Nerds At Church

Season 4 Episode 11: Book Talk

April 10, 2024 13:00 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MB

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...

Season 4 Episode 10: Space Programs

March 20, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 68.8 MB

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 b...

Season 4 Episode 9: Space Travel in Pop Culture

March 13, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 67.6 MB

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 Peo...

Season 4 Episode 8: Geography & Celestial Navigation

March 06, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MB

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 ...

Season 4 Episode 7: Male Astronomers

February 28, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour - 65.1 MB

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 t...

Season 4 Episode 6: Astronomers

February 21, 2024 14:00 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MB

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. To support Nerds At Church...

Season 4 Episode 5: Astrophysics

February 14, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour - 63.3 MB

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 “...

Season 4 Episode 4: Our Solar System

February 07, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour - 66.7 MB

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 “Th...

Season 4 Episode 03: Astrology

January 31, 2024 22:20 - 1 hour - 68.5 MB

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 ...

Season 4 Episode 3: Astrology

January 31, 2024 22:20 - 1 hour - 68.5 MB

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 ...

Season 4 Epiosde 02: Magi & Zoroastrianism

January 17, 2024 14:00 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MB

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 AdventMasPhan...

Season 4 Episode 2: Magi & Zoroastrianism

January 17, 2024 14:00 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MB

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 AdventMasPhan...

Season 4 Episode 1: Cosmology

January 10, 2024 14:00 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MB

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 ...

Season 4 Episode 01: Cosmology

January 10, 2024 14:00 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MB

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 ...

Season 4 Intro: Epiphany, Astronomy, & the Magi!

January 06, 2024 16:50 - 13 minutes - 11.9 MB

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. To support Nerds At Church, you can become a Patreon S...

Mini-Muppetsode!

December 14, 2023 14:00 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MB

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...

Reign of Christ Year A

November 20, 2023 14:00 - 50 minutes - 46.8 MB

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...

25th Sunday after Pentecost Year A

November 13, 2023 14:00 - 57 minutes - 53.2 MB

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 S...

24th Sunday after Pentecost Year A

November 06, 2023 14:00 - 58 minutes - 54.2 MB

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 ...

23rd Sunday after Pentecost Year A

October 30, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 71.9 MB

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 referenc...

All Saints Day Year A

October 26, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 65.2 MB

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’...

Reformation Day Year A

October 25, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 68.9 MB

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...

22nd Sunday after Pentecost Year A

October 23, 2023 13:00 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MB

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 ...

21st Sunday after Pentecost Year A

October 16, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 72.1 MB

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. To support Nerds At Church, you can become a Patreon Supporter at any tier for extra perks and b...

20th Sunday after Pentecost Year A

October 09, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 74.2 MB

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; C...

19th Sunday after Pentecost Year A

October 02, 2023 13:00 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MB

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 ...

18th Sunday after Pentecost Year A

September 25, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 72.8 MB

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...

17th Sunday after Pentecost Year A

September 18, 2023 13:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MB

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 aut...

16th Sunday after Pentecost Year A

September 11, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 71.7 MB

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...

15th Sunday after Pentecost Year A

September 04, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 64.5 MB

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 Chur...

14th Sunday after Pentecost Year A

August 28, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 70.1 MB

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 episo...

13th Sunday after Pentecost Year A

August 21, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 70.6 MB

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...

12th Sunday after Pentecost Year A

August 15, 2023 01:00 - 1 hour - 68.2 MB

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 Cou...

11th Sunday after Pentecost Year A

August 07, 2023 13:00 - 51 minutes - 47.7 MB

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. Feli...

10th Sunday after Pentecost Year A

July 31, 2023 13:00 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MB

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 Mac...

9th Sunday after Pentecost Year A

July 24, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 74.2 MB

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 ...

8th Sunday of Pentecost Year A

July 17, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 66.7 MB

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, ...

7th Sunday after Pentecost Year A

July 10, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 69.5 MB

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...

6th Sunday after Pentecost Year A

July 03, 2023 13:00 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MB

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. Wikipe...

5th Sunday after Pentecost Year A

June 26, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 59.2 MB

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 othe...

4th Sunday after Pentecost Year A

June 19, 2023 13:00 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MB

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 overvi...

3rd Sunday after Pentecost Year A

June 12, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 59.2 MB

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 aga...

2nd Sunday after Pentecost Year A

June 05, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 59.9 MB

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 Pak...

Holy Trinity Sunday Year A

May 29, 2023 13:00 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MB

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 corpu...

Pentecost Sunday Year A

May 22, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 70 MB

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 Smok...

7th Sunday of Easter Year A

May 15, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 57.6 MB

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...

Ascension Year A

May 10, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 69.9 MB

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 Wall...

6th Sunday of Easter Year A

May 08, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 64.3 MB

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 i...

5th Sunday of Easter Year A

May 01, 2023 11:30 - 48 minutes - 45 MB

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 ...

4th Sunday of Easter Year A

April 24, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour - 63.9 MB

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 mentio...

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