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A synaxis is a liturgical gathering. It can also refer to an unveiling. The synaxis podcast is a weekly gathering hosted by Scott Jones for the purpose of finding the life giving, healing word of the Gospel in the words of the weekly lectionary passages. Join Scott Jones and his guests each week as…

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    • Jul 8, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 25m AVG DURATION
    • 140 EPISODES


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    Episode 140: Dance!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2021 24:46


    My guest is Fred Schmidt. We discuss this week's Lectionary passages: 2nd Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19, Ephesians 1:3-14, and Mark 6:14-29. Special Guest: Frederick Schmidt .

    Episode 139: Living Water

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2020 24:15


    My guest is Glenn Stallsmith. Glenn is a pastor who serves two United Methodist Churches in rural North Carolina. He's also a ThD student at Duke Divinity School. We discuss the Lectionary texts for the Third Sunday in Lent (A): Exodus 17:1-17, and Romans 5:1-11, and John 4:5-42. Special Guest: Glenn Stallsmith.

    Episode 138: Being Born Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2020 24:25


    My guest is Jared Jones. He is the head chaplain at Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy in Melbourne, Florida. We discuss the Lectionary readings for the Second Sunday in Lent (A): Genesis 12:1-4a, Romans 4:1-5, 13-17, and John 3:1-17. Special Guest: Jared Jones.

    Episode 137: A Tale of Two Adams

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2020 25:03


    My guest is Greg Strawbridge, CREC pastor, podcaster and author. We discuss the lectionary passages for the First Sunday in Lent (A): Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7, Romans 5:12-19, and Matthew 4:1-11.

    Episode 136: The Power and the Glory

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2020 22:37


    My guest is Jared Jones. He is the head chaplain at Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy in Melbourne, Florida. We discuss the Lectionary readings for the Last Sunday after Epiphany (A): Exodus 24:12-18, 2 Peter 1:16-21, and Matthew 17:1-9. Special Guest: Jared Jones.

    Episode 135: But I Tell You

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2020 23:57


    My guest is Kenneth Tanner. He's the pastor of Church of the Holy Redeemer in Rochester Hills, Michigan. He writes for numerous websites and magazines, including "The Huffington Post" and "Sojourners." We discuss the Lectionary passages for the Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany (A): Deuteronomy 30:15-20, 1 Corinthians 3:1-9, and Matthew 5:21-37. Special Guest: Kenneth Tanner.

    Episode 134: The Heart Has Reasons

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2020 32:33


    My guest is Greg Strawbridge, CREC pastor, podcaster and author. We discuss the lectionary passages for the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany (A): Isaiah 58:1-9a [9b-12], 1 Corinthians 2:1-12 [13-16], and Matthew 5:13-20. Special Guest: Greg Strawbridge.

    Episode 133: Refiner's Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2020 23:15


    My guest is Geoff Holsclaw. He's a pastor, theologian and author. We discuss the lectionary passages for the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany (A): Malachi 3:1-4, Hebrews 2:14-18, and Luke 2:22-40. Special Guest: Geoff Holsclaw.

    Episode 132: Going Fishing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2020 28:37


    My guest is Kenneth Tanner. He's the pastor of Church of the Holy Redeemer in Rochester Hills, Michigan. He writes for numerous websites and magazines, including "The Huffington Post" and "Sojourners." We discuss the Lectionary passages for the Third Sunday after the Epiphany (A): Isaiah 9:1-4, 1 Corinthians 1:10-18, and Matthew 4:12-23. Special Guest: Kenneth Tanner.

    Episode 131: You'll Be Rocky

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2020 26:51


    My guest is Geoff Holsclaw. He's a pastor, theologian and author. We discuss the lectionary passages for the Second Sunday after the Epiphany (A): Isaiah 49:1-7, 1 Corinthians 1:1-9, and John 1:29-42. Special Guest: Geoff Holsclaw.

    Episode 130: Walking In Water

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2020 28:37


    My guest is Greg Strawbridge, CREC pastor, podcaster and author. We discuss the lectionary passages for the First Sunday after the Epiphany, The Baptism of the Lord (A): Isaiah 42:1-9, Acts 10:34-43, and Matthew 3:13-17. Special Guest: Greg Strawbridge.

    Episode 129: Light and Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2019 26:46


    My guest is Kenneth Tanner. He's the pastor of Church of the Holy Redeemer in Rochester Hills, Michigan. He writes for numerous websites and magazines, including "The Huffington Post" and "Sojourners." We discuss the Lectionary passages for the Second Sunday after Christmas (A): Jeremiah 31;7-14, Ephesians 1:3-14, and John 1:(1-9), 10-18. Special Guest: Kenneth Tanner.

