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Posting from the archives again this week! 3-years-ago Aaron and Marissa would live to have you join them for Proper 11.

In this episode, we consider the readings for Proper 11, Year A:

Genesis 28:10-19a & Psalm 139:1-11, 22-23; Isaiah 44:6-8 & Psalm 86:11-17; Romans 8:12-25; Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43.

We discuss the Lord's promise to Jacob at Bethel, Isaiah's declaration of the Lord's unparalleled lordship alongside the absurdity of idolatry, Paul's beautiful exploration of the weight of glory, and Jesus' parable of the wheat and weeds.

Notes:

-Fr. Bruce Waltke's Sermon for July 9, 2023
-Link to Death, Resurrection & the Life to Come playlist
-"Hold Me Now/Whole Heart" song

--The Bible Project
--Bible Project on Jacob and Esau
--Bible Project video on Isaiah
--Bible Project video on Romans
--Bible Project discussion, on Parable of the Weeds and Wheat

--Kingdom, Grace, Judgment: Paradox, Outrage, and Vindication in the Parables of Jesus, by: Robert Farrar Capon

Other Resources:
--Dwell App
--Metrical Collects

7:07 Collect
8:08 Genesis 28:10-19a & Psalm 139:1-11, 22-23
27:08 Isaiah 44:6-8 & Psalm 86:11-17
38:46 Romans 8:12-25
56:09 Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

Our outro music is an original song by our friend Dcn. Jeremiah Webster, a poet and professor whose giftedness is rivaled by his humbleness. You can find his published works, including After So Many Fires, with a quick Google.

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Marissa is back this week!

We talked about the benfits of a chronological Bible. My (Aaron’s) favorite version is this one:

https://a.co/d/0fz48W6l

We also mention Marissa’s middle grade novels, Storybound and Story’s End, which you can find here:

https://a.co/d/0aigGjsd

https://a.co/d/084rXVSk

To find the readings, follow this link:

http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/A44-Proper-9-July-3-to-July-9.pdf

Thanks for enjoying the Bible with us!

Our outro music is an original song by our friend Dcn. Jeremiah Webster, a poet and professor whose giftedness is rivaled by his humbleness. You can find his published works, including After So Many Fires, with a quick Google.

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Hello, friends! This week it’s just Fr Aaron without my lovely wife, Marissa. However, my dear friend Dcn Ben Acone joined me on this episode for a great conversation around the readings. Thank you, Ben for such a fun time! And listeners, enjoy the slightly different flavor this week. Marissa will be back next week!

To find the readings, follow this link:

http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/A44-Proper-9-July-3-to-July-9.pdf

Our outro music is an original song by our friend Dcn. Jeremiah Webster, a poet and professor whose giftedness is rivaled by his humbleness. You can find his published works, including After So Many Fires, with a quick Google.

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Hello, friends! This week it’s just Fr Aaron without my lovely wife, Marissa. However, my dear friend Dcn Ben Acone joined me on this episode for a great conversation around the readings. Thank you, Ben for such a fun time! And listeners, enjoy the slightly different flavor this week.

To find the readings, follow this link:

https://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/A43-Proper-8-June-26-to-July-2.pdf

Our outro music is an original song by our friend Dcn. Jeremiah Webster, a poet and professor whose giftedness is rivaled by his humbleness. You can find his published works, including After So Many Fires, with a quick Google.

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This week has us sending along another re-post from the archives, while we are on sabbatical. The readings for this week are almost exactly the same as the RCL Lectionary we were using three years ago, but any timely remarks will be tied to circa 2023. Thanks for joining us, friends, and we look forward to returning to fresh episodes very soon!

In this episode, we consider the readings for Proper 6, Year A in the Lectionary cycle:

Genesis 18:1-15, 21:1-7 & Psalm 116:1, 10-17; Exodus 19:2-8a & Psalm 100; Romans 5:1-8; Matthew 9:35-10:23.

We discuss the story of the the messengers coming to Abram and Sarah who laughed, the Lord's message to Israel at Mt. Sinai, Psalms of Thanksgiving, Paul's words on hope and the love of Jesus, and Jesus' sending out the twelve in His name.

Notes:
--Dwell App
--Metrical Collect for Proper 6


--We recommended Dcn. Jeremiah Webster's recent book Follow the Devil/Follow the Light a few episodes ago, and Goodreads is running a giveaway for it through June 15. See more of Dcn. Jeremiah's books here or read selected poems here.

--The Bible Project
--Bible Project's video on Romans
--Bible Project's video on Hesed or Loyal Love

1:23 Collect
2:39 Genesis 18:1-15, 21:1-7 & Psalm 116:1, 10-17
19:41 Exodus 19:2-8a & Psalm 100
31:31 Romans 5:1-8
43:36 Matthew 9:35-10:23

Our outro music is an original song by our friend Dcn. Jeremiah Webster, a poet and professor whose giftedness is rivaled by his humbleness. You can find his published works, including After So Many Fires, with a quick Google.

Our outro music is an original song by our friend Dcn. Jeremiah Webster, a poet and professor whose giftedness is rivaled by his humbleness. You can find his published works, including After So Many Fires, with a quick Google.

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This week has us sending along a re-post from the archives. The readings for this week are the same, but any time-sensitive things will be circa 2023. Thanks for joining us friends!

In this episode, we consider the readings for Proper 5, Year A in the Lectionary cycle:

Genesis 12:1-9; Psalm 33:1-12; Hosea 5:15-6:6; Psalm 50:7-15; Romans 4:13-25; Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26.

We discuss the story of the blessing of Abram, Hosea's prophetic indictment of destructive religious exploitation, the challenges of preaching doctrinal passages in Romans, and the profound way Jesus confronts the religious hypocrisy as he teaches people to learn what it means that God desires mercy and not sacrifice.

Notes:
--Dwell App
--Metrical Collect for Trinity Sunday


--The Bible Project
--Bible Project's video on Romans
--Bible Project's video on Hosea

3:05 Collect
3:41 Genesis 12:1-9; Psalm 33:1-12
22:33 Hosea 5:15-6:6; Psalm 50:7-15
38:44 Romans 4:13-25
52:00 Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26

Our outro music is an original song by our friend Dcn. Jeremiah Webster, a poet and professor whose giftedness is rivaled by his humbleness. You can find his published works, including After So Many Fires, with a quick Google.

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Join Fr. Aaron & Marissa Burt to discuss the readings for Trinity Sunday: Genesis 1:1-2:3; Psalm 150; 2 Corinthians 13:5-14; Matthew 28:16-20.

Notes:

Check out Marissa's Spiritual Treadmills survey here

The quote Aaron mentioned: "Polytheism, therefore, was really a sort of pool; in the sense of the pagans having consented to the pooling of their pagan religions. And this point is very important in many controversies ancient and modern. It is regarded as a liberal and enlightened thing to say that the god of the stranger may be as good as our own; and doubtless the pagans thought themselves very liberal and enlightened when they agreed to add to the gods of the city or the hearth some wild and fantastic Dionysus coming down from the mountains or some shaggy and rustic Pan creeping out of the woods. But exactly what it lost by these larger ideas is the largest idea of all. It is the idea of the fatherhood that makes the whole world one."

- G.K. Chesterton, The Everlasting Man

--Dwell App
--2019 Book of Common Prayer

The Bible Project

Pentecost: A Day of Power for All People, by: Emilio Alvarez

Ordinary Time: A Season of Growth, by: Amy Peeler

1:11 Collect

1:58 Answering questions about the preaching team

14:33 Genesis 1:1-2:3

33:50 Psalm 150

36:14 2 Corinthians 13:5-14

48:13 Matthew 28:16-20

Our outro music is an original song by our friend Dcn. Jeremiah Webster, a poet and professor whose giftedness is rivaled by his humbleness. You can find his published works, including After So Many Fires, with a quick Google.

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Join Fr. Aaron & Marissa Burt to discuss the readings for Pentecost, also known as Whitsunday: Genesis 11:1-9; Psalm 104:24-35; Acts 2:(1-11)12-21; John 14:8-17.

Notes:

Check out Marissa's Spiritual Treadmills survey here

--Dwell App
--Prayers of the People for Easter
--2019 Book of Common Prayer

The Bible Project

Pentecost: A Day of Power for All People, by: Emilio Alvarez

1:16 Collect

6:04 Genesis 11:1-9

37:27 Psalm 104:24-35

39:18 Acts 2:(1-11)12-21

1:00:43 John 14:8-17

Our outro music is an original song by our friend Dcn. Jeremiah Webster, a poet and professor whose giftedness is rivaled by his humbleness. You can find his published works, including After So Many Fires, with a quick Google.