Between 2 Sundays

There’s a reason why “Christ the King” Sunday is now called “Reign of Christ” Sunday in many places. Is “King and Kingdom” type language the best way to continue to talk about God’s “Kingdom” when we’ve completely forgotten that God’s “Kingdom” is completely upside down in comparison to what “Kingdoms” and “Empires” are really about?!  Join Mark B and Mark G as we chew through this week’s rea...

Is our view and understanding of Salvation too small? This week’s readings, while looking like they point to an event some time in the future, all actually point to a present reality – a place in which not only is God in the process of creating a new world for us, but with us. Only when we discover this and enter into that participation do we truly discover the life that we were created to live. J...

“I believe in…the communion of Saints…” But do we really? And what is our part to play in that community? And what is God’s? And are there just some things that we need to ensure don’t distract us from those things we need to do? In this special All Saint’s Sunday episode of Between 2 Sunday’s, Mark B and Mark G get lost and go deep in sthe amazing fact that we have been called to participate with...

When an encounter with God happens, what does that look like? In this week's episode of Between 2 Sundays, Mark B and Mark G discover what happens when God moves into the neighbourhood; and how important a vision for living fully and abundantly has the potential to change the world.  (The readings for the Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost are: Habbakuk 1:1-4, 2:104 and Psalm 119:137-144 &nb...

What does it look like when God’s Spirit is poured out? In this episode of Between 2 Sundays, we go beyond Pentecost (although we do go there too) and discover the hope, restoration, endurance, and grace to be made just that comes from that awakening to the indwelling of God’s Spirit in all of us. Join Mark B and Mark G for a compelling conversation. (The readings for the Twentieth Sunday After Pe...

We haven't arrived, we are only just beginning... After a great conversation about the importance of and how to read Scripture well (which by itself is worth the price of admission even if we are biased), Mark B and Mark G launch into the readings this week which, funny enough, are mostly about the nature of and how to read Scripture! In short - something is being planted in us; and the reality is...

What role does gratitude play? What is your gospel? What matters most? And what does it look like when we simply live where we are in the way God calls us to? Is that really enough?! Join Mark B and Mark G where these and a whole lot of other questions get dissected and, as always, find a way of coming around again in this week’s episode of Between 2 Sundays.  (The readings for the Eighteenth...

The importance of blatant honesty in our spiritual walk and the place of grace in all of this takes centre stage this week. Words escape what transpired as we talked, suffice to say this is a grace saturated episode of Between 2 Sundays. Join Mark B and Mark G as we rediscover the mind-blowing grace of God and especially what that looks like in the midst of pain...  (The readings for the Seve...

It's Money, Money, Money this week on Between 2 Sundays. Mark B and Mark G look at the prophetic act of buying fields, what it means to store up treasures in heaven, and what the fate of the rich man, (as opposed to Lazarus) in Jesus' parable means for us...  (The readings for the Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost are: Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15 and Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16  •  1 Timothy 6:6-...

The Prophet weeps for a balm of healing and Paul wants us to live peaceable lives; all the while Jesus tells us to be like managers who give discounts to make friends and the Psalmist wants the nations around them to face wrath while his own people to be saved. What on earth could these seemingly incongruent readings have to say to us? A challenging Between 2 Sundays with mark B and Mark G this we...

In this week's episode, we discussion lostness and foundness and how the efforts are not on the lost; Paul's own experience of this truth; what foolishness and wisdom looks like; and how Jeremiah points out how what we do effects the whole created order. Join us for Between 2 Sunday's with Mark B and Mark G. (The readings for the Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost are: Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28 and P...

Somehow, this week's episode of Between 2 Sundays starts by watching potters with Jeremiah, but leads into an amazing discussion around the core spirit/heart of Philemon and how this relates to LGBTQI+ people's full inclusivity in the Christian community. All of this, along with the Psalm and Gospel and how they all come together, make for an amazing episode of Between 2 Sundays that you do not wa...

Somehow, this week’s episode of Between 2 Sundays kept coming back to living water vs broken, leaking cisterns: drinking the water is one thing, but where does that lead? Join Mark B and Mark G as they give up stagnant water and jump in the river. (The readings for the Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost are: Jeremiah 2:4-13 and Psalm 81:1, 10-16  • Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16  • Luke 14:1, 7-14 )...

