Thoughtcast
The calm before the (brain)storm.
Pentecost 24 (feat. Elise Pokel)
November 5, 2023
We sit down with the seriously funny (and seriously brilliant) Rev. Elise Pokel to talk about doomsday prepping for others and not just yourself, what it means to grapple with Matthew's intense Gospel, and how you're blessed if you go to sleep. 24th Sunday after the Pentecost Matthew 25:1-13
Pentecost 20 (feat. Karen González)
October 8, 2023
We sit down with writer, speaker, and all-around fantastic human Karen González to probe another one of Jesus' strange parables – and talk about how those parables are more like an episode of Black Mirror than we'd care to admit. 20th Sunday after the Pentecost Matthew 22:1-14
Pentecost 19 (feat. John Tirro)
October 2, 2023
We sit down with the multifaceted, multitalented Rev. John Tirro to talk about interstates of violence, looking at things sideways, and how Jesus is a walking parable. We feature Pastor John's own work as well! Find out more of what he does at http://johntirro.com 19th Sunday after the Pentecost Matthew 21:33-46 Isaiah 5:1-7 Psalm 80
Pentecost 16 (feat. St. Forgiveness and Rev. Mercy)
September 10, 2023
The in-house Anam Cara team – Pastors Tuhina, Tim, and Jason – talk about the worst enemy of meritocracy, how a parable is like a labyrinth, and what it means to take forgiveness seriously. 16th Sunday after the Pentecost Matthew 18:21-35
Season of Creation (feat. the AC Three)
August 30, 2023
The in-house Anam Cara team (the Revs. Tuhina, Tim, and Jason) go off-lectionary and talk about the rich and varied Season of Creation – which runs September 1 to October 4 – and what it means to be human and hopeful in an age of climate catastrophe.
Mary, Mother of our Lord (feat. Bre Roberts)
August 7, 2023
Pastors Tuhina and Jason sit down with the brilliantly snarky and funny Rev. Bre Roberts to talk about how she met Mary before she met her son, what it means to love and honor Mary (even as Protestants!), and how the Marys of this world are still cradling children lost to state violence. Mary, Mother of our Lord (Assumption/Dormition of Mary) Luke 1:26-38, 46-56
Pentecost 9 (feat. Ashley Bathe Dellagiacoma)
July 24, 2023
Pastor Jason sits down with the brilliant and bold Rev. Ashley Bathe Dellagiacoma to talk about those wild and crazy parables, and how one might approach a sermon on one (or all) of them. Lean into the mystery, y'all! Ninth Sunday after the Pentecost Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52
Pentecost 4 (feat. Colleen Montgomery)
June 18, 2023
Pastors Tuhina and Jason welcome the Rev. Colleen Montgomery, the Director for Digital Ministries with the Virginia Synod of the ELCA, and a mission developer with All Places Together – a completely online worshiping community. They talk the prickly Gospel this week, how to follow the way of the cross, and what it means that Jesus brings holy disruption.
Pentecost Day (feat. Audrey Price)
May 21, 2023
Pastors Tuhina and Jason welcome the Rev. Audrey Price, Ph.D., to talk about the power of Mother Tongue, shared leadership in the church, and how the Spirit arrives *after* God's peace (in other words, we cover all the readings this time!). Day of Pentecost Numbers 11:23-30; John 20:19-23; Acts 2:1-21
Easter 3 (feat. Tim Smith)
April 16, 2023
Pastor Jason hears a tale of two Tims, the Rev. Brown and the other Rev., the Bishop of the North Carolina Synod of the ELCA, Tim Smith, as the three talk movement and the enigmatic, unforgettable Easter story on that road to Emmaus. 3rd Sunday of Easter Luke 24:13-35