Strangely Warmed

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May 18, 2020 • 34min

Easter 7A - Gold Bond and The Gospel

Acts 1.6-14, Psalm 68.1-10, 32-35, 1 Peter 4.12-14, 6.6-11, John 17.1-11; What is Process Theology? Why are the disciples so dumb? Is it possible to suffer faithfully? These questions and more on this episode of Strangely Warmed with guest Tripp Fuller. Tripp is the host of Home-brewed Christianity, and Religion/Science Research Fellow at the University of Edinburg, Scotland.
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May 11, 2020 • 29min

Easter 6A - The Best Graphic Novel

Acts 17.22-31, Psalm 66.8-20, 1 Peter 3.13-22, John 14.15-21; How important is it to know your audience? Can you experience church on TikTok? What does faithful evangelism look like? These questions and more on this episode of Strangely Warmed with guest Josh Blakely. Josh works at Longwood University and is currently pursuing a Masters Degree at Duke Divinity in order to pursue ordination as a Deacon in the UMC.
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May 4, 2020 • 33min

Easter 5A - We Know The Way

Acts 7.55-60, Psalm 31.1-5, 15-16, 1 Peter 2.2-10, John 14.1-14; Can we find joy when everything else feels joyless? Should we get stoned with Stephen? How exclusive is Christianity? These questions and more on this episode of Strangely Warmed with guest Josh Blakely. Josh works at Longwood University and is currently pursuing a Masters Degree at Duke Divinity in order to pursue ordination as a Deacon in the UMC.
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Apr 27, 2020 • 23min

Easter 4A - I Am My Own Worst Enemy

Acts 2.42-47, Psalm 23, 1 Peter 2.19-25, John 10.1-10; What's so good about Christian friendship? Are we really supposed to share things in the Kingdom? Is it possible to die well? These questions and more on this episode of Strangely Warmed with guest Rev. Sarah Locke. Sarah in an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church and currently serves Hickory UMC in Chesapeake, VA.
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Apr 20, 2020 • 31min

Easter 3A - Walking and Talking

Acts 2.14a, 36-41, Psalm 116.1-4, 12-19, 1 Peter 1.17-23, Luke 24.13-25; How important are Jesus' titles? Can we really love the Lord? How would Peter handle Social Distancing? These questions and more on this episode of Strangely Warmed with guest Rev. Sarah Locke. Sarah in an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church and currently serves Hickory UMC in Chesapeake, VA.
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Apr 13, 2020 • 23min

Easter 2A - Less Is More

Acts 2.14a, 22-32, Psalm 16, 1 Peter 1.3-9, John 20.19-31; What is the point of preaching? Do we really worship other gods? Why don't we hear more about the harrowing of Hell? These questions and more on this episode of Strangely Warmed with guest Joanna Marcy Paysour. Joanna is an ordained elder in the UMC and is currently serving at Cave Spring UMC in Roanoke, VA.
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Apr 6, 2020 • 26min

Resurrection of the Lord [A] - Crying On Easter

Jeremiah 31.1-6, Psalm 118.1-2, 14-24, Colossians 3.1-4, John 20.1-18; Should we add a few more weeks to Lent? What does Easter look like in Coronatide? Why does Mary cry at the tomb? These questions and more on this episode of Strangely Warmed with guest Joanna Marcy Paysour. Joanna is an ordained elder in the UMC and is currently serving at Cave Spring UMC in Roanoke, VA.
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Mar 30, 2020 • 26min

Liturgy of the Palms [A] - Subverting Expectations

Psalm 118.1-2, 19-29, Matthew 21.1-11; Are we good enough to get through the gate of the Lord? What does the Princess Bride have to do with the Gospel? What does "Hosanna" really mean? These questions and more on this episode of Strangely Warmed with guest Todd Littleton. Todd is a Baptist pastor serving in Tuttle, Oklahoma.
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Mar 23, 2020 • 31min

Lent 5A - Feeling Your Feelings

Ezekiel 37.1-14, Psalm 130, Romans 8.6-11, John 11.1-45; What's so great about being a Baptist? Can the Lord really speak things into existence? Are we rejected or elected? These questions and more on this episode of Strangely Warmed with guest Todd Littleton. Todd is a Baptist pastor serving in Tuttle, Oklahoma.
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Mar 16, 2020 • 41min

Lent 4A - On The Fence Inside The Big Tent

1 Samuel 16.1-13, Psalm 23, Ephesians 5.8-14, John 9.1-41; Is David Bentley Hart right about universalism? What's the story behind the story of scripture? how many theologies are there inside of Methodism? These questions and more on this episode of Strangely Warmed with guest Alan Combs. Alan is an ordained elder in the UMC and is currently serving First UMC in Salem, VA.

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