God Help Us (No, Really)

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God Help Us (No, Really)

A Lent podcast wrestling with scripture and what it means to be a follower of Jesus in a country where Christianity keeps aligning with empire.

Episodes

  1. APR 7

    Ep 7: It’s Not About Winning (Palm Sunday, Lent 2025)

    This week we read and reflect on Luke 19:28-40 NRSV as we cross the threshold into Holy Week. Palm branches wave, cloaks hit the ground, and Jesus rides in—not to conquer, but to subvert. We dig into the radical context of his entrance: how it undermines the logic of empire, disrupts capitalism’s obsession with profit, and points us toward a vision of the common good.  Rachael Phelps she/her, Rev. Andrew Conley-Holcom he/him, Rev. Sarah Casey she/her Recorded for Sunday, April 13, 2025 Year C

    47 min

  2. APR 5

    Ep 6: Something Worth Doing (Fifth Sunday of Lent 2025)

    Episode 6 finds us in the Gospel of John 12:1-8 NRSV. It’s a major turning point in the season of Lent. We reflect on Mary bringing out the best she has, Judas living in an alternate reality, the economy of scarcity that capitalism requires to survive…all through the lens of Mary’s impromptu ritual: blessing the feet of Jesus that would carry him to the cross. Rachael Phelps she/her, Rev. Andrew Conley-Holcom he/him, Rev. Sarah Casey she/her Recorded for Sunday, April 6, 2025 Year C

    57 min

  3. MAR 28

    Ep 5: Earning What's Already Ours (Fourth Sunday of Lent 2025)

    This week, we read Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 NRSV and reflect on the barriers we build to our belovedness. Join us as we explore the ways hierarchy and cultural norms shape our sense of worthiness, and find spiritual sustenance in the poetry of Saint Mary Oliver. Rachael Phelps she/her, Rev. Andrew Conley-Holcom he/him, Rev. Sarah Casey she/her Recorded for Sunday, March 30, 2025 Year C

    55 min

  4. MAR 20

    Ep 4: Who is responsible? (Third Sunday of Lent 2025)

    In this episode we read Luke 13:1-9 NRSV and explore the shift from asking why we suffer to how do we respond to suffering? If we reject the claim that God causes us to suffer and accept that we suffer because we’re human…where do we go from there?  Rev. Sarah Casey she/her, Rev. Andrew Conley-Holcom he/him Recorded for Sunday, March 23, 2025 Lectionary Year C

    1h 10m

  5. MAR 11

    Ep 3: Undermining Empire (Second Sunday of Lent 2025)

    Episode 3: Pondering the illusion of security and the lie of scarcity, embracing our identity as beloved, orienting ourselves toward grace. We're discussing Luke 13:31-35 and dabble in the Epistle Philippians 3:17-4:1 NRSV. Rev. Andrew Conley-Holcom he/him, Rev. Sarah Casey she/her Recorded for Sunday, March 16, 2025 Lectionary Year C

    45 min

  6. MAR 6

    Ep 2: How Dare You (First Sunday of Lent 2025)

    In episode 2 we find ourselves in the wilderness of Luke 4:1-13 NRSV. Rev. Andrew Conley-Holcom he/him, Rev. Sarah Casey she/her, Rachael Phelps she/her Recorded for Sunday, March 9, 2025 Year C

    48 min

  7. MAR 6

    Ep. 1: Ash Wednesday (Lent 2025)

    In this first episode of God Help Us we're diving into Matthew 6:1-16, 16-21 (The Message) Rev. Andrew Conley-Holcom he/him, Rev. Sarah Casey she/her, Rachael Phelps she/her, Charles Younts he/him Recorded for Wednesday, March 5, 2025 Year C

    51 min
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