    Episode 128: Only The Suffering God Can Help

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2019 25:36


    My guest is Glenn Stallsmith. Glenn is a pastor who serves two United Methodist Churches in rural North Carolina. He's also a ThD student at Duke Divinity School. We discuss the Lectionary texts for the first Sunday after Christmas (A): Isaiah 63:7-9, Hebrews 2:10-18, and Matthew 2:13-23. Special Guest: Glenn Stallsmith.

    Episode 127: Immanuel

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2019 26:27


    My guest is Mandy Smith. She's the lead pastor of the University Christian Church in Cincinnati, OH. We discuss the lectionary passages for the Fourth Sunday in Advent (A): Isaiah 7:10-16, Romans 1:1-7, and Matthew 1:18-25. Special Guest: Mandy Smith.

    Episode 126: Patience

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2019 26:18


    My guest is Kenneth Tanner. He's the pastor of Church of the Holy Redeemer in Rochester Hills, Michigan. He writes for numerous websites and magazines, including "The Huffington Post" and "Sojourners." We discuss the Lectionary passages for the Third Sunday of Advent (A): Isaiah 35:1-10, James 5:7-10, and Matthew 11:2-11. Special Guest: Kenneth Tanner.

    Episode 125: Crying in the Wilderness

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2019 30:04


    My guest is Mandy Smith. She's the lead pastor of the University Christian Church in Cincinnati, OH. We discuss the lectionary passages for the Second Sunday in Advent (A): Isaiah 11:1-10, Romans 15:4-13, and Matthew 3:1-12. Special Guest: Mandy Smith.

    Episode 124: Walk In The Light

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2019 29:36


    My guest is Kenneth Tanner. He's the pastor of Church of the Holy Redeemer in Rochester Hills, Michigan. He writes for numerous websites and magazines, including "The Huffington Post" and "Sojourners." We discuss the Lectionary passages for the First Sunday of Advent (A): Isaiah 2:1-5, Romans 13:11-14, and Matthew 24:36-44. Special Guest: Kenneth Tanner.

    Episode 123: Christ Is King

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2019 28:06


    My guest is Greg Strawbridge, CREC pastor, podcaster and author. We discuss the lectionary passages for the Last Sunday after Pentecost (C): Jeremiah 23:1-6, Colossians 1:11-20, and Luke 23:33-43. Special Guest: Greg Strawbridge.

    Episode 122: Who Knows When?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2019 23:28


    Father Bob Edwards is rector and founding pastor of Iona Community Anglican Church in Vancouver, WA and is also a full time Chaplain in the Oregon Air National Guard. We discuss the Lectionary passages for the Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost (C): Isaiah 65:17-25, 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13, and Luke 21:5-19. Special Guest: Bob Edwards.

    Episode 121: The Best is Yet to Come

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2019 28:38


    My guest is Greg Strawbridge, CREC pastor, podcaster and author. We discuss the lectionary passages for the Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost (C): Haggai 1:15b-2:9, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17, and Luke 20:27-38.

    Episode 120: Zacchaeus

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2019 27:00


    My guest is Molly Baskette. She's the pastor of First Church Berkley, CA. She's also the author of several books, including most recently Bless This Mess (https://www.amazon.com/Bless-This-Mess-Parenting-Chaotic/dp/1984824120). We discuss the Lectionary texts for the 21st Sunday after Pentecost: Habbakuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4, 2nd Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12, Luke 19:1-10. Special Guest: Molly Baskette.

    Episode 119: Lord Have Mercy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 24:29


    My guest is Kenyatta Gilbert. He's an ordained Baptist minister and Professor of Homiletics at the Howard University Divinity School. We discuss the Lectionary readings for Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost (C): Joel 2:23-32, 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18, and Luke 18:9-14. Special Guest: Kenyatta Gilbert.

    Episode 118: A New Covenant and an Unjust Judge

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2019 24:05


    My guest is Kenneth Tanner. He's the pastor of Church of the Holy Redeemer in Rochester Hills, Michigan. He writes for numerous websites and magazines, including "The Huffington Post" and "Sojourners." We discuss the lectionary passages for Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost (C): Jeremiah 31:27-34, 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5, and Luke 18:1-8. Special Guest: Kenneth Tanner.

    Episode 117: Plant a Tree

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2019 27:52


    My guest is Mandy Smith. She's the lead pastor of the University Christian Church in Cincinnati, OH. We discuss the lectionary passages for the 18th Sunday after Pentecost (C): Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7, 2 Timothy 2:8-15, and Luke 17:11-19. Special Guest: Mandy Smith.

    Episode 116: New Mercies

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2019 25:14


    My guest is Greg Strawbridge, CREC pastor, podcaster and author. We discuss the lectionary passages for the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost (C): Lamentations 1:1-6, 3:19-26, 2 Timothy 1:1-14, and Luke 17:5-10. Special Guest: Greg Strawbridge.

    Episode 115: God Help Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2019 26:17


    My guest is Kenneth Tanner. He's the pastor of Church of the Holy Redeemer in Rochester Hills, Michigan. He writes for numerous websites and magazines, including "The Huffington Post" and "Sojourners." We discuss the lectionary passages for Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost (C): Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15, 1 Timothy 6:6-19, Luke 16:19-31. Special Guest: Kenneth Tanner.

    Episode 114: Jesus The Unjust Steward

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2019 27:47


    My guest is Greg Strawbridge, CREC pastor, podcaster and author. We discuss the lectionary passages for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost (C): Jeremiah 8:18-9:1, 1 Timothy 2:1-7, and Luke 16:1-13. Special Guest: Greg Strawbridge.

    Episode 113: Looking for things Lost

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2019 24:10


    My guest is Glenn Stallsmith. Glenn is a pastor who serves two United Methodist Churches in rural North Carolina. He's also a ThD student at Duke Divinity School. We discuss the Lectionary texts for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost (C): Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28, 1 Timothy 1:12-17, and Luke 15:1-10, Special Guest: Glenn Stallsmith.

    Episode 112: The Potter and The Clay

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2019 28:12


    My guest is Kenneth Tanner. He's the pastor of Church of the Holy Redeemer in Rochester Hills, Michigan. He writes for numerous websites and magazines, including "The Huffington Post" and "Sojourners." We discuss the lectionary passages for Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost (C): Jeremiah 18:1-11, Philemon 1-21, and Luke 14:25-33. Special Guest: Kenneth Tanner.

    Episode 111: Living Water

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2019 28:13


    My guest is Anthony Giordano serves as Vicar at Calvary Lutheran Church in East Meadow, NY. We discuss the Lectionary passages for the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost (C): Jeremiah 2:4-13, Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16, and Luke 14:1. 7-14. Special Guest: Anthony Giordano.

    Episode 110: The Assembly of the Firstborn

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2019 21:20


    My guest is Glenn Stallsmith. Glenn is a pastor who serves two United Methodist Churches in rural North Carolina. He's also a ThD student at Duke Divinity School. We discuss the Lectionary texts for Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost (C): Jeremiah 1:4-10, Hebrews 12:18-29, and Luke 13:10-17. Special Guest: Glenn Stallsmith.

    Episode 109: By Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2019 27:06


    My guest is Steve Huber. Steve serves as the lead pastor of Liberti River Wards (https://libertiriverwards.org) and as the Director of the Liberti Network (http://liberti.org). We discuss the Lectionary texts for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost (C): Isaiah 5:1-7, Hebrews 11:29-12:2, and Luke 12:49-56. Special Guest: Steve Huber.

    Episode 108: A City With Foundations

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2019 27:58


    My guest is Kenneth Tanner. He's the pastor of Church of the Holy Redeemer in Rochester Hills, Mich. He writes for numerous websites and magazines, including "The Huffington Post" and "Sojourners." We discuss the lectionary passages for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost (C): Isaiah 1:1, 10-20, Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16, and Luke 12:32-40. Special Guest: Kenneth Tanner.

    Episode 107: Our Hidden Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2019 24:36


    My guest is Rev. Nancy Neal. She is the director of the Church Relations department at Bread for the World. She is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and serves as parish associate for Church of the Pilgrims in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. We discuss the Lectionary passages for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost (C): Hosea 11:1-11, Colossians 3:1-11, and Luke 12:13-21. Special Guest: Nancy Neal.

    Episode 106: Whoredom

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019 22:56


    My guest is Nick Lannon. Nick is the pastor of Grace Anglican Church in Louisville, KY. We discuss the lectionary texts for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost (C): Hosea 1:2-10, Colossians 2:6-15 (16-19), and Luke 11:1-13. Special Guest: Nick Lannon.

    Episode 105: The Better Part

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2019 22:59


    My guest is Ben Dehart. Ben is the Associate Rector at Calvary-St. George’s Church (https://www.calvarystgeorges.org) in New York City. We discuss the Lectionary texts for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (C): Amos 8:1-12, Colossians 1:15-28, and Luke 1-:38-42. Special Guest: Ben DeHart.

    Episode 104: Won't You Be My Neighbor?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2019 23:39


    My guest is Ben Dehart. Ben is the Associate Rector at Calvary-St. George’s Church (https://www.calvarystgeorges.org) in New York City. We discuss the Lectionary texts for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (C): Amos 7:7-17, Colossians 1:1-14, and Luke 10:25-37. Special Guest: Ben DeHart.

    Episode 103: We All Need A Suffering Servant

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2019 19:32


    This is the second solo episode of Synaxis (due to a horrendous stomach flu followed up by the holiday). The guest is yours truly, your host. I discuss the Lectionary passages for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (C): 2 Kings 5:1-14, Galatians 6:(1-6) 7-16, and Luke 10:1-11, 16-20.

