Working Preacher's Narrative Lectionary
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Working Preacher's Narrative Lectionary
Working Preacher hosts "I Love to Tell the Story," an engaging conversation on upcoming Narrative Lectionary readings. Each episode is fun, informative, and creative—and will help you and your congregation become fluent in the first language of faith.
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Narrative Lectionary 671 (NL440): Paul's Sermon at Athens - May 3, 2026
What do you do when you're surrounded by altars to gods you don't worship and one altar to a God nobody knows?
In this episode, hosts Rolf Jaco...
Narrative Lectionary 669 (NL438): Paul's Conversion - April 19, 2026
What happens when the last person you'd trust becomes the one God chooses? In Acts 9, Saul, the man "breathing threats and murder" against the early c...
Narrative Lectionary 670 (NL439): Paul and Silas - April 26, 2026
When Paul and Silas land in a Philippian jail, beaten, chained, and singing, they model something the early church understood deeply: that faithfulnes...
Narrative Lectionary 668 (NL437): Thomas - April 12, 2026
"Unless I see the wounds… I will not believe."
Thomas gets a bad reputation, but this passage is about something far more profound than doubt....
Narrative Lectionary 667 (NL436): Resurrection - April 5, 2026
Mary Magdalene goes to the tomb alone — not to anoint, not to prepare, but simply to grieve. And what she finds there changes everything. In this East...
Narrative Lectionary 666 (NL435): Jesus the Passover Lamb - April 3, 2026
What does it mean that Jesus died at the exact hour the Passover lambs were being slaughtered? And why did John include such specific, seemingly minor...
Narrative Lectionary 665 (NL434): Jesus's Last Words - April 2, 2026
It Is Finished.
What did Jesus mean when he said "It is finished"? Was it defeat — or completion? In this Maundy Thursday episode of I Love to T...
Narrative Lectionary 663 (NL432): Jesus Condemned - March 22, 2026
In this episode of the 'I Love to Tell the Story' podcast, hosts Rolf Jacobson, Karoline Lewis, and Kathryn Schifferdecker delve into the narrative of...
Narrative Lectionary 664 (NL433): The Crucified Messiah - March 29, 2026
In this episode of 'I Love to Tell the Story', hosts Rolf Jacobson, Karoline Lewis, and Kathryn Schifferdecker discuss the readings for Palm Sunday, f...
Narrative Lectionary 662 (NL431): Jesus and Pilate - March 15, 2026
What is Truth?
In this episode of the 'I Love to Tell the Story' podcast, hosts Karoline Lewis, Rolf Jacobson, and Kathryn Schifferdecker explor...
Narrative Lectionary 661 (NL430): Peter's Denial - March 8, 2026
"I Am Not": Peter's Denial and the Crisis of Discipleship | John 18:12-27
In this Third Sunday of Lent episode, Rolf Jacobson, Kathryn Schifferd...
Narrative Lectionary 660 (NL429): Jesus Washes Feet - March 1, 2026
Join hosts Rolf Jacobson, Karoline Lewis, and Kathryn Schifferdecker for an intimate exploration of John 13:1-17, where Jesus washes his disciples' fe...
Narrative Lectionary 657 (NL426): The Man Born Blind - February 15, 2026
Join hosts Rolf Jacobson, Kathryn Schifferdecker, and Karoline Lewis as they explore The Man Born Blind (John 9:1-41).
Narrative Lectionary 658 (NL427): The Good Shepherd - February 18, 2026
It is through Jesus that one becomes identified as insider or outsider.
Join hosts Rolf Jacobson, Kathryn Schifferdecker with Johannine scholar,...
Narrative Lectionary 659 (NL428): Jesus Raises Lazarus - February 22, 2026
Such love is not about sentiment but about action for the beloved.
Join Rolf Jacobson, Kathryn Schifferdecker, and Karoline Lewis as they explor...
Narrative Lectionary 656 (NL425): Healing Stories - February 8, 2026
Walking in Faith: Healing Stories in John's Gospel
Join hosts Rolf Jacobson, Kathryn Schifferdecker, and Karoline Lewis as they explore two powe...
