Episodes

This gap is several chapters long making it difficult to cover everything, but it contains evergreen questions about the problems of choosing political leaders. We also spend some time reflecting on what it means to be anointed.

Timestamps:
00:01 - title sequence
01:21 - What's on your mind?
06:40 - reading the text
09:53 - commentary
26:39 - outro sequence

As always, we love spending time with the psalms! This one made us think about sabbath and racial justice, and how those two things can be connected in surprising ways!

To view the document about dismantling racism referenced toward the end of the episode, please click here.

Timestamps:
00:01 - title sequence
01:21 - What's on your mind?
06:46 - reading the text
08:59 - commentary
23:33 - outro sequence

David and Goliath, and David and Jonathan--these two pairs are the most famous connections of King David's life, and this week we get to spend time thinking about their similarities and differences, and why the way we tell their stories matters.

Timestamps:
00:01 - title sequence
01:21 - What's on your mind?
08:25 - reading the text
09:45 - commentary
25:05 - outro sequence

Timestamps:
00:01 - title sequence
01:21 - What's on your mind?
06:17 - reading the text from Wisdom
11:01 - commentary for Wisdom
21:42 - reading the text from 2 Samuel
26:37 - commentary for 2 Samuel
34:25 - outro sequence

Timestamps:
00:01 - title sequence
01:21 - What's on your mind?
05:49 - reading the text
08:18 - commentary
28:27 - outro sequence
29:22 - special guest tease

Power, creativity, agency... there's a lot going on in this story, and strong links to some of the other readings for the day!

Links referenced in the episode:
Stephen Colbert dance video
Why Michal Despised David, by Dr. Wil Gafney

Timestamps:
00:01 - title sequence
01:21 - What's on your mind?
08:30 - reading the text
12:34 - commentary
33:27 - outro sequence
34:20 - special guest tease

Timestamps:
00:01 - title sequence
01:21 - What's on your mind?
06:55 - reading the text
10:48 - commentary
27:36 - outro sequence

Biblical triangulation, command to rest, manna from heaven, and how we reconcile food insecurity with the abundance of God's creation. 

Timestamps:
00:01 - title sequence
01:21 - What's on your mind?
08:35 - reading the scripture
11:40 - commentary
28:44 - outro sequence

We are so excited to be joined by Rev. Dr. Karoline Lewis for a discussion of John's gospel. This gap gives us an opportunity to talk about the Bread of Life discourse in the context of the fourth gospel as a whole, including what it can say to us about belief, betrayal, and Christ's promise that he will never cast us away.

Timestamps:
00:01 - title sequence
01:21 - What's on your mind?
09:56 - reading the scripture
12:44 - commentary
34:10 - outro sequence

Scripture is playing the Game of Thrones in this week's gap! Scripture reveals humanity's distorted relationship with power and God's merciful relationship with humanity.

Timestamps:
00:01 - title sequence
01:21 - What's on your mind?
07:05 - commentary
22:40 - outro sequence

It's a double scripture week, folks! We'll dig into patterns for prayer, question where God dwells, and wrestle with the difference between salvation history and salvation memory.

Timestamps:
00:01 - title sequence
01:21 - What's on your mind?
07:19 - scripture reading from 1 Kings
12:22 - commentary for 1 Kings
25:50 - scripture reading from Joshua
30:08 - commentary for Joshua
44:20 - outro sequence

It's our first-ever triple gap episode!

Timestamps:
00:01 - title sequence
01:21 - What's on your mind?
05:35 - scripture reading from Deuteronomy
08:04 - commentary for Deuteronomy
16:11 - scripture reading from Psalms
18:08 - commentary for Psalms
21:19 - scripture reading from Mark
24:49 - commentary for Mark
33:50 - outro sequence

What are modern proverbs that we probably have all heard but don't think of as such? Where does wisdom come from? What cultural wisdoms have we grown beyond?

Timestamps:
00:01 - title sequence
01:21 - What's on your mind?
05:51 - scripture reading
09:18 - commentary
24:31 - outro sequence

See how we disagree with one another in a way that is respectful and productive? Very mindful. Very demure. Honestly, this might be the most fun we've had recording an episode.

Timestamps:
00:01 - title sequence
01:21 - What's on your mind?
06:57 - scripture reading from Wisdom
11:13 - commentary on Wisdom
25:37 - scripture reading from James
28:17 - commentary on James
44:13 - outro sequence

This is the ONLY Sunday in all three years of the lectionary cycle that has a reading from Esther, so you'd better believe we're going to talk about that. And the Numbers reading reminds us of the calling we all have for ministry, not just religious leaders and authority figures.

Timestamps:
00:01 - title sequence
01:21 - What's on your mind?
08:07 - scripture reading from Esther
11:47 - commentary on Esther
28:10 - scripture reading from Numbers
33:19 - commentary on Numbers
43:10 - outro sequence

This week begins a series of Hebrews readings for the second lesson. We talk about Greek and Christology in this episode, but this gap could actually be very helpful for preaching a difficult gospel passage.

Timestamps:
00:01 - title sequence
01:21 - What's on your mind?
06:14 - scripture reading
11:07 - commentary
31:04 - outro sequence

Timestamps:
00:01 - title sequence
01:21 - What's on your mind?
07:40 - scripture reading (Job)
09:57 - commentary on Job
20:36 - scripture reading (Amos)
22:54 - commentary on Amos
35:25 - outro sequence

The beauty of creation is a way to talk about experiences of the divine around us even for people that are unfamiliar or uncomfortable with the institution of Church. This psalm also keeps our attention on a region of the world that desperately needs our prayers and our solidarity for justice.

Timestamps:
00:01 - title sequence
01:21 - What's on your mind?
06:23 - scripture reading
10:54 - commentary
22:19 - outro sequence

Friendship, reconciliation, and Reformation... All that and more in this week's episode of Mind the Gap!

Check the description for links to websites that can help you make an informed vote in the Tuesday, November 5 election.

Resources for voting:
ballotpedia.org
vote.org
votesaveamerica.com

Timestamps:
00:01 - title sequence
01:21 - What's on your mind?
08:23 - scripture reading
11:47 - commentary
27:13 - outro sequence