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

  • All Saints' (C): (F)all Saints

    November 1st, 2022  |  17 mins 30 secs

    Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for All Saints', which are Job 19:23-27a, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17, and Luke 20:27-38.

  • Pentecost 21 (C): Wee Little Bernie Madoff

    October 24th, 2022  |  26 mins 19 secs

    Jacob and Aaron dive into the readings for the Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost, which are Isaiah 1:10-18, 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12, and Luke 19:1-10.

  • Pentecost 20 (C): Libations of Mountain Dew

    October 17th, 2022  |  27 mins 33 secs

    Jacob and Aaron jump into 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.

  • Pentecost 19 (C): Beating Up God?

    October 10th, 2022  |  30 mins 48 secs

    Jacob and Aaron dive into 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.

  • Pentecost 18 (C): No Viking Cruises on the River Jordan

    October 3rd, 2022  |  34 mins 15 secs

    Jacob and Aaron dive into 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.

  • Pentecost 17 (C): Angry Prophets and Mustard Seeds

    September 26th, 2022  |  29 mins 21 secs

    Jacob and Aaron look into 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.

  • Pentecost 16 (C): Giving It All Away

    September 19th, 2022  |  26 mins 49 secs

    Jacob and Aaron dive into 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.

  • Pentecost 15 (C): Fairness or Forgiveness?

    September 12th, 2022  |  32 mins 32 secs

    Jacob and Aaron dive into the readings for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, which are Amos 8:4-7, 1 Timothy 2:1-7, and Luke 16:1-13.

  • Pentecost 14 (C): Gold Calf, Lost Sheep, Missing Coin

    September 6th, 2022  |  28 mins 55 secs

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

  • Pentecost 13 (C): Philemon, Who Was a Person

    August 29th, 2022  |  33 mins 1 sec

    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.

  • Pentecost 12 (C): The Worst Wedding Guest Ever

    August 24th, 2022  |  29 mins 42 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.

  • Pentecost 11 (C): Everyone Deserves Pizza

    August 15th, 2022  |  28 mins 45 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.

  • Pentecost 10 (C): Vitamin T

    August 8th, 2022  |  31 mins 13 secs

    Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, which are Jeremiah 23:23-29, Hebrews 11:29-12:2, and Luke 12:49-56.

  • Pentecost 9 (C): Faith-uh

    August 1st, 2022  |  18 mins 12 secs

    Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, which are Genesis 15:1-6, Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16, and Luke 12:32-40.

  • Pentecost 8 (C): Be Like Cal, Not Jake

    July 25th, 2022  |  30 mins 11 secs

    Jacob and Aaron venture into the readings for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, which are Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23, Colossians 3:1-11, and Luke 12:13-21.

  • Pentecost 7 (C): A Divine Pushover

    July 18th, 2022  |  21 mins 30 secs

    Jacob and Aaron dive into the readings for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, which are Genesis 18:20-32, Colossians 2:6-15, (16-19), and Luke 11:1-13.