Mind the Gap: Lectionary Commentary

Ep. 37: Ash Wednesday (2024)

Timestamps:00:01 - title sequence01:20 - What's on your mind?06:10 - reading the scripture from Joel10:14 - Joel commentary24:40 - reading the scripture from Matthew28:04 - Matthew commentary39:15 - outro sequenceLectionary commentary for Ash Wednesday (2024)Joel 2:3-11 and Matthew 6:7-15Hosts:Pastor Annemarie Hartner-CookPastor Rebecca TrulandMusic:
London Calling by Ryan AndersenFMA Podcast Suggestion by Stephan Siebertfrom the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC

Ep. 36: 5th Sunday after Epiphany in Year B (2024)

Timestamps:00:01 - title sequence01:20 - What's on your mind?08:07 - reading the scripture010:54 - commentary27:05 - outro sequenceLectionary commentary for the 5th Sunday after Epiphany in Year B (2024)Psalm 147:12-20bHosts:Pastor Annemarie Hartner-CookPastor Rebecca TrulandMusic:
London Calling by Ryan AndersenFMA Podcast Suggestion by Stephan Siebertfrom the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC

Ep. 35: 3rd Sunday after Epiphany in Year B (2024)

Are you looking for examples of repentance or justice to use in your preaching? This week's gap has a great blueprint for both of those. It also makes great connections with the gospel reading and even the larger liturgical season. Timestamps:00:01 - title sequence01:31 - What's on your mind?08:07 - reading the scripture010:31 - commentary25:24 - outro sequenceLectionary commentary for the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany in Year B (2024)Jonah 3:6-9Hosts:Pastor Annemarie Hartner-CookPastor Rebecca TrulandMusic:
London Calling by Ryan AndersenFMA Podcast Suggestion by Stephan Siebertfrom the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC

Ep. 34: 2nd Sunday after Epiphany in Year B (2024)

"God is everywhere" is both law and gospel. Where do you feel pulled to preach this week: vocation? prejudice? self esteem? We love being in our Psalms Era. Timestamps:00:01 - title sequence01:25 - What's on your mind?06:15 - reading the scripture09:04 - commentary24:11 - outro sequenceLectionary commentary for the 2nd Sunday after Epiphany in Year B (2024)Psalm 139:7-12Hosts:Pastor Annemarie Hartner-CookPastor Rebecca TrulandMusic:
London Calling by Ryan AndersenFMA Podcast Suggestion by Stephan Siebertfrom the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC

Ep. 33: Epiphany (2024)

Timestamps:00:01 - title sequence01:21 - What's on your mind?05:33 - reading the scripture07:58 - commentary25:09 - outro sequenceLectionary commentary for Epiphany (2024)Psalm 72:8-9Hosts:Pastor Annemarie Hartner-CookPastor Rebecca TrulandMusic:
London Calling by Ryan AndersenFMA Podcast Suggestion by Stephan Siebertfrom the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC

Ep. 32: Advent 4B (2023)

How many different times can we say the word "house?" Honestly folks, this gap is the most baffling yet in terms of wondering why on earth the verses were taken out, but we found lots of connections for Advent 4 and even bridging to Christmas Eve in this one. It's been an amazing year of Mind the Gap, and we can't wait to do more text study with you in 2024! Timestamps:00:01 - title sequence01:54 - What's on your mind?06:14 - reading the scripture09:42 - commentary29:38 - outro sequenceLectionary commentary for the fourth Sunday of Advent in Year B (2023)2 Samuel 7:12-15Hosts:Pastor Annemarie Hartner-CookPastor Rebecca TrulandMusic:
London Calling by Ryan AndersenFMA Podcast Suggestion by Stephan Siebertfrom the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC

Ep. 31: Advent 3B (2023)

In which keeping track of whether we're talking about John the Baptist or John the Evangelist is hard. We've also got metaphor, tabernacles, and fleshiness to consider in this week's episode. We pray that God has made your Advent a holy and hope-filled season so far, preachers.Timestamps:00:01 - title sequence01:47 - What's on your mind?05:46 - reading the scripture09:16 - commentary24:32 - outro sequenceLectionary commentary for the third Sunday of Advent in Year B (2023)John 1:9-18Hosts:Pastor Annemarie Hartner-CookPastor Rebecca TrulandMusic:
London Calling by Ryan AndersenFMA Podcast Suggestion by Stephan Siebertfrom the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC

Ep. 30: Advent 2B (2023)

Verb tenses, movie connections, time traveling and more--that's what awaits in our episode about the gap in the psalm for Advent 2B. Timestamps:00:01 - title sequence01:58 - What's on your mind?06:48 - reading the scripture09:05 - commentary22:57 - outro sequenceLectionary commentary for the second Sunday of Advent in Year B (2023)Psalm 85:3-7Hosts:Pastor Annemarie Hartner-CookPastor Rebecca TrulandMusic:
London Calling by Ryan AndersenFMA Podcast Suggestion by Stephan Siebertfrom the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC

Ep. 29: Advent 1B (2023)

Sometimes, no matter how much we prepare, studying scripture brings us to places we didn't anticipate. We're leaning into the tension that the season of Advent holds: light and dark, already and not yet. Keep awake, preachers.Statement on the Celebration of Advent and Christmas in the Midst of the War, from the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem (www.ELCJHL.org)Timestamps:00:01 - title sequence01:35 - What's on your mind?06:58 - reading the scripture09:45 - commentary28:46 - outro sequenceLectionary commentary for the first Sunday of Advent in Year B (2023)Psalm 80:8-16Hosts:Pastor Annemarie Hartner-CookPastor Rebecca TrulandMusic:
London Calling by Ryan AndersenFMA Podcast Suggestion by Stephan Siebertfrom the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC

Ep. 28: Christ the King Year A (2023)

Finding Your Roots, student debt, politics in church, and shepherding get covered in our episode for the final Sunday of Year A! We're saying goodbye to Matthew and looking forward to beginning our Advent commentaries.Timestamps:00:01 - title sequence01:35 - What's on your mind?06:04 - reading the scripture09:19 - commentary24:25 - outro sequenceLectionary commentary for Christ the King Sunday in Year A (2023)Ezekiel 34:17-19Hosts:Pastor Annemarie Hartner-CookPastor Rebecca TrulandMusic:
London Calling by Ryan AndersenFMA Podcast Suggestion by Stephan Siebertfrom the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC