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Pastors Tim and Jason sit down with the Rev. Dr. Shanitria Cuthbertson, mission developer extraordinaire, to talk about time in John's Lazarus story, the Mystery of what Jesus was really up to, and how love - true love - stinketh. 5th Sunday in Lent John 11:1-45

Pastors Tuhina and Jason sit down with the sometimes-Christian, often-witch, always-mystic Kevin Miguel Garcia to talk about this tricky text, how it has been used to hurt people in the church, and ways through that to the Gospel at its center. 4th Sunday in Lent John 9:1-41

Pastors Tuhina and Jason sit down with Bishop Brenda Bos, the first openly lesbian bishop in the ELCA, to talk the paradoxes of Ash Wednesday, the opportunities to preach at the beginning of Lent, and how to approach this singular day in the Christian calendar. Ash Wednesday Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

Pastors Tim and Jason sat down with public theologian Rozella Haydée White, talking OG prophets, profound invitations, and the sacredness of our trans siblings. The Transfiguration Matthew 17:1-9

Pastors Tim, Tuhina, and Jason talk the Beatitudes, a text that might be TOO famous. How can we approach it anew? What stories can we tell? What modern-day beatitudes do we hear? Epiphany 4 Matthew 5:1-12

Pastor Jason sits down with the storytelling womanist theologian Rev. Tamika Jay from For Collard Girls to talk about consent, the challenge of sticking to one Gospel, and the importance of expanding our images for God. Baptism of our Lord Matthew 3:13-17

Pastors Tim, Tuhina, and Jason sit down to talk about the ultimate story that might suffer from familiarity: Luke, chapter two. Cue Linus and his blanket. Christmas Eve Luke 2:1-20

Tim, Tuhina, and Jason are back to talk a different, cosmic, world-altering creation narrative (the Bible has several), this one from the mystical Gospel according to John. Christmas Day John 1:1-14

Pastors Tuhina, Tim, and Jason talk with consultant, activist, and preacher Sandhya Jha about the last day of the church year -- and everything that's caught up with that. Realm of Christ (Reign of Christ/Christ the King) Jeremiah 23:1-6 Luke 1:68-79 Psalm 46 Luke 23:33-43

Jason talks with the thought-provoking Rev. Tuhina Verma Rasche about the beauty of the both/and, how we're not called to be doormats, and how All Saints' is one hell of a day. All Saints' Day Luke 6:20-31

Tim & Jason sit down with the firecracker Rev. Shannon Weston in Baltimore, Md., to talk shop about how the titles in many of our bibles are crap, our responsibility to the assembly we preach to, and how you could craft a sermon around this unsettling text. 16th Sunday after the Pentecost Luke 16:19-31

Jason and Tim sit down with the prophetic Rev. Kwame Pitts in Buffalo, N.Y., to listen for what the spirit of God is saying to God's people, especially as it relates to easy sermons and the true work of God's kin-dom. 3rd Sunday after the Pentecost Luke 9:51-62

Tim and Jason sit down with the extraordinary Rev. Angie Shannon in Bowie, MD, to listen for what the spirit of God is saying to God's people. Pentecost Day Acts 2:1-21 John 14:8-17 (25-27)

Tim and Jason talk to the free-range Rev. Jenny Sung about what it means to keep vigil at the cross, and how to approach preaching on such a pivotal day in the life of the Church. Good Friday Isaiah 52:13-53:12 John 18:1-19:42

Tim and Jason sit down with the delightful Rev. Danielle DeNise, the Director for Evangelical Mission in the North Carolina Synod (and our amazing boss) about the lavish story Jesus tells about two brothers. The 4th Sunday of Lent Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32

Jason and our own Reverend Seminarian Matt Hansen sit down with Professor Moss to talk about soul freedom and what it means to cultivate spiritual practices during Lent. Ash Wednesday March 2, 2022 Isaiah 58:1-12 The 51st Psalm Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

Storyteller and educator (and all-around fantastic human being) Dr. Tracy Radosevic joins Tim and Jason to talk about Jesus as the master of the teachable moment. This thoughtcast is brought to you by story time: it's not just for children. Fifth Sunday of Epiphany February 6, 2022 Luke 5:1-11

This episode, we talk about the hometown Jesus and his inaugural sermon from Luke 4 with the wonderful Rev. Athena Thomasson-Bless. Third Sunday of Epiphany January 23, 2022 Luke 4:14-21

The Revs. Tim Brown and Jason Chesnut sit down to talk with the Rev. CeCee Mills, assistant to the bishop in the North Carolina Synod of the ELCA, about the classic Christmas Eve text from Luke's Gospel. Christmas Eve December 24, 2021 Luke 2:1-20

A new 'thoughtcast' where preachers work out their sermons together.