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An engaging weekly conversation on the Revised Common Lectionary readings for the coming Sunday.
#1109: Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost – November 1, 2026
Preaching Matthew 23:1-12 this Sunday? Karoline Lewis, Cody Sanders, and Matt Skinner dig into one o...
Listen now#1110: All Saints Day – November 1, 2026
Preaching Matthew 5:1-12 on All Saints Sunday? Matt Skinner, Karoline Lewis, and Cody Sanders explor...
Listen now#1108: Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost – October 25, 2026
Love your neighbor as yourself sits at the heart of Jesus’ answer about the greatest commandment i...
Listen now#1107: Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost – October 18, 2026
What did Jesus really mean by “render unto Caesar”? Matt Skinner and Cody Sanders dig in...
Listen now#1106: Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost – October 11, 2026
The parable of the wedding banquet in Matthew 22:1-14 is one of the toughest texts preachers face. K...
Listen now#1105: Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost – October 4, 2026
Karoline Lewis, Matt Skinner, and Cody Sanders dig into the texts for October 4, 2026, the 19th Sund...
Listen now#1104: Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost – September 27, 2026
Matt Skinner, Karoline Lewis, and Cody Sanders unpack Matthew 21:23-32, where Jesus confronts the ch...
Listen now#1103: Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost – September 20, 2026
The parable of the workers in the vineyard raises an uncomfortable question: what if God’s gra...
Listen now#1102: Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost – September 13, 2026
Peter asks Jesus a simple question: how many times should I forgive? Jesus answers with the parable ...
Listen now#1101: Feast of Creation – September 6, 2026
What happens when preachers get their first-ever shot at Feast of Creation texts? Matt Skinner, Karo...
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