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

  • Christmas Eve/Day (A): This is (Pea) Nuts

    December 20th, 2022  |  33 mins 47 secs

    Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for Christmas Eve/Day, which are Isaiah 9:2-7, Titus 2:11-14, and Luke 2:1-14(15-20).

  • Advent 4 (A): Jesus' Middle Name

    December 12th, 2022  |  22 mins 4 secs

    Jacob and Aaron dive into the readings for the Fourth Sunday of Advent, which are Isaiah 7:10-16, Romans 1:1-7, and Matthew 1:18-25.

  • Advent 3 (A): Fugazi in the Wilderness

    December 5th, 2022  |  30 mins 1 sec

    Jacob and Aaron dive into the readings for the Third Sunday of Advent, which are Isaiah 35:1-10, James 5:7-10, and Matthew 11:2-11.

  • Advent 2 (A): Stumpy Messiah

    November 28th, 2022  |  30 mins 41 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.

  • Advent 1 (A): Zack de la Rocha: "Happy Advent!"

    November 22nd, 2022  |  25 mins 49 secs

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

  • Christ the King (C): Talking Turkey

    November 15th, 2022  |  29 mins 6 secs

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

  • Pentecost 23 (C): Justice, Judgment, & Falling Temples

    November 7th, 2022  |  23 mins 54 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.

  • 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.