• The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

    The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

    Welcome to Lectionary Kick-start! Each week Jessica Bordeleau hosts Dr. Peter Nafzger and Dr. David Schmitt in a discussion about the lectionary texts for upcoming…

  • Children and Musical Faith Formation – Dr. Samuel and Lois Eatherton

    Children and Musical Faith Formation – Dr. Samuel and Lois Eatherton

    In which ways does music inform the spiritual development of children? “We learn things as children, especially musically because it gets inside of us,” said…

  • A Marxist Mission of the Church

    A Marxist Mission of the Church

    In the United States nowadays we are used to seeing liberal Protestant churches that carry out what looks like Marxist approaches to the church’s mission.…

  • The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost

    The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost

    Join us in a conversation about the texts for August 3, 2025! The readings for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost are Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12–14, 2:18–26,…

  • Judah in the Time of David

    Judah in the Time of David

    In 1993 a victory stela was discovered in the excavation of Tel Dan. The stela has been dated to the mid-ninth century BC and holds…

  • The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

    The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

    Spark your thoughts for July 27, 2025! Tune in to “Lectionary Kick-start” for a discussion about the texts for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost.

  • The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost

    The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost

    Spark your thoughts for July 20, 2025! Tune in to “Lectionary Kick-start” for a discussion about the texts for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost.

  • Why You Should Read Flannery O’Connor – Dr. David Schmitt and Dr. Joel Biermann

    Why You Should Read Flannery O’Connor – Dr. David Schmitt and Dr. Joel Biermann

    Flannery O’Connor’s perspective as a devout Catholic writing in mid-century Georgia is observant and powerful. The theology intertwined into the narratives of her stories set…

  • The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

    The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

    Spark your thoughts for July 13, 2025! Tune in to “Lectionary Kick-start” for a discussion about the texts for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost.