Same Old Song

The Mockingbird Lectionary Podcast

About the show

Join the Rev. Jacob Smith and the Rev. Aaron Zimmerman each week as they break down the lectionary texts for the coming Sunday with Gospel insight, a few (in)appropriate cultural references, and a heart for the sufferer in the pew—and the pulpit. All in a half an hour or so. Lectionary readings here: http://www.lectionarypage.net/.

Audio production by TJ Hester

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Episodes

  • Advent 2 (A): Can't We All Get Along?

    December 1st, 2025  |  34 mins 47 secs

    Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for the Second Sunday of Advent, which are Isaiah 11:1-10, Romans 15:4-13, and Matthew 3:1-12.

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    Advent 1 (A): God's Alarm Clock

    November 24th, 2025  |  35 mins 15 secs

    Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for the First Sunday of Advent, which are Isaiah 2:1-5, Romans 13:11-14, and Matthew 24:36-44.

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    Christ the King (C): Grace Isn't Cheap, It's Free

    November 17th, 2025  |  33 mins 24 secs

    Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for Christ the King, which are Jeremiah 23:1-6, Colossians 1:11-20, and Luke 23:33-43.

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    Pentecost 23 (C): E-Z Bake Oven

    November 10th, 2025  |  27 mins 29 secs

    Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for the Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost, which are Malachi 4:1-2a, 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13, and Luke 21:5-19.

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    Pentecost 22 (C): After Life

    November 5th, 2025  |  36 mins 24 secs

    Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for the Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost, which are Job 19:23-27a, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17, and Luke 20:27-38.

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    All Saints (C): I Can See Clearly Now

    October 27th, 2025  |  31 mins 39 secs

    Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for All Saints, which are Isaiah 1:10-18, 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12, and Luke 19:1-10.

  • Pentecost 20 (C): Inside Out

    October 21st, 2025  |  35 mins 28 secs

    Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, which are Jeremiah 14:7-10,19-22, 2 Timothy 4:6-8,16-18, and Luke 18:9-14.

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    Pentecost 19 (C): Yuma's Worst Wrestler

    October 13th, 2025  |  34 mins 16 secs

    Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost which are, Genesis 32:22-31, 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5, and Luke 18:1-8.

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    Pentecost 18 (C): The Red Thread

    October 6th, 2025  |  37 mins 47 secs

    Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, which are 2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c, 2 Timothy 2:8-15, and Luke 17:11-19.

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    Pentecost 17 (C): You Gotta Have Faith

    September 29th, 2025  |  28 mins 26 secs

    Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, which are Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4, 2 Timothy 1:1-14, and Luke 17:5-10.

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    Pentecost 16 (C): Billy Sunday

    September 22nd, 2025  |  25 mins 12 secs

    Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, which are Amos 6:1a,4-7, 1 Timothy 6:6-19, and Luke 16:19-31.

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    Pentecost 15 (C): Give It Away, Give It Away, Give It Away Now

    September 15th, 2025  |  37 mins 46 secs

    Jacob and Aaron take a look at the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, which are Amos 8:4-7, 1 Timothy 2:1-7, and Luke 16:1-13.

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    Pentecost 14 (C): Golden Calf Implants

    September 8th, 2025  |  31 mins 55 secs

    Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, which are Exodus 32:7-14, 1 Timothy 1:12-17, and Luke 15:1-10.

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    Pentecost 13 (C): You Can Get With This

    September 2nd, 2025  |  29 mins 10 secs

    Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, which are Deuteronomy 30:15-20, Philemon 1-21, and Luke 14:25-33.

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    Pentecost 12 (C): Self Flatulation

    August 25th, 2025  |  29 mins 2 secs

    Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, which are Proverbs 25:6-7, Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16, and Luke 14:1, 7-14.

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    Pentecost 11 (C): Shake Senora

    August 18th, 2025  |  30 mins 6 secs

    Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, which are Isaiah 58:9b-14, Hebrews 12:18-29, and Luke 13:10-17.