    Episode 102: For Freedom We're Set Free

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2019 28:37


    My guest is Kenneth Tanner. He's the pastor of Church of the Holy Redeemer in Rochester Hills, Mich. He writes for numerous websites and magazines, including "The Huffington Post" and "Sojourners." We discuss the lectionary passages for the Third Sunday after Pentecost (C): 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14, Galatians 5:1, 13-25, and Luke 9:51-62. Special Guest: Kenneth Tanner.

    Episode 101: Earth, Wind and Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2019 26:00


    My guest is Glenn Stallsmith. Glenn is a pastor who serves two United Methodist Churches in rural North Carolina. He's also a ThD student at Duke Divinity School. We discuss the Lectionary texts for the Second Sunday after Pentecost (C): 1 Kings 19:1-4, (5-7), 8-15a, Galatians 3:23-29, and Luke 8:26-39. Special Guest: Glenn Stallsmith.

    Episode 100: For Us, With Us, In Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2019 26:36


    My guest is Greg Strawbridge, CREC pastor, podcaster and author. We discuss the lectionary passages for the Trinity Sunday (C): Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31, Romans 5:1-5, and John 16:12-15. Special Guest: Greg Strawbridge.

    Episode 99: The Miracle of Freedom

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2019 25:06


    My guest is Jared Jones. He is the head chaplain at Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy in Melbourne, Florida. We discuss the Lectionary readings for the Day of Pentecost: Acts 2:1-21, and Romans 8:14-17, and John 14:8-17. Special Guest: Jared Jones.

    Episode 98: Going Solo

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2019 23:37


    This is the first solo episode of Synaxis. The guest is yours truly, your host. I discuss the Lectionary passages for the Seventh Sunday of Easter (C): Acts 16:16-34, Revelation 22:12-21, and John 17:20-26.

    Episode 97: Patience

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2019 25:22


    My guest is Glenn Stallsmith. Glenn is a pastor who serves two United Methodist Churches in rural North Carolina. He's also a ThD student at Duke Divinity School. We discuss the Lectionary texts for Sixth Sunday of Easter (C): Acts 16:9-15, Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5, and John 14:23-29 and John 5:1-9. Special Guest: Glenn Stallsmith.

    Episode 96: Love One Another

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2019 24:36


    My guest is Matt Tebbe. He co-founded Gravity Leadership, and is planting a church, The Table Indy, in the northeast suburbs of Indianapolis. We discuss the lectionary passages for the Fifth Sunday of Easter (C): Acts 11:1-18, Revelation 21:1-6, John 13:31-35. Special Guest: Matt Tebbe.

    Episode 95: My Very Special Sheep

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2019 25:02


    My guest is Greg Strawbridge, CREC pastor, podcaster and author. We discuss the lectionary passages for the Fourth Sunday of Easter (C): Acts 9:36-43, Revelation 7:9-17, and John 10:22-30. Special Guest: Greg Strawbridge.

    Episode 94: Catching Fish and Feeding Sheep

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2019 31:09


    My guest is Jady Koch. Jady is the Associate Rector at Christ Church in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. We discuss the Lectionary readings for the Third Sunday of Easter (C): Acts 9:1-6 (7-20), Revelation 5:11-14, and John 21:1-19. Special Guest: Jady Koch.

    Episode 93: Believing Thomas

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2019 24:38


    My guest is Josh Retterer, a regular Mockingbird contributor. We discuss the lectionary passages for the Second Sunday of Easter (C): Acts 5:27-32, Revelation 1:4-8, and John 20:19-31. Special Guest: Josh Retterer.

    Episode 92: Magdalene Fidelity

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2019 25:20


    My guest is Matthew Milliner. He is Associate Professor of Art History at Wheaton College. We discuss the lectionary texts for Easter Sunday (C): Acts 10:34-45, 1 Corinthians 15:19-26, and John 20:1-18. Special Guest: Matthew Milliner.

    Episode 91: Fair Weather Fans

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2019 31:32


    My guest is Jady Koch. Jady is the Associate Rector at Christ Church in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. We discuss the Lectionary readings for Palm Sunday (C): Isaiah 50:4-9a, Philippians 2:5-11, and Luke 19:28-40. Special Guest: Jady Koch.

    Episode 90: Nu Thang

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2019 30:39


    My guest is Adam Borneman. Adam is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church, USA and currently serves as Program Director for Macedonian Ministry which provides diverse peer learning groups for pastors in communities all across the United States and Scotland. We discuss the Lectionary readings for the Fifth Sunday in Lent (C): Isaiah 43:16-21, Philippians 3:4b-14, and John 12:1-8. Special Guest: Adam Bornemon.

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