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Two guys going through the Revised Common Lectionary in order to talk about scripture, life in general, and have some fun along the way.

Paul Bussert


    • Feb 23, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 28m AVG DURATION
    • 34 EPISODES


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    The Churn Episode 33: Psalm 40:1-11

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2023 40:06


    Well, it's another psalms episode. And just like other psalms episodes, you get a whole lot of other conversation as well. This is a deep one.

    The Churn Episode 32: Matthew 3:13-17

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 34:37


    On this episode we cover the baptism of Jesus out of Matthew. Also, Cooper named it the "knives out" episode, so we guess it's called that, too.

    The Churn Episode 31: Hebrews 2:10-18

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2023 23:36


    We are back after our break! And thanks to Cooper this is the "Father" episode for some reason.

    The Churn Episode 30: Hebrews 1:1-12

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2022 34:33


    We talk about Jesus and angels and stuff. It's a pretty cool episode.

    The Churn Christmas Special 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2022 30:13


    Surprise we did a Christmas Special! Enjoy our normal kind of jokes and our dive into that classic Christmas story.

    The Churn Episode 29: Psalm 80

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2022 30:44


    We once again churn through one of the Psalms! We also get confused between Ephesians 5 and Galatians 5, and I'm not sure we ever actually figure it out.

    The Churn Episode 28: Isaiah 35:1-10

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 34:21


    Along with looking into some good ole Isaiah, we continue to improve our transition skills on our latest episode!

    The Churn Episode 27: Matthew 3:1-12

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2022 27:33


    We dig into part of the gospel of Matthew as we enter into Advent, or as some people call it the Christmas season.

    The Churn Episode 26: Romans 13:11-14

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2022 29:47


    It's finally time. We finally get to a piece of our favorite book, Romans. Enjoy!

    The Churn Episode 25: Luke 23:33-43

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 37:42


    We talk about part of Luke's account of the crucifixion in November. Why you may ask? Oh the joys of the lectionary.

    The Churn Episode 24: Isaiah 12

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2022 27:31


    Isaiah is a wonderful book of the Bible to read and study. Not only that, but Cooper said Paul actually sounded smart for once.

    The Churn Episode 23: Haggai 1:15b-2:9

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2022 26:45


    Have you read Haggai recently? Well you can hear about it on this episode.

    The Churn Episode 22: 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 32:54


    In this episode we fight with the lectionary, again, and have some good conversation from it.

    The Churn Episode 21: Psalm 65

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022 27:18


    For this month's Psalm episode we actually get a happy Psalm. HAPPY!!!

    The Churn Episode 20: Luke 18:1-8

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2022 27:39


    We look at the parable of the widow and the unjust judge, and boy is it a doozy.

    The Churn Episode 19: Jeremiah 29:1-7

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 23:16


    In this episode we look at one of the positive passages in Jeremiah and talk about patriotic baking.

    The Churn Episode 18: Lamentations 1:1-6

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2022 27:35


    We dig into a place people don't dig very often, the book of Lamentations.

    The Churn Episode 17: Jeremiah 32:1-15

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022 33:11


    We take a dive into Jeremiah and talk about faith in the midst of suffering

    The Churn Episode 16: Psalm 79

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 28:14


    In this episode we talk football, Psalm 79, and so much more.

    The Churn Episode 15: Luke 15:1-10

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022 33:11


    We look at two of the three "lost stories" and still talk about the third one anyways.

    The Churn Episode 14: Philemon

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 33:16


    Have you read Philemon recently? Neither had we. But we did for this episode, so we are going to talk about it.

    The Churn Episode 13: Psalm 81

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 24:17


    On this episode we dig into another Psalm. And at the beginning, we sure do talk a lot about music.

    The Churn Episode 12: Luke 13:10-17

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022 26:22


    It's time for our monthly Gospel episode! This time, we have a couple of invitations thrown in, and some different directions we take the passage.

    The Churn Episode 11: Isaiah 5:1-7

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022 26:54


    On this episode we really dig into one of the well known passages from Isaiah. We also talk a good bit about food.

    The Churn Episode 10: Hebrews 11:1-16

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2022 26:14


    On this episode Cooper decides to sing the intro, and we talk a whole lot about faith. There are also some musical notes when we get to our silly question at the end.

    The Churn Episode 9: Hosea 11:1-11

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 27:59


    We take a dive into Hosea, which we don't talk about so much. Also, Paul gets a new nickname...again...

    The Churn Episode 8: Psalm 85

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 32:58


    In this episode, we look at another psalm. And then go waaaay off topic into some deep theological stuff.

    The Churn Episode 7: Colossians 1:15-28

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2022 29:05


    In this episode we dig into Colossians 1. And, somehow, we manage to sing in the same key as the outro music on accident.

    The Churn Episode 6: Luke 10:25-37

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2022 27:35


    In this episode we look at the parable of the Good Samaritan. Not only does Paul say, "duties" without laughing, but his nickname changes too!

    The Churn Episode 5: 2 Kings 5:1-14

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2022 26:13


    In this episode we dig into the story of Naaman! Lots of Star Wars jokes, too.

    The Churn Episode 4: Galatians 5:1, 13-25

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022 23:26


    On this week's episode, we dig into Galatians 5:1, 13-25. And somehow, we are even funnier than last time.

    The Churn Episode 3: 1 Kings 19:1-15a

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 22:13


    On this week's episode, we look at 1 Kings 19:1-15a. And somehow, we go down even more rabbit trails than before.

    The Churn Episode 2: Psalm 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 18:57


    On this week's episode, we will be looking at Psalm 8. Get ready for the goofy question at the end!

    The Churn Episode 1: Introduction and Acts 2:1-21

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2022 24:48


    This is our first episode of churning through the lectionary! The hosts introduce themselves, the podcast, and go over the first lectionary reading of the series

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