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Pastors Tim and Tuhina sit down with The engaging and affirming Rev. Joseph Kim, lead pastor of Bothell United Methodist Church in Bothell, Washington, to talk about this so-called "Low" Sunday, the beautiful B-side of Gospel stories, and what it could look like to turn Easter itself upside-down. Second Sunday of Easter John 20:19-31

Pastors Jason and Tuhina talk to the Rev. Dr. Rob Lee about that high holy (and ancient) day of Easter Vigil – the power of its liturgy, the uniqueness of its story, and the terricitement of its reality.

Pastors Tuhina and Jason sit down with friend of the pod and podcaster extraordinaire in her own right, the Rev. Colleen Montgomery, to talk about Good Friday – what it might be like to write a eulogy for Jesus, the Gospel of John and anti-Semitism, and how Good Friday is its own kind of Eucharist. Good Friday John 18:1-19:47

The Anam Cara Three (Pastors Tim, Tuhina, and Jason) talk about the frightening nature of freedom, what we think can save us, and the power of rethinking what you always thought you knew. Down that way lies liberation. The 4th Sunday in Lent Numbers 21:4-9 John 3:14-21

Pastors Tuhina and Jason sit down with the Brazilian jiu-jitsu practicing Rev. Joshua Serrano, to talk about promise and chaos, what it means to enter into Lent, and how silence and stillness might prime us for something divine. The First Sunday in Lent Genesis 9:8-17, Mark 1:9-15

Pastors Tim and Tuhina sit down with relationship and intimacy coach Wendy B to talk about this unique year when Ash Wednesday falls on Valentine's Day. We talk about love and death, intimacy and mortality: topics too often shunned in Christian communities. Lent begins in love – and death. Ash Wednesday Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

The Anam Cara team (Pastors Tim, Tuhina, and Jason) discuss the fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, why a good sermon title might be "Telling the Truth Sucks," and how we keep hunting Jesus.

Pastors Tim and Jason sit down with the effervescent Rev. Lori Ruge-Jones to talk about agency, powerful role reversals, and how sometimes sermons hooks can hurt ya. Advent 4 Luke 1:26-38

We sit down with the seriously funny (and seriously brilliant) Rev. Elise Pokel to talk about doomsday prepping for others and not just yourself, what it means to grapple with Matthew's intense Gospel, and how you're blessed if you go to sleep. 24th Sunday after the Pentecost Matthew 25:1-13

The Anam Cara Three are back for a mini-episode on Reformation Day – we're on location and discussing the mixed bag nature of this particularly Lutheran holy day. Reformation Day John 8:31-36

The Anam Cara Three discuss the powerful nature (and wide array of liturgical possibilities!) of All Saints' Day. All Saints' Day Matthew 5:1-12

We sit down with writer, speaker, and all-around fantastic human Karen González to probe another one of Jesus' strange parables – and talk about how those parables are more like an episode of Black Mirror than we'd care to admit. 20th Sunday after the Pentecost Matthew 22:1-14

We sit down with the multifaceted, multitalented Rev. John Tirro to talk about interstates of violence, looking at things sideways, and how Jesus is a walking parable. We feature Pastor John's own work as well! Find out more of what he does at johntirro.com. 19th Sunday after the Pentecost Matthew 21:33-46 Isaiah 5:1-7 Psalm 80

The in-house Anam Cara team – Pastors Tuhina, Tim, and Jason – talk about the worst enemy of meritocracy, how a parable is like a labyrinth, and what it means to take forgiveness seriously. 16th Sunday after the Pentecost Matthew 18:21-35

The in-house Anam Cara team (the Revs. Tuhina, Tim, and Jason) go off-lectionary and talk about the rich and varied Season of Creation – which runs September 1 to October 4 – and what it means to be human and hopeful in an age of climate catastrophe.

Pastors Tuhina and Jason sit down with the brilliantly snarky and funny Rev. Bre Roberts to talk about how she met Mary before she met her son, what it means to love and honor Mary (even as Protestants!), and how the Marys of this world are still cradling children lost to state violence. Mary, Mother of our Lord (Assumption/Dormition of Mary) Luke 1:26-38, 46-56

Pastor Jason sits down with the brilliant and bold Rev. Ashley Bathe Dellagiacoma to talk about those wild and crazy parables, and how one might approach a sermon on one (or all) of them. Lean into the mystery, y'all! Ninth Sunday after the Pentecost Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52

Pastors Tuhina and Jason welcome the Rev. Colleen Montgomery, the Director for Digital Ministries with the Virginia Synod of the ELCA, and a mission developer with All Places Together – a completely online worshiping community. They talk the prickly Gospel this week, how to follow the way of the cross, and what it means that Jesus brings holy disruption.

Pastors Tim and Jason sit down with the Reverend Sarah Mayer-Flatt to talk about healing and wonder, how Jesus is not a good model for pastors, and what it means to be in proximity to one another.

Pastors Jason and Tim talk with Rabbi Dr. Laura Duhan-Kaplan about the majestic Hebrew Scriptures, how Christians can mindfully approach them, and what it means to live within a minority religious tradition.

Pastors Tuhina and Jason welcome the Rev. Audrey Price, Ph. D., to talk about the power of Mother Tongue, shared leadership in the church, and how the Spirit arrives *after* God's peace (in other words, we cover all the readings this time!). Day of Pentecost Numbers 11:23-30; John 20:19-23; Acts 2:1-21

The Anam Cara team – the Revs. Tuhina, Tim, and Jason – talk about courtroom metaphors, true justice, and what it means to walk the road to Pentecost. Sixth Sunday of Easter Acts 17:22-31; John 14:15-21

Pastor Jason hears a tale of two Tims, the Rev. Brown and the other Rev., the Bishop of the North Carolina Synod of the ELCA, Tim Smith, as the three talk movement and the enigmatic, unforgettable Easter story on that road to Emmaus. 3rd Sunday of Easter Luke 24:13-35

Pastors Jason, Tuhina, and Tim talk about the start of the Triduum, the Three Days at the heart of the Christian calendar, how to lean in to its sensory possibilities, and why Judas is also one whom Jesus loved.

Pastors Tuhina, Tim, and Jason talk Palm vs. Passion Sunday, what it means to be caught up in a crowd, and how to prepare the people for Holy Week.