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.
Episodes
Oct 29, 2023
Oct 29, 2023
32 min
Whether you are using the assigned texts for All Saints or sticking to those for the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost, we spend some time in the psalms thinking about how our bodies express grief and carry reminders of God's promises. We also chat about things that literally and figuratively imprison us.
Timestamps:00:01 - title sequence01:35 - What's on your mind?07:20 - reading the text for All Saints10:13 - commentary20:27 - reading the text for 23rd Sunday after Pentecost24:49 - commentary32:01 - outro sequenceLectionary commentary for All Saints and the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost in Year A (2023)Psalm 34:11-21 and Psalm 107:8-32Hosts:Pastor Annemarie Hartner-CookPastor Rebecca TrulandMusic:
London Calling by Ryan AndersenFMA Podcast Suggestion by Stephan Siebertfrom the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC
Oct 8, 2023
Oct 8, 2023
24 min
What names would you give to the voices of doubt or fear in your life and community? How can confession and lament remind us of salvation and blessing? Join us for discussion of Psalm 106:7-18!
Timestamps:00:01 - title sequence01:35 - What's on your mind?04:48 - reading the text08:11 - commentary23:25 - outro sequenceLectionary commentary for the 20th Sunday after Pentecost in Year A (2023)Psalm 106:7-18Hosts:Pastor Annemarie Hartner-CookPastor Rebecca TrulandMusic:
London Calling by Ryan AndersenFMA Podcast Suggestion by Stephan Siebertfrom the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC
Oct 2, 2023
Oct 2, 2023
30 min
Timestamps:00:01 - title sequence01:35 - What's on your mind?06:15 - reading the text09:22 - commentary30:00 - outro sequenceLectionary commentary for the 19th Sunday after Pentecost in Year A (2023)Exodus 20: 5-6, 10-11Hosts:Pastor Annemarie Hartner-CookPastor Rebecca TrulandMusic:
London Calling by Ryan AndersenFMA Podcast Suggestion by Stephan Siebertfrom the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC
Sep 24, 2023
Sep 24, 2023
40 min
With two texts to cover this week, Annemarie and Rebecca find themselves discussing children's sermons, St Francis, the Babylonian exile, and more. Timestamps:00:01 - title sequence01:35 - What's on your mind?06:14 - reading the text from the Psalms08:57 - Psalm commentary20:46 - reading the text from Ezekiel26:55 - Ezekiel commentary39:13 - outro sequenceLectionary commentary for the eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost in Year A (2023)Psalm 78:5-11Ezekiel 18:5-24
Hosts:Pastor Annemarie Hartner-CookPastor Rebecca TrulandMusic:
London Calling by Ryan AndersenFMA Podcast Suggestion by Stephan Siebertfrom the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC
Sep 17, 2023
Sep 17, 2023
28 min
We're back with plagues, Augustine, and links to the gospel for the gap in the semicontinuous psalm on the 17th Sunday after Pentecost.Timestamps:00:01 - title sequence01:35 - What's on your mind?06:55 - reading the scripture10:23 - commentary27:22 - outro sequenceLectionary commentary for the 17th Sunday after Pentecost in Year A (2023).Psalm 105:23-36Hosts:Pastor Annemarie Hartner-CookPastor Rebecca TrulandMusic:
London Calling by Ryan AndersenFMA Podcast Suggestion by Stephan Siebertfrom the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC
Sep 10, 2023
Sep 10, 2023
41 min
After several weeks of being exclusively available on our Patreon account, we are releasing this informal, unedited discussion of the Barbie movie on our main feed. We talk about gender, incarnation, grace, and more. If you saw the movie, did you find any theological or scriptural connections in it?Hosts:Pastor Annemarie Hartner-CookPastor Rebecca TrulandMusic:
London Calling by Ryan AndersenFMA Podcast Suggestion by Stephan Siebertfrom the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC
Aug 14, 2023
Aug 14, 2023
54 min
The readings for this week emphasized a few different things for us about the breadth of God’s inclusion, the difficulty we have with that as sinful creatures, the fact that sometimes it’s not a bad thing to dwell in complexity, and that when all else falls short: we can let the sacraments preach for us.Timestamps:00:01 - title sequence01:35 - What's on your mind?06:52 - reading the text from Isaiah09:21 - Isaiah commentary27:10 - reading the text from Romans32:31 - Romans commentary53:27 - outro sequenceLectionary commentary for the twelfth Sunday after Pentecost in Year A (2023)Isaiah 56:2-5Romans 11:3-28Hosts:Pastor Annemarie Hartner-CookPastor Rebecca TrulandMusic:
London Calling by Ryan AndersenFMA Podcast Suggestion by Stephan Siebertfrom the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC
Aug 6, 2023
Aug 6, 2023
48 min
How do we find God's presence in the storms of life when God doesn't speak? Can promises and blessings impact generations the way trauma can? We're covering gaps from Genesis and the Psalms in this week's episode!Timestamps:00:01 - title sequence01:35 - What's on your mind?06:52 - reading the text from Genesis11:40 - Genesis commentary27:23 - reading the text from Psalm 10530:20 - Psalm commentary47:55 - outro sequenceLectionary commentary for the eleventh Sunday after Pentecost in Year A (2023)Genesis 37:5-11Psalm 105:7-15Hosts:Pastor Annemarie Hartner-CookPastor Rebecca TrulandMusic:
London Calling by Ryan AndersenFMA Podcast Suggestion by Stephan Siebertfrom the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC
Jul 16, 2023
Jul 16, 2023
48 min
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
Jul 9, 2023
Jul 9, 2023
31 min
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