The Lectionary Lounge

The Lectionary Lounge Podcast
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Come for the Bible and practical sermon prep inspiration, stay for the vibes! Join Pastor Byrnese and Pastor Mikayla for a practical, lectionary-based sermon prep podcast on a (mostly) weekly basis, as well as some fun commtenary on what in life is keeping them from writing those sermons in a timely manner.

  1. 5d ago

    Episode 16: Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost

    Welcome to The Lectionary Lounge! We hope that in your search for practical Bible commentary and sermon prep inspiration, you will also stick around for the vibes here in our little corner of the internet. Each week Pastor Byrnese (she/her) and Pastor Mikayla (she/her) will chat about what scripture(s) they are preaching on, as well as what in life is keeping them from writing their sermons in a timely fashion. This week we discuss ⁠⁠⁠⁠two of the readings for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost in Cycle A from the⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Revised Common Lectionary⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Throughout the episode, we primarily look at the NRSVUE translation. Enjoy today's episode? Dig our vibe? Keep up with us and follow us over on instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/thelectionaryloungepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More about Pastor Byrnese: Follow her on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/pastorbyrnese⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find her on Substack:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.byrnese.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit her congregation, Manna Bethlehem: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mannabethlehem.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit her Etsy Shop to check out some of the incredible stoles she makes! -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Sourdough & Sacrament⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More about Pastor Mikayla: Follow her on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/rev.mikayla⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find her on Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.mikaylasauerbrey.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit her congregation, Calvary Moravian Church:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.calvarymoravian.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ &⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/calvarymoravianpa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Curious to learn more about our faith tradition, the Moravian Church? You can check our denominational website for more about our beliefs, traditions, and practices at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.moravian.org⁠⁠⁠

  2. Jul 28

    Episode 15: Tenth Sunday After Pentecost

    Welcome to The Lectionary Lounge! We hope that in your search for practical Bible commentary and sermon prep inspiration, you will also stick around for the vibes here in our little corner of the internet. Each week Pastor Byrnese (she/her) and Pastor Mikayla (she/her) will chat about what scripture(s) they are preaching on, as well as what in life is keeping them from writing their sermons in a timely fashion. This week we discuss Genesis 32:22-31 and Matthew 14:13-21, ⁠two of the readings for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost in Cycle A from the⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Revised Common Lectionary⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Throughout the episode, we primarily look at the NRSVUE translation. Enjoy today's episode? Dig our vibe? Keep up with us and follow us over on instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/thelectionaryloungepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More about Pastor Byrnese: Follow her on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/pastorbyrnese⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find her on Substack:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.byrnese.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit her congregation, Manna Bethlehem: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mannabethlehem.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit her Etsy Shop to check out some of the incredible stoles she makes! -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Sourdough & Sacrament⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More about Pastor Mikayla: Follow her on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/rev.mikayla⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find her on Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.mikaylasauerbrey.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit her congregation, Calvary Moravian Church:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.calvarymoravian.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ &⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/calvarymoravianpa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Curious to learn more about our faith tradition, the Moravian Church? You can check our denominational website for more about our beliefs, traditions, and practices at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.moravian.org⁠⁠⁠

  3. Jul 21

    Episode 14: Ninth Sunday After Pentecost

    Welcome to The Lectionary Lounge! We hope that in your search for practical Bible commentary and sermon prep inspiration, you will also stick around for the vibes here in our little corner of the internet. Each week Pastor Byrnese (she/her) and Pastor Mikayla (she/her) will chat about what scripture(s) they are preaching on, as well as what in life is keeping them from writing their sermons in a timely fashion. This week we discuss Psalm 119:129-136 & Matthew 13:31-33; 44-52⁠⁠⁠⁠, two of the readings for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost in Cycle A from the⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Revised Common Lectionary⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Throughout the episode, we primarily look at the NRSVUE translation. Enjoy today's episode? Dig our vibe? Keep up with us and follow us over on instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/thelectionaryloungepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More about Pastor Byrnese: Follow her on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/pastorbyrnese⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find her on Substack:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.byrnese.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit her congregation, Manna Bethlehem: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mannabethlehem.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit her Etsy Shop to check out some of the incredible stoles she makes! -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Sourdough & Sacrament⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More about Pastor Mikayla: Follow her on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/rev.mikayla⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find her on Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.mikaylasauerbrey.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit her congregation, Calvary Moravian Church:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.calvarymoravian.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ &⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/calvarymoravianpa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Curious to learn more about our faith tradition, the Moravian Church? You can check our denominational website for more about our beliefs, traditions, and practices at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.moravian.org⁠⁠

