Lo-Fi Lectionary

"How was your day, Jesus?" "Oh, it was alright. Cried a lot. Tore up a church. Bunch of God's people want to kill me. But, I got to ride a donkey, so, you know: the glass is half full. #Blessed."  This part of the story is getting really good, join us as we look at the rest of Luke 19. Join the conversation on Facebook @ "Lo-Fi Lectionary" Email us at LoFi@kevinlester.net  Please rate and review us on Facebook, iTunes, and Google Play! Lo-Fi Lectionary: A Bible story podcast for the Religiously Burned-Out and the Spiritually Curious! kevinlester.net

In the words of the late great theologian, Stanley Lieber: "With great power comes great responsibility." Unfortunately, for thousands of years, kings, pharaohs, chiefs, businessmen, presidents, and priests have destroyed paradise to make a palace for themselves. Some even did so in the name of their God. Our world groans and longs for heroes, but they seem hard to find.In Luke 4, a new king arrives and has to make the decision: will he use his great power for himself, or for the others? And it's a moment that will determine the fate of the universe. I was recently invited to speak at Trinity Heights Methodist Church in Flagstaff, AZ, and this is the story I had for us. I hope you enjoy it! Lo-Fi Lectionary: A Bible story podcast for the Religiously Burned-Out and the Spiritually Curious! Please rate and review us on Facebook, iTunes, and Google Play! Join the conversation on Facebook @ "Lo-Fi Lectionary" kevinlester.net

There's a guy in a tree, and it gets Jesus really excited. Also, Jesus tells his followers to slow their roll, just a bit, before they make the final trek to Jerusalem. Join the conversation on Facebook @ "Lo-Fi Lectionary" Email us at LoFi@kevinlester.net  Please rate and review us on Facebook, iTunes, and Google Play! Lo-Fi Lectionary: A Bible story podcast for the Religiously Burned-Out and the Spiritually Curious! kevinlester.net

Widows, Tax Collectors, Blind Beggars, and Snot-nosed kids: all of the folks who make it into the Kingdom of God in Luke 18! Jesus loves the weirdest, messiest people, and seems to think that they're closer to God than you'd imagine. Keep heart, and join us for this reall great part of the story. Should be fun. I'd love to hear your thoughts!  Join the conversation on Facebook @ "Lo-Fi Lectionary" Email us at LoFi@kevinlester.net  Please rate and review us on Facebook, iTunes, and Google Play! Lo-Fi Lectionary: A Bible story podcast for the Religiously Burned-Out and the Spiritually Curious! kevinlester.net

Let's dig into Luke's Jesus and think about our weird human obsession with the end of the world - with the afterlife, judgment, and mercy - and ask ourselves - what if it's all just a waste of our time? What if we could be free from our fears and anxiety and invest ourselves fully in the good life and work we have today? Come into the kitchen and let Jesus confuse the Hell out of you for half an hour. Should be fun. I'd love to hear your thoughts! Lo-Fi Lectionary: A Bible story podcast for the Religiously Burned-Out and the Spiritually Curious! Please rate and review us on Facebook, iTunes, and Google Play! Join the conversation on Facebook @ "Lo-Fi Lectionary" kevinlester.net

I hope you like seeds, because Luke 17's got 'em! Also: Jesus loves foreigners, tells his followers that the apocalpyse is not all it's cracked up to be, and we learn about the SEA OF CHAOS.  Should be fun. I'd love to hear your thoughts! Lo-Fi Lectionary: A Bible story podcast for the Religiously Burned-Out and the Spiritually Curious! Please rate and review us on Facebook, iTunes, and Google Play! Join the conversation on Facebook @ "Lo-Fi Lectionary" kevinlester.net

  Sometimes a piece of the story haunts you, and maybe that's not a bad thing. Let's look at the parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man, with a quick stop for a bit in the Cain and Abel story, as we ask: What if Jesus tells an afterlife story to actually talk more about our lives now? What is our responsibility to other people? What do we do with a God that protects and pursues God's own enemies?Should be fun. I'd love to hear your thoughts! Lo-Fi Lectionary: A Bible story podcast for the Religiously Burned-Out and the Spiritually Curious! Please rate and review us on Facebook, iTunes, and Google Play! Join the conversation on Facebook @ "Lo-Fi Lectionary" kevinlester.net

In Luke 16: TORMENT! FIRE! OLIVE OIL! Let's read Luke 16 together, and where Jesus talks about what keeps people from experiencing the Kingdom of God.Lo-Fi Lectionary: A Bible story podcast for the Religiously Burned-Out and the Spiritually Curious! Please rate and review us on iTunes, Facebook, and Google Play! Join the conversation on Facebook @ "Lo-Fi Lectionary" kevinlester.net

Birds! Forks! Fire! It's all here!Hi Lo-Fers! Hiatus is over, and we are getting ready to release some new episodes over the next couple of weeks. To ease back into things, here's a special episode where I share a sermon I gave a few months ago. I was asked to preach on what it means for Jesus to be King, and here's what I came up with - featuring stories from Ezekiel and Luke. I hope you dig it.  Lo-Fi Lectionary: A Bible story podcast for the Religiously Burned-Out and the Spiritually Curious! Please rate and review us on Facebook, iTunes, and Google Play! Join the conversation on Facebook @ "Lo-Fi Lectionary" kevinlester.net

We take a deeper look at the Parable of the Father with Two Sons, and consider:-What does Jesus think God is like?-If Jesus is right, what are we supposed to do with a God that good?We talk about scarcity, bitterness, and soda pop fizz. It's fun, and Kevin gets a little more vulnerable than normal. Enjoy! Lo-Fi Lectionary: A Bible story podcast for the Religiously Burned-Out and the Spiritually Curious! Please rate and review us on Facebook, iTunes, and Google Play! Join the conversation on Facebook @ "Lo-Fi Lectionary" kevinlester.net

Finally - Jesus gives us a reason to be happy you were the middle child! Join us for Luke 15 - where Jesus invites a bunch of stuffy folks to the party, and we consider a dishonorable God. Lo-Fi Lectionary: A Bible story podcast for the Religiously Burned-Out and the Spiritually Curious! Please rate and review us on iTunes, Facebook, and Google Play! Join the conversation on Facebook @ "Lo-Fi Lectionary" kevinlester.net  

You already sold all your possessions, right? Well, hopefully you cheated and kept your phone so you can listen to this new episode of Lo-Fi Kitchen! Good Questions Luke 14 asks:-Does making progress, or doing good in the world, require sacrfice?-If so, what?-And, is it worth it?  Come into the "kitchen" and let's talk about if this story is our story as well.  Lo-Fi Lectionary: A Bible story podcast for the Religiously Burned-Out and the Spiritually Curious! Please rate and review us on Facebook, iTunes, and Google Play! Join the conversation on Facebook @ "Lo-Fi Lectionary" kevinlester.net

Luke 14: The one where Jesus tells you to hate your parents. It's true, every Gen X movie and tv show was 100% in line with the teachings of Jesus. That's right, old man, you're suffocating you with yout RULES, man, you don't understand my music - I'm outta hereeeeeeee! Lo-Fi Lectionary: A Bible story podcast for the Religiously Burned-Out and the Spiritually Curious! Please rate and review us on iTunes, Facebook, and Google Play! Join the conversation on Facebook @ "Lo-Fi Lectionary" kevinlester.net

"There I was, just eating pizza, and then we starting wondering if Jesus was going to cast us into Hell." ...and other things I thought about while digesting Luke 13 this week.Good Questions Luke 13 asks:-What happens if our religious beliefs don't match up with God's character?-Is God in the business of punishing and judging?-Do Jesus want us to be afraid of him?  Come into the "kitchen" and let's think out loud and see if this story is our story as well.  Lo-Fi Lectionary: A Bible story podcast for the Religiously Burned-Out and the Spiritually Curious! Please rate and review us on Facebook, iTunes, and Google Play! Join the conversation on Facebook @ "Lo-Fi Lectionary" kevinlester.net

It's time to party - all you foxy evildoers! Join us in the story of Luke 13 where Jesus continues his attempts to tenderly gather all folks together like a mother hen. Wait, now I really want some chicken tenders. Go get YOUR poultry of choice and join us for this great episode! Lo-Fi Lectionary: A Bible story podcast for the Religiously Burned-Out and the Spiritually Curious! Please rate and review us on iTunes and Google Play! Join the conversation on Facebook @ "Lo-Fi Lectionary" kevinlester.net

At a time where many of our communities are being torn apart by people who are hungry for power, and people who will act in violence to protect their privilege and position, Jesus's teachings in Luke 12 will be divisive, just like he guessed. In Luke, Jesus seems to think that there's nothing like greed, or a hunger for power, that can destroy a person. Is that right?Come into the "kitchen" and let's think out loud and see if this story is our story today.  Lo-Fi Lectionary: A Bible story podcast for the Religiously Burned-Out and the Spiritually Curious! Please rate and review us on iTunes and Google Play! Join the conversation on Facebook @ "Lo-Fi Lectionary" kevinlester.net

