In this episode, we discuss the readings for the seventh Sunday of Easter, Year B in the Lectionary cycle: Acts 1:15-17, 21-26; Psalm 1; 1 John 5:9-13; John 17:6-19.

We consider the apostles' selection of Matthias, the Psalmist's contrast between the deeply rooted tree and the chaff, John's words about eternal life, and Jesus' high priestly prayer.

Notes:
--Prayers of the People for Easter
--Dwell App
--The Bible Project
--Bible Project's video on the resurrection of Jesus
--Bible Project's video on 1 John

Lamb of the Free: Recovering the Varied Sacrificial Understanding of Jesus' Death, by: Andrew Remington Rillera

7:24 Collect
8:03 Acts 1:15-17, 21-26
24:56 Psalm 1
33:02 1 John 5:9-13
42:45 John 17:6-19

Our outro music is an original song by our friend Dcn. Jeremiah Webster, a poet and professor whose giftedness is rivaled by his humbleness. You can find his published works, including After So Many Fires, with a quick Google.

In this episode, we discuss the readings for the sixth Sunday of Easter, Year B in the Lectionary cycle: Acts 10:44-48; Psalm 98; 1 John 5:1-6; John 15:9-17.

We consider the Gentile converts receiving the Holy Spirit, John's teaching on the church family trait of love, and Jesus' teaching on love as laying down one's life for another.

Notes:
--Prayers of the People for Easter
--Dwell App
--The Bible Project
--Bible Project's video on the resurrection of Jesus
--Bible Project's video on 1 John

Lamb of the Free: Recovering the Varied Sacrificial Understanding of Jesus' Death, by: Andrew Remington Rillera

Chasing Vines, by: Beth Moore

2:15 Collect
2:49 Acts 10:44-48
21:18 Psalm 98
29:39 1 John 5:1-6
44:04 John 15:9-17

Our outro music is an original song by our friend Dcn. Jeremiah Webster, a poet and professor whose giftedness is rivaled by his humbleness. You can find his published works, including After So Many Fires, with a quick Google.

In this episode, we discuss the readings for the fifth Sunday of Easter, Year B in the Lectionary cycle: Acts 8:26-40; Psalm 22:24-30; 1 John 4:7-21; John 15:1-8.

We consider the baptism of the Ethiopian eunuch, John's teaching on love of God and neighbor, and Jesus' metaphor of abiding in the vine.

Notes:
--Prayers of the People for Easter
--Dwell App
--The Bible Project
--Bible Project's video on the resurrection of Jesus
--Bible Project's video on 1 John
--Map of Philip's travels in Acts

Lamb of the Free: Recovering the Varied Sacrificial Understanding of Jesus' Death, by: Andrew Remington Rillera

Too Loud a Solitude, by: Bohumil Hrabal

Chasing Vines, by: Beth Moore

4:55Collect
5:31 Acts 8:26-40
33:03 Psalm 22:24-30
37:21 1 John 4:7-21
53:06 John 15:1-8

Our outro music is an original song by our friend Dcn. Jeremiah Webster, a poet and professor whose giftedness is rivaled by his humbleness. You can find his published works, including After So Many Fires, with a quick Google.