Mind the Gap: Lectionary Commentary
Ever noticed those missing verses from scripture passages in the revised common lectionary? Sometimes we need a new way of looking at scripture as we prepare to preach. Mind the Gap is a podcast that pays extra attention to what gets left out. How does it change the context of the rest? Is there anything in there that could be fruitful for proclaiming the good news? Join us as we ponder these missing pieces.
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Episodes
Sunday Jul 16, 2023
Sunday Jul 16, 2023
Listeners, each and every one of you is fearfully and wonderfully made. This is most certainly true. In this episode we discuss a gap from the semi-continuous Psalm for the 8th Sunday after Pentecost and gaps from the gospel readings for the 8th and 9th Sundays after Pentecost. If you're going to be at the Rostered Ministers Gathering in Phoenix, look for us to say hi!Timestamps:00:01 - title sequence01:35 - What's on your mind?05:46 - reading the text from Psalm 13909:06 - Psalm commentary21:50 - reading the text from Matthew26:38 - Matthew commentary47:19 - outro sequenceLectionary commentary for the eighth and ninth Sundays after Pentecost in Year A (2023)Psalm 139:13-22Matthew 13:31-43Hosts:Pastor Annemarie Hartner-CookPastor Rebecca TrulandMusic:
London Calling by Ryan AndersenFMA Podcast Suggestion by Stephan Siebertfrom the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC
Sunday Jul 09, 2023
Sunday Jul 09, 2023
What even is a parable?? Rebecca is a Greek nerd and Annemarie helps us lean on Lutheranism's love for paradox. Hang out with us as we explore Matthew 13:10-17!Timestamps:00:01 - title sequence01:35 - What's on your mind?07:53 - reading the text11:56 - commentary30:15 - outro sequence
Lectionary commentary for the seventh Sunday after Pentecost in Year A (2023)Matthew 13:10-17Hosts:Pastor Annemarie Hartner-CookPastor Rebecca TrulandMusic:
London Calling by Ryan AndersenFMA Podcast Suggestion by Stephan Siebertfrom the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC
Sunday Jul 02, 2023
Sunday Jul 02, 2023
Matriarchs, miracles, specters, and cynicism... It's another week where two of the readings have gaps in them, so join us as we spend time with Genesis and Matthew!Timestamps:00:01 - title sequence01:35 - What's on your mind?06:13 - reading the text from Genesis11:59 - Genesis commentary26:05 - reading the text from Matthew28:52 - Matthew commentary45:02 - outro sequenceLectionary commentary for the sixth Sunday after Pentecost in Year A (2023)Genesis 24:39-41, 50-57Matthew 11:20-24Hosts:Pastor Annemarie Hartner-CookPastor Rebecca TrulandMusic:
London Calling by Ryan AndersenFMA Podcast Suggestion by Stephan Siebertfrom the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC
Sunday Jun 25, 2023
Sunday Jun 25, 2023
This week, the gap in the psalm brought up questions about justice and prophecy and the environment for us. What does it bring up for you? Listen in while we chat!
Lectionary commentary for the fifth Sunday after Pentecost in Year A (2023)Psalm 89:5-14Hosts:Pastor Annemarie Hartner-CookPastor Rebecca TrulandMusic:
London Calling by Ryan AndersenFMA Podcast Suggestion by Stephan Siebertfrom the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC
Sunday Jun 18, 2023
Sunday Jun 18, 2023
Juggling, the sunk cost fallacy, and the importance of asking questions... We've got all that and more in this week's episode!
Lectionary commentary for the fourth Sunday after Pentecost in Year A (2023)Psalm 86:11-15Hosts:Pastor Annemarie Hartner-CookPastor Rebecca TrulandMusic:
London Calling by Ryan AndersenFMA Podcast Suggestion by Stephan Siebertfrom the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC
Sunday Jun 11, 2023
Sunday Jun 11, 2023
It's the longest gap we've had to discuss yet, but we kept coming back to one central theme: hospitality. What is it? Why is it so important? How can we practice it? This gap is from the semi-continuous series in the season after Pentecost, but it's got important connections to the gospel and we really valued our time dwelling with it.Lectionary commentary for the third Sunday after Pentecost in Year A (2023)Genesis 18:16-20:18Hosts:Pastor Annemarie Hartner-CookPastor Rebecca TrulandMusic:
London Calling by Ryan AndersenFMA Podcast Suggestion by Stephan Siebertfrom the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC
Sunday Jun 04, 2023
Sunday Jun 04, 2023
Have you ever felt like you just can't make anyone happy? Have you felt too old or too young, or too worn or too new, to do any good? We get to talk about a gap in the gospel reading this week, and we hope you'll join us as we chat about it.Lectionary commentary for the second Sunday after Pentecost in Year A (2023)Matthew 9:14-17Hosts:Pastor Annemarie Hartner-CookPastor Rebecca TrulandMusic:
London Calling by Ryan AndersenFMA Podcast Suggestion by Stephan Siebertfrom the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC
Sunday May 28, 2023
Sunday May 28, 2023
In another special edition episode (voted for by our patrons), we're talking about Holy Trinity Sunday--which doesn't technically have a gap in the assigned readings, but there is a very curious passage in the gospel right before the lectionary verses which isn't often (or ever?) read in worship. Corruption, mystery, and self-expression all get touched on during our conversation of Matthew 20:11-15 and Holy Trinity Sunday.
Hosts:Pastor Annemarie Hartner-CookPastor Rebecca TrulandMusic:
London Calling by Ryan AndersenFMA Podcast Suggestion by Stephan Siebertfrom the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC
Sunday May 14, 2023
Sunday May 14, 2023
It's another double episode for Easter 7A, with gaps to be found in both the Psalm and the second lesson. We've got debt jubilee and non-lock-in lock-ins on our minds as we chat about ancient geopolitics, Luther's marks of the church, and the Alexamenos graffito in connection to our readings this week. Lectionary commentary for Easter 7A (2023)Psalm 68:11-31 and 1 Peter 4:15-5:5Hosts:Pastor Annemarie Hartner-CookPastor Rebecca TrulandMusic:
London Calling by Ryan AndersenFMA Podcast Suggestion by Stephan Siebertfrom the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC
Sunday Apr 30, 2023
Sunday Apr 30, 2023
Japanese art, missing and murdered indigenous women, Dalit History Month, mental health, and more… Our conversation this week is wide ranging, with the gap inspiring lots of thoughts and images that could serve as sermon prompts. We hope you’ll listen in as we discuss Psalm 31:6-14!
Lectionary commentary for Easter 5A (2023)Hosts:Pastor Annemarie Hartner-CookPastor Rebecca TrulandMusic:
London Calling by Ryan AndersenFMA Podcast Suggestion by Stephan Siebertfrom the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC