Mike Brown’s father’s organization, Michael Brown Chosen for Change Foundation, and the Chicago Bond fund.
CN: Arrest, police brutality, & the carceral system in the Deep Dive
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guests Pace Warfield-May (they) and Joe Ramelo (he) from the new, spin-off podcast, Horror Nerds At Church to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 3rd Sunday of Easter, which falls on April 18th this year, including our deep dive into the chances Jesus was a zombie, ghost, or vampire!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about queer potlucks (in our Patreon episode!), which you can explore more here. We also talk about Kohlberg’s stages of moral development, which is explained more here. Pace mentioned that they are queerying the Gospel during Easter with Emily at Queerying.org
CN: we talk about antisemitism when discussing the first reading.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 3rd Sunday of Easter, which falls on April 11th this year, including our deep dive into skepticism and questions in Christianity!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talk about Christian Socialism in our Acts conversation, which you can read more about here. We talked about this art of the Resurrected Christ as trans by Elisabeth Ohlson Wallin, which you can find here. Also, if you want to learn more about disability and theology, this article by Rev. Beth Wartick is great! Miracle in Lane 2 is the movie we refer to in this episode, based on a true story, about a kid with spina bifida (CN: the movie does have an able-bodied actor playing a disabled character). Pastor Emily also mentions their blog, Queerying, and Pastor Kay mentions her book, Grace Alone.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Easter Sunday, also known as Resurrection of Jesus, which falls on April 4th this year, including our deep dive into what the Resurrection actually means for us!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.
CN: we talk about some more gory details about the crucifixion and anti-Semitic takes on God when discussing the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Jessica Davis (she/they) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Good Friday, which falls on April 2nd this year, including our deep dive into Good Friday and sin! This episode is longer than usual because we cover the 2 chapters of the Gospel of John that tell the Passion story.
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about the Margaret Cho/Colbert interview, which you can explore more here. Also, if you want to learn more about The Interrupters, find out more about it here. This Mad TV Terminator spoof on the Gospel is what we refer to in this episode.
CN: criminal injustice, police brutality/state violence throughout
child abuse and indifference in deep dive
Christian antisemitism and supersessionism in Isaiah
Lynching, coup attempt, and racist bigotry in mob mentality in John 18:1-7
Drugs and overdosing in John 18:12-27
Holocaust in John 19:16b-22
Death and COVID Deaths in John 19:31-42 and the end
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Maundy Thursday, which falls on April 1st this year, including our deep dive into communion!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about the Nairobi Statement on Worship and Culture, which you can explore more here, as well as this awesome meme.
CN: we talk about ableist and ageist communion practices when discussing the deep dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rev. Lenny Duncan (he) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Palm and Passion Sunday, which falls on March 28th this year, including our deep dive into Palm Sunday, Street Theater, and Reparations! We also ask Rev. Lenny about his upcoming book, United States of Grace!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Also, if you want to learn more about Street Theater, Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed is great!
CN: we talk about experiences with racism and oppression without much detail throughout the episode.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Francisco Herrera (he/mother) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Lent 5, which falls on March 21st this year, including our deep dive into Archbishop Óscar Romero of El Salvador!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about Archbishop Óscar Romero, whose writings and sermons you can explore more here. Also, if you want to learn more about his life, the movie Romero, made in 1989 is great! (While Francisco stayed with us the entire episode, due to technical difficulties we only have his recordings for the Deep Dive and the first reading in the episode.)
CN: we talk about violent dictatorship and political assassinations when discussing the Deep Dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 4th Sunday in Lent, which falls on March 14th this year, including our deep dive into the Numbers reading and the serpents in the wilderness!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We also mentioned the TVTropes Redemption Equals Death page!
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Russell Braman (he) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Lent 3, which falls on March 7th this year, including our deep dive into Judaism and the 10 Commandments!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about The Chosen and The Promise and My Name Is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok, which you can find along with Potok’s other books here, as well as The Trial of God by Elie Wiesel.
CN: antisemitism and pregnancy/birth/abortion in the Deep Dive.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 2nd Sunday in Lent, which falls on February 28th this year, including our deep dive into covenants! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Kay talked about this reddit comment in our conversation about the 2nd reading.
Also, a reminder that domestic violence is in no way your “cross to bear.” This idea is bad theology and if you need support, thehotline.org is available or you can call (800) 799-SAFE (7233)
CN: we talk about genocide, especially on this continent, and abuse when discussing the Gospel reading.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the first Sunday in Lent, which falls on February 21st this year, including our deep dive into all things Rainbows!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about the science of rainbows, which you can explore more here. Also, if you want to learn more about the history of rainbow flags internationally and in the queer rights movement, these links are great! The Nation that Kay talked about is the Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands. The Cinderella movie Kay mentions is now on Disney+, not Youtube.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Crystal Cheatham (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Ash Wednesday, which falls on February 17th this year, including our deep dive into Deconstruction, reconstruction, and liberation!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about the Our Bible App, which you can explore more here. Also, if you want to learn more about The Deconstructionist Playbook, you can find info here.
CN: we talk about white fragility and white women tears when discussing the 2nd reading.
We talk about dystopia involving child murder and dismemberment in the Gospel reading.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest, Emily Ann Garcia (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Transfiguration Sunday, which falls on February 14th this year, including our deep dive into the controversy around Vantablack pigment!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about Stuart Semple’s pigments, which you can explore more here. Also, if you want to learn more about Emily Ann Garcia’s work, check her out on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and her website.
CN: we talk about ableist language and racist implications of light/dark imagery when discussing the 2nd reading.
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 5th Sunday after Epiphany, also known as Lectionary 5, which falls on February 7th this year, including our deep dive into the omnipresence of God!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about the omnipresence of God and got into a bit of the Theology of the Cross. If you want to check out how President Bartlet might have responded to the fascist siege of the Capitol, this is the episode script Kay talked about!
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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 4th Sunday after Epiphany, also known as Lectionary 4, which falls on January 31st this year, including our deep dive into idolatry, interfaith relationships, and our Ultimate Concern!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about idolatry and interfaith relationships this episode. Also, if you want to learn more about God as the Ultimate Concern, Paul Tillich’s Dynamics of Faith is great!
CN: we talk about queerphobia when discussing the second reading and mental illness when discussing the gospel.
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Join us and our special guest, River Cook Needham, MA, to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 3rd Sunday Epiphany, also known as Lectionary 3, which falls on January 24th this year, including our deep dive into Jonah and Process Theology!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about Jonah and Process theology, which you can explore more with the diakonia.faith collective. Also, if you want to learn more about Jonah, especially from a queer perspective, River recommends chapter 15 of Take Back the Word, edited by Robert E. Goss and Mona West.
CN: We talk about antisemitism when discussing the Deep Dive reading.
We talk about medical/scientific experiments when discussing the first reading.
We talk about the summer protests and recent fascist coup attempts when discussing the Gospel reading.
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NerdsAtChurch is a podcast with Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she), where we nerd out about the scripture readings we hear at church and their connections to all things nerdery!
(This episode was recorded before Christmas)
Join us to explore how we connect the scripture for the Second Sunday after Epiphany, which falls on January 17 this year, in new and nerdy ways, including our deep dive into ethics around bodies in the Bible!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about feminist theology around bodies, which you can explore more in the books Pastor Emily recommends, “From Feminist Theology to Indecent Theology” or “Liberation Theology and Sexuality,” both by Marcella Althaus-Reed. Also, if you want to learn more about disability/mental health theology and praxis, “Blessed Are the Crazy: Breaking the Silence about Mental Illness, Family, & Church” by Sarah Griffith Lund is the book Pastor Kay is looking forward to reading.
CN: we talk about bodies, sex work, and the biblical word often translated as “fornication” in our Deep Dive and for the second reading, and also nonconsenting control or influence over others during the second reading.