Gehenna - no, it's not a type of tattoo for committment-phobe hipsters! Come join us in Luke 12 to learn more! Also, consider the lillies. No, not the fantastic work of O'Keeffe, the actual lillies.  Lo-Fi Lectionary: A Bible story podcast for the Religiously Burned-Out and the Spiritually Curious! Please rate and review us on iTunes and Google Play! Join the conversation on Facebook @ "Lo-Fi Lectionary" kevinlester.net

Lo-Fi Lectionary needs your help!  Rate, review, and share the podcast so we can get the podcast into the ears of more people.  Take a screenshot of your review, rating, or share, and email it to us at lofi@kevinlester.net or message it to us on Facebook along with your mailing address and we'll send you a cool Lo-Fi prize! This will be a HUGE help as we work to take the podcast to a larger audience - thank you!

Am I a neighbor? Is God is asleep, and if so, can i wake God up? Come in to the kitchen and let's chat about Luke's story becoming our story. Luke 10 & 11 leaves us with some better-than-normal questions, like: 1) Is it our job to decide who gets goodness? 2) How can I stop mediating love, and just start sharing it?3) If God is real, do we have to wake God up?4) Is there a secret code to getting what we need form God? Lo-Fi Lectionary: A Bible story podcast for the Religiously Burned-Out and the Spiritually Curious! Please rate and review us on iTunes and Google Play! Join the conversation on Facebook @ "Lo-Fi Lectionary" kevinlester.net  

Beelzebul, has the devil put aside for... Jesus?? Let's dig into Luke 11 with special guest host, John Chaffee to find out! Check out John's other work at thatjohnchaffee.com Lo-Fi Lectionary: A Bible story podcast for the Religiously Burned-Out and the Spiritually Curious! Please rate and review us on iTunes and Google Play! Join the conversation on Facebook @ "Lo-Fi Lectionary" kevinlester.net

Bad Demons, Good Samaritans, and Innocent Lawyers - all in Luke 10! Listen to this one so you know where that rad Raul Julia quote from Street Fighter comes from.  Lo-Fi Lectionary: A Bible story podcast for the Religiously Burned-Out and the Spiritually Curious! Please rate and review us on iTunes and Google Play! Join the conversation on Facebook @ "Lo-Fi Lectionary" kevinlester.net

In the Kitchen, let's chat about Rich Mullins, Wonder Woman, and what we do with a God who loses their cool. Luke 9 leaves us with some questions about heroes and humanity, like:1) If God is real, how can God handle our mess?2) Is there an inherent value to human persons? If so, where does it come from? Lo-Fi Lectionary: A Bible story podcast for the Religiously Burned-Out and the Spiritually Curious! Please rate and review us on iTunes and Google Play! Join the conversation on Facebook @ "Lo-Fi Lectionary" kevinlester.net

The plot thickens as Jesus sets his sights on Jerusalem! Grab some bread, a little fish, and let's listen as we step the "second act" of Luke.  Lo-Fi Lectionary: A Bible story podcast for the Religiously Burned-Out and the Spiritually Curious! Please rate and review us on iTunes and Google Play! Join the conversation on Facebook @ "Lo-Fi Lectionary" kevinlester.net

In the Kitchen, let's talk about FEAR. The feeling, not the Mark Wahlberg movie. -Can we live without fear without denying our real experience in the world?-Is Jesus not afraid? If so, what is that like?-Can love overcome our fear? Lo-Fi Lectionary: A Bible story podcast for the Religiously Burned-Out and the Spiritually Curious! Please rate and review us on iTunes and Google Play! Join the conversation on Facebook @ "Lo-Fi Lectionary" kevinlester.net

WARNING: This episode of Lo-Fi Lectionary is gonna get dirty. And there's some blood. But, don't be afraid. Seriously, this is a really great part of Luke's story. Enjoy! Lo-Fi Lectionary: A Bible story podcast for the Religiously Burned-Out and the Spiritually Curious! Please rate and review us on iTunes and Google Play! Join the conversation on Facebook @ "Lo-Fi Lectionary" kevinlester.net

In the Kitchen, let's wonder what the world is like when everything is as is should be. -What is the best of all possible worlds? Jesus decribes it one way in Luke 7 - is he right? -A story of a time I think the Amish got it right.-Comparison: the quickest way to suffering - is this why the Pharisee misses Jesus? Lo-Fi Lectionary: A Bible story podcast for the Religiously Burned-Out and the Spiritually Curious! Please rate and review us on iTunes and Google Play! Join the conversation on Facebook @ "Lo-Fi Lectionary" kevinlester.net

