Nerds At Church

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Pentecost, which falls on May 28th this year, including our deep dive into fire!  The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here .  Learn more about types of fires and fire extinguishers here .  For more on the ecological benefits of wildfires, check out this National...

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for 7th Sunday of Easter, which falls on May 21st this year, including our deep dive into ecumenism!  The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here .  Check out more about the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification .  Check out more about the Catholic and Copt...

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rory Rohloff (he) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Ascension Day, which falls on May 18th this year, including our deep dive into UFOs!  The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here .  Rory recommended the podcast Our Strange Skies as well as The Saucer Life for those interested in...

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Stefanie Kaylor (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 6th Sunday of Easter, which falls on May 14th this year, including our deep dive into polytheism!  The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here .  Stefanie publishes her zines physically and online here . For some tips on h...

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 5th Sunday of Easter, which falls on May 7th this year, including our deep dive into martyrdom!  The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here .  For more about the disciples’ lives (and deaths), check out this year’s Easter 3 episode .  More on Paul can be found...

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rev. Anna Blaedel (they) of enfleshed to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the fourth Sunday of Easter, also known as Good Shepherd Sunday, which falls on April 30th this year, including our deep dive into ritual!  The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here .  We talked about the Tra...

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 3rd Sunday of Easter, which falls on April 23rd this year, including our deep dive into the disciples!  The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here .  For more about Revelation, written by John of Patmos, check out last year’s Easter 2 deep dive .  To learn more...

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the second Sunday of Easter, which falls on April 16th this year, including our deep dive into biblical resurrections!  The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here .  Check out the full stories in scripture for all the people we talk about who are resurrected.  For...

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Easter Sunday, also known as Resurrection of Our Lord, which falls on April 9th this year, including our deep dive into baby animals!  The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here .  If you want John’s Gospel account, check out this year’s Easter Vigil episode with R...

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rabbi Becky Silverstein (he) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the Easter Vigil, which falls on April 8th (or 9th) this year, including our deep dive into Midrash!  The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here .  Make sure you check out the Trans Halakha Project that Becky mentioned...

We've re-released our second Good Friday episode for all of you! Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Good Friday, which falls on April 15th this year, including our deep dive into Capital Punishment!  The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here .  To learn more about Justices Breyer and Ginsburg’s...

Enjoy our first Good Friday episode, re-released for your convenience! Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Jessica Davis (she/they) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Good Friday, which falls on April 2nd this year, including our deep dive into Good Friday and sin!  The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here .  We ta...

Enjoy our season 2 Maundy Thursday episode again, re-released, just for you! Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rabbi Maurice Appelbaum (he) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Maundy Thursday, which falls on April 14th this year, including our deep dive into Passover!  The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here .  I...

Enjoy this re-release of our first season Maundy Thursday episode! Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Maundy Thursday, which falls on April 1st this year, including our deep dive into communion!  The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here .  We talked about the Nairobi Statement on Worship and Cultu...

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Palm Sunday, also known as Passion Sunday or Palm/Passion Sunday, which falls on April 2nd this year, including our deep dive into Judas!  The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here .  We talked about last year’s Holy Trinity episode on Wisdom , our first season’s...

Get a sneak peak at this year’s Holy Week plan from Nerds At Church! For Palm/Passion Sunday this year, Pastor Emily and Pastor Kay dive deep into Judas!  If you’d like to check out past Palm/Passion episodes, check out our first season’s Palm/Passion Sunday episode on Palm Sunday, Street Theater, and Reparations with Rev./Awo Lenny Duncan and last year’s episode on Jesus Christ Superstar with And...

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 5th Sunday in Lent, which falls on March 26th this year, including our deep dive into graveyards and cemeteries!  The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here .  For more on death, check out last year’s All Saints episode with Rev. Justin Thornburgh .  For more g...

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 4th Sunday in Lent, which falls on March 19th this year, including our deep dive into eyesight! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here .  In the deep dive, Emily mentioned a zine article on the social vs medical models of disability .  We also men...

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 3rd Sunday in Lent, which falls on March 12th this year, including our deep dive into wells! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here .  To learn more about types of wells and how they’re constructed, check out this website and this YouTube video ! &nbsp...

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the second Sunday in Lent, which falls on March 5th this year, including our deep dive into the census! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here .  For a more interactive timeline on the evolution of the census, check out this infographic .  For more on...

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Andrew Walker (he) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the first Sunday in Lent, which falls on February 26th this year, including our deep dive into wilderness survival! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here .  Check out Andrew’s podcast, The Madness Table for some playth...

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rev. Lydia Posselt (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Ash Wednesday, also known as the beginning of Lent, which falls on February 22nd this year, including our deep dive into Ash Wednesday and Lent! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here .  We talked about this Ash W...

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guests, Rev. Nicole Garcia (she) of The National LGBTQ Task Force , Rev. Emerson Remy Remmers (they), and Rev. Mack Patrick (he) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Transfiguration Sunday, also known as the last Sunday after Epiphany, which falls on February 19th this year, including our deep dive into tra...

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 Epiphany, also known as Lectionary 6 or Proper 1, which falls on February 12th this year, including our deep dive into anger! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here .  If you are or think you might be in an abusive relationship, please...

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 Epiphany, also known as Lectionary 5, which falls on February 5th this year, including our deep dive into salt! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here .  For more on the health benefits and why salt and pepper are always on the table,...