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NerdsAtChurch is a podcast with Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she), where we nerd out about the scripture readings we hear at church and their connections to all things nerdery!
Join us to explore how we connect the scripture for Baptism of Jesus, also known as Lectionary 1, which falls on January 10th this year in new and nerdy ways, including our deep dive into water!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. If you want to learn more about water’s memory, this New Scientist article is what we refer to in the episode.
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NerdsAtChurch is a podcast with Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she), where we nerd out about the scripture readings we hear at church and their connections to all things nerdery!
Join us and our special guest, Dr. David Kordahl (he), to explore how we connect the scripture for the 2nd Sunday of Christmas, which falls on January 3rd this year in new and nerdy ways, including our deep dive into the Big Bang!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here (link includes bracketed verses).
CN: we talk about adoption when discussing the second reading.
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NerdsAtChurch is a podcast with Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she), where we nerd out about the scripture readings we hear at church and their connections to all things nerdery! Join us to explore how we connect the scripture for the first Sunday of Christmas which falls on December 27th this year in new and nerdy ways, including our deep dive into the Gospel canticles, especially Simeon’s song: the Nunc Dimittis!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about how linen is and was made, which you can explore more here.
CN: we talk about prison industrial complex, slavery, and the Stanford experiment when discussing the Gospel reading.
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NerdsAtChurch is a podcast with Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she), where we nerd out about the scripture readings we hear at church and their connections to all things nerdery! Join us to explore how we connect the scripture for Christmas Eve which falls on December 24th this (and every) year in new and nerdy ways, including our deep dive into Chosen One narratives!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here (includes bracketed verses). We talked about this great list of Chosen One books. Also, if you want to learn more about Chosen One narratives, this Witch, Please episode is what we refer to in this episode.
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NerdsAtChurch is a podcast with Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she), where we nerd out about the scripture readings we hear at church and their connections to all things nerdery!
Join us and our special guest, Suzannah Porter (she) to explore how we connect the scripture for Advent 4 which falls on December 20th this year in new and nerdy ways, including our deep dive into Buffy the Vampire Slayer and her connections to Luke!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.
CN: we talk about consent when discussing the 1st and 4th (final) readings.
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NerdsAtChurch is a podcast with Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she), where we nerd out about the scripture readings we hear at church and their connections to all things nerdery!
Join us to explore how we connect the scripture for the 3rd Sunday in Advent which falls on December 13 this year in new and nerdy ways, including our deep dive into prophecy!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. We talked about a quote from Mr. Rogers, which you can explore more here. Also, if you want to learn more about Biblical prophecy, enterthebible.org is what we refer to in this episode.
Content notification: we talk about calls for peace being used for oppressive purposes when discussing the 2nd reading.
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NerdsAtChurch is a podcast with Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she), where we nerd out about the scripture readings we hear at church and their connections to all things nerdery!
Join us to explore how we connect the scripture for the 2nd Sunday in Advent in new and nerdy ways, including our deep dive into St Nicholas Day!
The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.
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NerdsAtChurch is a podcast with Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she), where we nerd out about the scripture readings we hear at church and their connections to all things nerdery! Join us to explore how we connect the scripture for the 1st Sunday of Advent (11/29/2020) in new and nerdy ways, including our deep dive into the Apocalypse!
Here is the scripture we refer to for this episode. We talked about light and dark, which you can explore more from the Rev. Dr. Wil Gafney and ELCA Candidate for Ordained Ministry Elle Dowd. Also, if you want to learn more about how the Left Behind series is problematic, Kay refers to Slacktivist's commentary in this episode. Check us out on Facebook & Twitter at @NerdsAtChurch to connect!
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NerdsAtChurch is the new podcast of Rev. Emily Ewing (they/them) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she/her), formerly of HP@Church. NerdsAtChurch is where we nerd out about the scripture readings we hear at church and their connections to all things nerdery! Join us, and our occasional special guests, to explore how we can connect to scripture in new and nerdy ways! Check us out on Facebook & Twitter at @NerdsAtChurch to connect!
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