Be AMAZED and OFFENDED!! Let's read Luke 7 together and wathc what happens when God comes over to your house for dinner. Lo-Fi Lectionary: A Bible story podcast for the Religiously Burned-Out and the Spiritually Curious! Please rate and review us on iTunes and Google Play! Join the conversation on Facebook @ "Lo-Fi Lectionary" kevinlester.net

Come on over and let's listen to our brother Kurt Vonnegut as we talk about Jesus. Questions Luke 6 leaves us with:-People have been calling themselves "Christians" for 2,000 years, but are any of us ready to live out Luke 6?-If we did, would we be better off, or worse? Could we even survive?-What's our role in the world? Giving as much as we can away, or deciding who deserves it? Lo-Fi Lectionary: A Bible story podcast for the Religiously Burned-Out and the Spiritually Curious! Please rate and review us on iTunes and Google Play! Find us on Facebook @ "Lo-Fi Lectionary" kevinlester.net

The Love Revolution! Here we are at Luke 6 - Jesus's first big block of teaching in the story so far. You may have heard it before, but I say to you...Lo-Fi Lectionary: A Bible story podcast for the Religiously Burned-Out and the Spiritually Curious!

How is the story of Luke 5 our story? Come in the Kitchen and lets chat... Questions Luke 5 leaves us with:-Are we Creators or Critics?-What do our actions reveal about our deepest beliefs about life, the world, people?-What does our "god" look like?

Let's blow the dust off that Bible and let's look at Luke 5: Jesus and Friends go through lots of ups and downs, and the Pharisees arrive on the scene. Lo-Fi Lectionary: A Bible story podcast for the Religiously Burned-Out and the Spiritually Curious!

Hi Friends! I want to take a moment to share some thanks and talk about the future of the podcast - including some ways you can help out and new ideas for episodes. Thanks, everyone! It's been a fun first month! Lo-Fi Lectionary: A Bible story podcast for the Religiously Burned-Out and the Spiritually Curious!

How is the story of Luke 4 our story? Come in the Kitchen and lets chat... Questions Luke 4 leaves us with:-In the story, God is doing something big in the world, and some people totally miss it. Isn't that really sad?-What if something really big and great is going on all around us, and we miss it too?-Is there anything we can do to be ready to receieve goodness and beauty and love and favor? It all comes down to gratitude and wonder.

In Luke 4: Jesus gets confronted by the Devil, demons, and church folks. Guess which ones try to kill him - the answer may surprise you! Lo-Fi Lectionary: A Bible story podcast for the Religiously Burned-Out and the Spiritually Curious!  

How is the story of Luke 3 our story? Let's talk Dirty about it, in the Kitchen... Questions Luke 3 leaves us with:-What if everything is just dirt? How much of our lives is spent simply fighting over dirt?-What if everything is also sacred?-What do we do if God is real, and if God knows how very dirty, and yet how very sacred, everything is?  

Lo-Fi Lectionary: A Bible story podcast for the Religiously Burned-Out and the Spiritually Curious! In Luke 3: Jesus shows up on the scene, Advent, Repentence, Privilege, and you're all a brood of vipers.   

How is the story of Luke 2 our story? Let's talk about it in the Kitchen. Questions Luke 2 leaves us to sit with:-How does God pick his parents?-What if God is the least interested in power?-Are we obsessed with power?-How does the world work? Do we create a good world by gaining power, or through vulnerability, sacrifice, or service?

Let's read Luke 2! Lo-Fi Lectionary: A Bible story podcast for the Religiously Burned-Out and the Spiritually Curious! In Luke 2: the Christmas story, ancient Hebrew naming practices, and what to do when crazy street preachers grab your baby.

A little closer to the heart, a little further into the house. Let's move from the living room to the kitchen to talk about Luke 1, and look for the best questions the story leaves us with: Is the world good? What if we refused to start anything unless it starts with Favor first? It's gonna be good. 

Let's read Luke 1! Lo-Fi Lectionary: A Bible story podcast for the Religiously Burned-Out and the Spiritually Curious! Here's the first regular episode of Lo-Fi Lectionary - We will be talking about the book of Luke as a whole, then reading and looking at the story of Chapter 1. Let's get cracking.

The Bible - even religious people don't read it. It's a tough book, but Kevin Lester's got his Master's degree and ten years of teaching experience to help you out. With a little history, a little language, and a simple method, you can ENJOY the Bible - and you don't have to be religious to do it. Lo-Fi Lectionary: A Bible story podcast for the Religiously Burned-Out and the Spiritually Curious! In this first episode you'll learn the Lo-Fi Way to read the Bible, and hear a little about Kevin and why he created the podcast - should be fun!