From the Prophet’s tender response to his call, to the refuge offered in the Psalmist’s fortress; from the refining fire and cleansing shake in Hebrews, to the gentle “calling out” of Jesus to our out of kilter priorities… Let the eyes of your heart follow the images that God draws you to in this week’s readings as Mark B and Mark G discuss them Between 2 Sundays. (The readings for the Eleventh Su...

If you enjoyed last weeks conversation, the start of this week's episode (where we discuss how we lived into the readings from last week) go a little further as Mark B and Mark G share their further reflections. Then they jump into the coming readings - probably the hardest, face-slap-like, challenging collection of readings we find in the lectionary year. How do you understand the challenges of t...

The nature of prophecy, the nature of faith, and the nature of Jesus "return"... is it all what we think it is, or could all of these be something more? In this episode of between 2 Sunday's, Mark B and Mark G delve deep into these issues and how the readings for this week speak to them and how we live our faith in the world today. (Readings for the ninth Sunday After Pentecost are: Isaiah 1:1, 10...

Whether it's Hosea 11, Colossians 3, or the parable of the rich fool; there is ALWAYS more when you scratch below the surface. Join Mark B and Mark G for another week of not just scratching, but digging deep and finding some beautiful gems along the way in this week's Between 2 Sundays. (Readings for Eighth Sunday After Pentecost are: Hosea 11:1-11 and Psalm 107:1-9, 43   • Colossians 3:...

What would you do with a set of readings that go from marrying a prostitute to Jesus teaching the Lord's Prayer? I now right?! Mark B and Mark G found their way, and you're welcome to join them as they explore the incredible mercy and grace of God. (The readings for the Seventh Sunday After Pentecost are: Hosea 1:2-10 and Psalm 85  • Colossians 2:6-15, (16-19)  •  Luke 11:1-13) Don'...

So what does a basket of fruit, an ancient hymn, and a fight over who should be in the kitchen have in common. This week Mark B and Mark G investigate some misgivings about Martha, what's revealing about Amos' fruit basket, and the deep revelation found in liturgy of the early church. Join us for this week's Between 2 Sundays. (The readings for Sixth Sunday After Pentecost are: Amos 8:1-12 and Psa...

Think you know the story of the good Samaritan? So did we. And then we started to talk and think and dig and discovered not only a whole lot more just beneath the service, but how this connected to plumb lines and leading lives that bear fruit, and what that means for you and me. Join Mark B and Mark G as they rediscover that being a Samaritan is more than just being nice. Oh, and more than just b...

What a podcast! Somehow, the readings took us from missions in a position of humility; to “the kingdom is near” being the right response in all situations; to the unnecessariness of proximity; to simplicity; to all the ways to fulfil the law of Christ (hint: there’s only one); to how God takes pleasure in anakephalaiosasthai-ing all things; to how God uses the weakest in the story to be the one in...

Sometimes, the Prophets of the Hebrew Scriptures seem so other worldly and live lives most of us would find unattainable. Yet this week's readings reveal that not only did Elisha enter into his ministry with an incredibly humble heart; but also, ot seems, carrying doubts that he would ever be able to truly carry the mantle of his mentor, Elijah. Perhaps we should not be afraid of the doubt that so...

The world can be a difficult place to live. When we or someone we know find ourselves struggling, the responses that we often give/receive are less than helpful. Join Mark B and Mark G as they discover in this week's reading a very real, honest, and human response to suffering that is demonstrated by the Divine themselves (as if somehow they know what it is humans really need in times like that......

The biggest conundrum of history gets an overhaul on this week's episode. Put away your apple pies, H2O, and shamrocks; and start to think of things in relationship to Community. It's all in this special (and belated - sorry!) episode of Between 2 Sundays with mark B and Mark G. (The readings for Trinity Sunday are: Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 and Psalm 8 • Romans 5:1-5 • John 16:12-15) Don't forget to...

Mark B and Mark G dig deep into the fuller meaning of this week's readings: in which the coming of the Holy Spirit is about more than just empowerment and mission. Celebrate with us the bigness of God and the "Realm of the Universe" as we come face to face with how God opens the door to celebrating in our own "language" and culture, whatever and wherever that might be. A special Pentecost episode...