  4. Jul 14

    Episode 13: Eigth Sunday After Pentecost - July 19, 2026

    Welcome to The Lectionary Lounge! We hope that in your search for practical Bible commentary and sermon prep inspiration, you will also stick around for the vibes here in our little corner of the internet. Each week Pastor Byrnese (she/her) and Pastor Mikayla (she/her) will chat about what scripture(s) they are preaching on, as well as what in life is keeping them from writing their sermons in a timely fashion. This week we discuss Isaiah 44:6-8 & Romans 8:12-25⁠, two of the readings for ⁠⁠⁠the Eigth Sunday after Pentecost in Cycle A from the⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Revised Common Lectionary⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Throughout the episode, we primarily look at the CEB translation. Show Notes: Common English Bible TranslationWhat Is A Liturgy?Narrative LectionaryThe book Byrnese and Mikayla are reading: ⁠Beyond Wellness by Liz Bucar⁠Local to the Lehigh Valley? Reach out to us about an upcoming in-person Revised Common Lectionary Bible Study! Enjoy today's episode? Dig our vibe? Keep up with us and follow us over on instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/thelectionaryloungepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More about Pastor Byrnese: Follow her on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/pastorbyrnese⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find her on Substack:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.byrnese.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit her congregation, Manna Bethlehem: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mannabethlehem.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit her Etsy Shop to check out some of the incredible stoles she makes! -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Sourdough & Sacrament⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More about Pastor Mikayla: Follow her on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/rev.mikayla⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find her on Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.mikaylasauerbrey.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit her congregation, Calvary Moravian Church:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.calvarymoravian.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ &⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/calvarymoravianpa⁠⁠⁠⁠ Curious to learn more about our faith tradition, the Moravian Church? You can check our denominational website for more about our beliefs, traditions, and practices at ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.moravian.org⁠⁠⁠⁠.

  5. Jul 7

    Episode 12: Seventh Sunday After Pentecost - July 12, 2026

    Welcome to The Lectionary Lounge! We hope that in your search for practical Bible commentary and sermon prep inspiration, you will also stick around for the vibes here in our little corner of the internet. Each week Pastor Byrnese (she/her) and Pastor Mikayla (she/her) will chat about what scripture(s) they are preaching on, as well as what in life is keeping them from writing their sermons in a timely fashion. This week we discuss Isaiah 55:10-13 and Matthew 13:19-9; 18-23, two of the readings for ⁠the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost in Cycle A from the⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Revised Common Lectionary⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Throughout the episode, we primarily look at the NRSVUE translation. Show Notes: The song Byrnese couldn't remember: Belly of the Deepest Love by Tow'rs The Oh Hellos Enjoy today's episode? Dig our vibe? Keep up with us and follow us over on instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/thelectionaryloungepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More about Pastor Byrnese: Follow her on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/pastorbyrnese⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find her on Substack:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.byrnese.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit her congregation, Manna Bethlehem: ⁠⁠⁠https://mannabethlehem.com⁠⁠⁠ Visit her Etsy Shop to check out some of the incredible stoles she makes! -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Sourdough & Sacrament⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More about Pastor Mikayla: Follow her on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/rev.mikayla⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find her on Substack: ⁠⁠⁠www.mikaylasauerbrey.substack.com⁠⁠⁠ Visit her congregation, Calvary Moravian Church:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.calvarymoravian.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ &⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/calvarymoravianpa⁠⁠⁠ Curious to learn more about our faith tradition, the Moravian Church? You can check our denominational website for more about our beliefs, traditions, and practices at ⁠⁠⁠www.moravian.org⁠⁠⁠.

