Nerds At Church

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 f...

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 e...

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 t...

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 Testa...

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 .   T...

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...

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 Lev...

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...

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 Philippian...

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!  Th...

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 thi...

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...

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 mentio...

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 r ecen...

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...

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 ar...

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...

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 colonizat...

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...

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 ta...

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 Dany...

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...

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 abou...

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 d...

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...