Jacob Smith
Co-Host of Same Old Song
Jacob was born on the Navajo Reservation and was raised in Yuma, Arizona. He graduated from the University of Arizona in 2000 with a BA in History, with an emphasis in Near Eastern Studies. He received his M. Div from Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry in May 2006.
Since 2006, Jacob has served the parish of Calvary St George's in New York City in various capacities and has been the rector since 2017. He has also served the Episcopal Church, Episcopal Diocese of New York, and New York City in various leadership roles including: Vice President of the Bible and Common Prayer Book Society, trustee of the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, Dean of the Lower Manhattan Clericus, and as a board member of the Stuyvesant Park Neighborhood Association.
Jacob Smith has hosted 451 Episodes.
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Pentecost 4 (B): Seen vs Unseen
June 10th, 2024 | 27 mins 15 secs
Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, which are 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13, 2 Corinthians 5:6-10,[11-13],14-17, and Mark 4:26-34.
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Pentecost 3 (B): Nike Airs and the Hard Rock Cafe
June 4th, 2024 | 24 mins 35 secs
Jacob and Aaron dive into the readings for the Third Sunday after Pentecost, which are 1 Samuel 8:4-11, (12-15), 16-20, (11:14-15), 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1, and Mark 3:20-35.
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Pentecost 2 (B): Darkness & Light
May 27th, 2024 | 37 mins 30 secs
Jacob and Aaron dive into the readings for the Second Sunday after Pentecost, which are 1 Samuel 3:1-10(11-20), 2 Corinthians 4:5-12, and Mark 2:23-3:6.
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Trinity (B): The 300
May 21st, 2024 | 38 mins 27 secs
Jacob and Aaron dive into the readings for Trinity Sunday (and also their 300th episode!) which are Isaiah 6:1-8, Romans 8:12-17, and John 3:1-17.
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Pentecost (B): Warm Fuzzy Spirit of Truth
May 13th, 2024 | 34 mins 46 secs
Jacob and Aaron dive into the readings for the Day of Pentecost, which are Acts 2:1-21 or Ezekiel 37:1-14, Romans 8:22-27 or Acts 2:1-21, and John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15.
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Easter 7 (B): You Keep Using That Word
May 6th, 2024 | 25 mins 49 secs
Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for the Seventh Sunday in Easter, which are Acts 1:15-17, 21-26, 1 John 5:9-13, and John 17:6-19.
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Easter 6 (B): Abiding on Cinco De Quatro
May 1st, 2024 | 31 mins 28 secs
Jacob and Aaron dive into the readings for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, which are Acts 10:44-48, 1 John 5:1-6, and John 15:9-17.
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Easter 5 (B): Ask John, Not Cher
April 22nd, 2024 | 32 mins 50 secs
Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for the Fifth Sunday in Easter, which are Acts 8:26-40, 1 John 4:7-21, and John 15:1-8.
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Easter 4 (B): Baa Baa Sunday
April 15th, 2024 | 23 mins 52 secs
Jacob and Aaron dive into the readings for the Fourth Sunday of Easter, which are Acts 4:5-12, 1 John 3:16-24, and John 10:11-18.
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Easter 3 (B): Total Eclipse of the Heart
April 8th, 2024 | 31 mins 10 secs
Jacob and Aaron dive into the readings for the Third Sunday of Easter, which are Acts 3:12-19, 1 John 3:1-7, and Luke 24:36b-48.
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Easter 2 (B): Wrong Place, Wrong Time, Right Jesus
April 1st, 2024 | 30 mins 27 secs
Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for the Second Sunday of Easter, which are Acts 4:32-35, 1 John 1:1-2:2, and John 20:19-31.
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Easter (B): Really Good News (and 2 PSAs)
March 25th, 2024 | 22 mins 22 secs
Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for Easter Sunday, which are Acts 10:34-43 or Isaiah 25:6-9, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 or Acts 10:34-43, and John 20:1-18 or Mark 16:1-8.
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Palm Sunday & Holy Week (B): Not Today, Satan!
March 18th, 2024 | 34 mins 23 secs
Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for Palm Sunday and Holy Week, which are Mark 11:1-11 or John 12:12-16; and Isaiah 50:4-9a, Philippians 2:5-11, and Mark 14:1-15:47 or Mark 15:1-39, [40-47].
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Lent 5 (B): Something Good
March 11th, 2024 | 23 mins 18 secs
Jacob and Aaron examine the readings for the Fifth Sunday in Lent, which are Jeremiah 31:31-34, Hebrews 5:5-10, and John 12:20-33.
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Lent 4 (B): When the Lights Come On
March 6th, 2024 | 31 mins 32 secs
Jacob and Aaron unpack the readings for the Fourth Sunday in Lent, which are Number 21:4-9, Ephesians 2:1-10, and John 3:14-21.
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Lent 3 (B): If You Want a Ladder, Go to Home Depot (Not Church)
February 26th, 2024 | 30 mins 38 secs
Jacob and Aaron dive into the readings for the Third Sunday in Lent, which are Exodus 20:1-17, 1 Corinthians 1:18-25, and John 2:13-22.