  6. Jul 1

    Episode 11: Sixth Sunday after Pentecost - July 5, 2026

    Welcome to The Lectionary Lounge! We hope that in your search for the practical Bible commentary and sermon prep inspiration, you will also stick around for the vibes here in our little corner of the internet. Each week Pastor Byrnese (she/her) and Pastor Mikayla (she/her) will chat about what scripture(s) they are preaching on, as well as what in life is keeping them from writing their sermons in a timely fashion. This week we discuss Zachariah 9:9-12 and Psalm 145:8-14, the alternate first reading and alternate psalm for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost in Cycle A from the⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Revised Common Lectionary⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Throughout the episode, we primarily look at the NRSVUE translation. Enjoy today's episode? Dig our vibe? Keep up with us and follow us over on instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/thelectionaryloungepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More about Pastor Byrnese: Follow her on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/pastorbyrnese⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find her on Substack:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠www.byrnese.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit her congregation, Manna Bethlehem: ⁠⁠https://mannabethlehem.com⁠⁠ Visit her Etsy Shop to check out some of the incredible stoles she makes! -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Sourdough & Sacrament⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More about Pastor Mikayla: Follow her on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/rev.mikayla⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find her on Substack: ⁠⁠www.mikaylasauerbrey.substack.com⁠⁠ Visit her congregation, Calvary Moravian Church:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠www.calvarymoravian.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ &⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/calvarymoravianpa⁠⁠ Curious to learn more about our faith tradition, the Moravian Church? You can check our denominational website for more about our beliefs, traditions, and practices at ⁠⁠www.moravian.org⁠⁠.

  7. Jun 23

    Special Episode: Lies You've Been Told About AI: Three Pastors Respond

    Welcome to The Lectionary Lounge! This week's episode is a special one, as we are taking a break from the lectionary and sharing with you an audio version of an article Rev. Byrnese and Rev. Mikayla co-wrote with their friend and colleague, Rev. Charlie McDonald. In this article, these three millennial clergy respond to some of the loudest lies we've been told about AI: that AI was built to help you, that AI will make you a better fill-in-the-blank, and finally, that AI is inevitable. Curious to read the article? You can find it over on Byrnese's substack here: htps://byrnese.substack.com/p/lies-youve-been-told-about-ai-threet Enjoy today's episode? Dig our vibe? Keep up with us and follow us over on instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/thelectionaryloungepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More about Pastor Byrnese: Follow her on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/pastorbyrnese⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find her on Substack:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠www.byrnese.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit her congregation, Manna Bethlehem: ⁠⁠https://mannabethlehem.com⁠⁠ Visit her Etsy Shop to check out some of the incredible stoles she makes! -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Sourdough & Sacrament⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More about Pastor Mikayla: Follow her on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/rev.mikayla⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find her on Substack: ⁠⁠www.mikaylasauerbrey.substack.com⁠⁠ Visit her congregation, Calvary Moravian Church:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠www.calvarymoravian.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ &⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/calvarymoravianpa⁠⁠ Curious to learn more about our faith tradition, the Moravian Church? You can check our denominational website for more about our beliefs, traditions, and practices at ⁠⁠www.moravian.org⁠⁠.

  8. Jun 10

    Episode 10: Third Sunday After Pentecost - June 14, 2026

    Welcome to The Lectionary Lounge! We hope that in your search for the practical Bible commentary and sermon prep inspiration, you will also stick around for the vibes here in our little corner of the internet. Each week Pastor Byrnese (she/her) and Pastor Mikayla (she/her) will chat about what scripture(s) they are preaching on, as well as what in life is keeping them from writing their sermons in a timely fashion. This week we discuss Matthew 9:35-10:23 , which is the Gospel text for the second Sunday after Pentecost in Cycle A from the⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Revised Common Lectionary⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Throughout the episode, we primarily look at the NRSVUE translation. Enjoy today's episode? Dig our vibe? Keep up with us and follow us over on instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠www.instagram.com/thelectionaryloungepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More about Pastor Byrnese: Follow her on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠www.instagram.com/pastorbyrnese⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find her on Substack:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠www.byrnese.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit her congregation, Manna Bethlehem: ⁠https://mannabethlehem.com⁠ Visit her Etsy Shop to check out some of the incredible stoles she makes! -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Sourdough & Sacrament⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More about Pastor Mikayla: Follow her on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠www.instagram.com/rev.mikayla⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find her on Substack: ⁠www.mikaylasauerbrey.substack.com⁠ Visit her congregation, Calvary Moravian Church:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠www.calvarymoravian.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ &⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠www.instagram.com/calvarymoravianpa⁠ Curious to learn more about our faith tradition, the Moravian Church? You can check our denominational website for more about our beliefs, traditions, and practices at ⁠www.moravian.org⁠.

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Come for the Bible and practical sermon prep inspiration, stay for the vibes! Join Pastor Byrnese and Pastor Mikayla for a practical, lectionary-based sermon prep podcast on a (mostly) weekly basis, as well as some fun commtenary on what in life is keeping them from writing those sermons in a timely manner.

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    2024 - 2026
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