Nerds At Church

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 13th this year, including our deep dive into imagery and literalism in the Bible! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here .  We talked about Biblical literalism wit...

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rev. Callie Swanlund (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 6th this year, including our deep dive into blame, shame, and vulnerability! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here . &nbsp...

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Holy Trinity Sunday, the first Sunday after Pentecost, which falls on May 30th this year, including our deep dive into the Trinity! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here .  We talked about a video of St. Patrick explaining many of the heresies connected t...

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Dr. Jake Rapp (he) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Pentecost, also known as the birthday of the Church, which falls on May 23rd this year, including our deep dive into languages and translation! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here .  Pastor Kay mentioned her ministry...

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 7th Sunday of Easter, which falls on May 16 this year, including our deep dive into prayer! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here .   Also, if you want to learn more about prayer, we mentioned Praying in Color by Sybil MacBeth, and Prayer by Rich...

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest, science teacher, Jessica Waller (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Ascension Day, which falls on May 13th this year, though it may be celebrated on either Sunday near it, plus our deep dive into the atmosphere! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here .  Jessica recom...

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 6th Sunday of Easter, which falls on May 9th this year, including our deep dive into love and relationship anarchy! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here .  We talked about Greek words for love, which you can explore more here .  Also, if you wan...

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 2nd this year, including our deep dive into gender and eunuchs! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here .  We talked about gender and Kia, the Ethiopian eunuch who encounters Philips in Acts, and you can hear the...

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Elle Dowd (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Easter 4, which falls on April 25th this year, including our deep dive into prison abolition! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here .  Don’t forget to check out and pre-order Elle’s books, Baptized in Tear Gas: from White...

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guests Pace Warfield-May (they) and Joe Ramelo (he) from the new, spin-off podcast, Horror Nerds At Church to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 3rd Sunday of Easter, which falls on April 18th this year, including our deep dive into the chances Jesus was a zombie, ghost, or vampire! The scripture we refe...

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 11th this year, including our deep dive into skepticism and questions in Christianity! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here .  We talk about Christian Socialism in our Acts conversation, which you can read m...

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 Jesus, which falls on April 4th this year, including our deep dive into what the Resurrection actually means for us! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here . CN: we talk about some more gory details about the crucifi...

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! This episode is longer than usual because we cover the 2 chapters of the Gospel of John that tell the Passion story. The scripture we refer t...

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 Culture, which you can explore more here , as well as this awesome m...

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rev. Lenny Duncan (he) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Palm and Passion Sunday, which falls on March 28th this year, including our deep dive into Palm Sunday, Street Theater, and Reparations! We also ask Rev. Lenny about his upcoming book, United States of Grace ! The scripture we refer to for th...

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Francisco Herrera (he/mother) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Lent 5, which falls on March 21st this year, including our deep dive into Archbishop Óscar Romero of El Salvador! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here .  We talked about Archbishop Óscar Romero, whose writi...

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 14th this year, including our deep dive into the Numbers reading and the serpents in the wilderness! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here . We also mentioned the TVTropes Redemption Equals Death page ! Check us out...

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Russell Braman (he) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Lent 3, which falls on March 7th this year, including our deep dive into Judaism and the 10 Commandments! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here .  We talked about The Chosen and The Promise and My Name Is Asher Lev by...

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 2nd Sunday in Lent, which falls on February 28th this year, including our deep dive into covenants! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here . Kay talked about this reddit comment in our conversation about the 2nd reading. Also, a reminder that domestic viole...

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the first Sunday in Lent, which falls on February 21st this year, including our deep dive into all things Rainbows! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here .  We talked about the science of rainbows, which you can explore more here .  Also, if you want...

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Crystal Cheatham (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Ash Wednesday, which falls on February 17th this year, including our deep dive into Deconstruction, reconstruction, and liberation! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here .  We talked about the Our Bible App, which...

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest, Emily Ann Garcia (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Transfiguration Sunday, which falls on February 14th  this year, including our deep dive into the controversy around Vantablack pigment! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here .  We talked about Stuart Semple’...

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 7th this year, including our deep dive into the omnipresence of God!  The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here . We talked about the omnipresence of God and got into a bit of...

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 Epiphany, also known as Lectionary 4, which falls on January 31st this year, including our deep dive into idolatry, interfaith relationships, and our Ultimate Concern! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here .  We talked about idolatry...

Join us and our special guest,  River Cook Needham, MA , to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 3rd Sunday Epiphany, also known as Lectionary 3, which falls on January 24th this year, including our deep dive into Jonah and Process Theology!  The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found  here .  We talked about Jonah and Process theology, which...