By the Well

Sean and Robyn discuss Ruth 3:1-5, 4:13-17 and Mark 12:38-44 with a slight reference to Hebrews 9:24-28.

Howard and Fran discuss Job 42:1-6, 10-17; Psalm 34:1-8 (19-22); Mark 10:46-52 We mention Kylie Crabbe's website Biblical Disability

Sally and Monica discuss the readings for October 20, 2024 (Pentecost 22) - Job 38:1-7 (34-41); Ps 91:9-16 Hebrews 5:1-10 and Mark 10:35-45. 

Robyn and Sally discuss suffering and questions of theodicy and discipleship in Job 23:1-9, 16-17; Psalm 22:1-15; and Mark 10:17-31 with a brief note about Hebrew 4:12-16

Monica Melanchthon and Miguel de la Torre talk about Job1:1, 2:1-10 and Mark 10:2-16 for Pentecost Week 20.

Howard and Fran discuss Esther 7:1-6, 9010; 9:20-22 We mention the Bible Project's Esther video Sam Wells' commentary from the Brazos series on Esther

Monica and Fran discuss Psalm 1; Proverbs 31:10-31; James 3:13-4:3; 7-8a; Mark 9:30-37 We mention Sally Douglas' J esus Sophia Brendan Byrne's A Costly Freedom: A Theological Reading of Mark's Gospel

Robyn Whitaker and guest co-host Rev. Alistair Macrae explore the dynamics of speech in Psalm 19 and James 3:1-12 as well as the call to "pick up one's cross" and be prepared to suffer for the gospel in Mark 8:27-38. we refer to  Call and Consequence by Racquel St Clair,  Morality by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, and C.S. Lewis.

Robyn is joined by Rev. Alistair Macrae to discuss Psalm 125, James 2:1-7, and Mark 7:24-37. We talk about favouritism, racism, and how the gospel compels us to act across boundaries.  We mention Garry Deverell's book  Gondwana Theology .

In this episode Sean talks with Sandy about readings from the Song of Songs 2:8–13; Mark 7:1–5, 14–15, 21–23; and James 1:17–27. They talk about the spring time imagery in the Song's celebration of love, about Jesus' teaching on purity and defilement, and the practical wisdom of James. The Bible Studies prepared for the 2022 Synod of the Uniting Church in Victoria and Tasmania on the theme 'Arise...

Kyie and Fran discuss 1 Kings 8: (1, 6, 10-11), 22-30; 41-43; Psalm 84; Ephesians 6:10-20 We mention a video about the Solomon's Temple Construction; an article by Walter Brueggemann in Sojourners and Martin Wright's book The Dividing Wall: Ephesians and the Integrity of the Corpus Paulinum

Howard and Fran discuss 1 Kings 2:10-12, 3:3-14; Psalm 111 and Ephesians 5:15-20 We refer to Sally Douglas' latest book Jesus Sophia: Returning to Woman Wisdom in the Bible, Practice and Prayer Howard refers to Sally Brown's comments in her essay on the Working Preacher site

Kylie welcomes two scholars of the Gospel and Letters of John, Catrin Williams (University of Wales Trinity St David, UK) and Alicia Myers (Campbell University Divinity School, US) to discuss John 6, and especially 6.35, 41–51. Delve into this episode for some framing for these five weeks on John 6, as well as the passage for this week. See also Alicia's contributions to working preacher on John 6...

Howard and Robyn continue their discussion of David and Bathsheba in 2 Sam 11:26-12:13, then dive into Psalm 51 and John 6:24-35. Those interested in preaching the David and Bathsheba story might like to listen to last week's episode and also look at the following further resources: The Bloody Bible Podcast episode on "David's Entitlement" Shiloh blog on this story by Princess O’Nika Auguste This...

Howard and Robyn discuss 2 Sam 11:1-15; Psalm 14; and John 6:1-21.  We do a deep dive into the David and Bathsheba story but suggest preachers might like to look at the following further resources: The Bloody Bible Podcast episode on "David's Entitlement" Shiloh blog on this story by Princess O’Nika Auguste This sermon on the text by Tanya Riches Robyn Whitaker's book - Even the Devil Quotes Scrip...

Sean and Robyn discuss themes in 2 Samuel 7:1-14; Ephesians 2:11-22; and Mark 6:30-34, 53-56. 

In this week's conversation Monica and Sean talk about kings and their wives as they explore 2 Samuel 6:1–5, 12b–19 and Mark 6:14–29, stopping along the way to discuss the liturgical riches of Psalm 24 and the single sentence blessing of Ephesians 1:3–14.

Sally and Fran discuss 2 Sam 5:1-5;9-10; Psalm 48; 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 and Mark 6:1-13 We mention Sally Douglas' The Church as Salt

Kylie speaks with guest Dr Janine Luttick of Australian Catholic University, author of the wonderful book: Jairus's Daughter and the Female Body in Mark (SBL Press, 2024). We speak about Psalm 130 and Mark 5.21–43, with a particular focus on the story of Jairus's daughter. Themes include: crying out of the depths, active waiting and hoping, God's presence in the midst of grief, Jesus restructuring...

Fran and Howard discuss 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13; Psalm 20 (briefly!) and Mark 4:26-34

In this episode Kylie and Sean explore themes of kingship, apocalyptic, family, and bodies in 1 Samuel 8:4–20; 2 Corinthians 4:13–5:1 and Mark 3:20–35.   In the episode we mention three resources relating to the gospel reading: Ched Myers,  Binding the Strong Man Anna Rebecca Solevåg,  Negotiating The Disabled Body  (SBL Press, 2018) Justin Meggitt, The Madness of King Jesus (I B Tauris, 2018)

For the second week of Pentecost season, Sally and Robyn discuss 1 Sam 3:1-20; Psalm 139; 2 Corinthians 4:5-12; and Mark 2:23-3:6. It is also the Sunday of Reconciliation week in Australia and were grateful to Brooke Prentis for sharing some thoughts about how Christians might mark that in their worship. We also refer to Howard Wallace's Lectionary blog .

Monica and Fran discuss Isaiah 6:1-8; Psalm 29; John 3:1-17

This week we are joined by a guest host, Brooke Prentis, an Aboriginal Christian leader who brings her indigenous perspective to the texts. Brooke and Robyn discuss Acts 2:1-21, Romans 8:22-27, and Psalm 104. To learn more about Brooke Prentis and her ministry resources, including her prayers and poetry, check out  https://www.brookeprentis.com/   If you are interested to know more about Ezekiel 3...

Fran and Robyn discuss Psalm 1, Acts 1:15-17, 21-26, and John 17:6-19. We refer to Andrew Root's  When the Church Stops Working.