Narrative Lectionary 655 (NL424): The Woman at the Well - February 1, 2026
Rolf Jacobson, Kathryn Schifferdecker and Karoline Lewis explore the woman at the well—one of the New Testament's most transformative encounters. This...
Narrative Lectionary 654 (NL423): Nicodemus - January 25, 2026
Join hosts Rolf Jacobson, Kathryn Schifferdecker, and Karoline Lewis as they explore one of Scripture's most famous passages: Jesus' nighttime convers...
Narrative Lectionary 653 (NL422): Jesus Cleanses the Temple - January 18, 2026
Join hosts Rolf Jacobson, Kathryn Schifferdecker, and Karoline Lewis as they explore one of the most pivotal yet frequently misunderstood passages in...
Narrative Lectionary 652 (NL421): Wedding at Cana - January 11, 2026
Join Rolf Jacobson, Kathryn Schifferdecker, and Karoline Lewis as they explore Jesus' first miracle in the Gospel of John—the wedding at Cana. This ep...
Narrative Lectionary 651 (NL420): Jesus Says Come and See - January 04, 2026
Join hosts Rolf Jacobson, Kathryn Schifferdecker, and Karoline Lewis as they explore the calling of Jesus' first disciples in John 1:35-51 for the Sec...
Narrative Lectionary 650 (NL419): A Voice in the Wilderness - December 28, 2025
The conversation explores first-century Jewish apocalyptic expectations, drawing on scholarly work about messianic figures and prophetic forerunners....
Narrative Lectionary 650 (NL418): A Voice in the Wilderness - December 28, 2025
Join hosts Rolf Jacobson and Kathryn Schifferdecker as they welcome Karoline Lewis, Luther Seminary's resident Gospel of John expert, for the first ep...
Narrative Lectionary 649 (NL417/NL418): Birth of Jesus/Shepherds Visit - December 24-25, 2025
Join hosts Rolf Jacobson, Kathryn Schifferdecker, and Craig Koester as they explore the beloved Christmas story from Luke 2 in this special Christmas...
Narrative Lectionary 649 (NL417): Birth of Jesus/Shepherds Visit - December 24-25, 2025
Join hosts Rolf Jacobson, Kathryn Schifferdecker, and Craig Koester as they explore the beloved Christmas story from Luke 2 in this special Christmas...
Narrative Lectionary 648 (NL416): Word Made Flesh - December 21, 2025
Join hosts Rolf Jacobson, Kathryn Schifferdecker, and Craig Koester as they explore John's magnificent prologue for the Fourth Sunday of Advent (Decem...
Narrative Lectionary 647 (NL415): Word Accomplishes God's Purpose - December 14, 2025
Join Profs. Rolf Jacobson, Kathryn Schifferdecker, and Craig Koester for the Third Sunday of Advent as they explore Isaiah 55:1-13, a climactic prophe...
Narrative Lectionary 648 (NL416): Word Made Flesh - December 21, 2025
Join hosts Rolf Jacobson, Kathryn Schifferdecker, and Craig Koester as they explore John's magnificent prologue for the Fourth Sunday of Advent (Decem...
Narrative Lectionary 646 (NL414): Ezekiel: The Valley of Dry Bones - December 07, 2025
When everything feels dead and hope seems lost, can dry bones live again?
In this powerful episode for the Second Sunday of Advent, hosts Rolf...
Narrative Lectionary 647 (NL415): Word Accomplishes God's Purpose - December 14, 2025
Join Profs. Rolf Jacobson, Kathryn Schifferdecker, and Craig Koester for the Third Sunday of Advent as they explore Isaiah 55:1-13, a climactic prophe...
Narrative Lectionary 646 (NL414): Ezekiel: The Valley of Dry Bones - December 07, 2025
When everything feels dead and hope seems lost, can dry bones live again?
In this powerful episode for the Second Sunday of Advent, hosts Rolf...
Narrative Lectionary 645 (NL413): Daniel - The Fiery Furnace - November 30, 2025
Join Rolf Jacobson, Kathryn Schifferdecker, and Craig Koester as they explore Daniel 3:1 [2-7] 8-30 for the First Sunday of Advent (November 30, 2025)...
Narrative Lectionary 644 (NL412): Jeremiah's Letter to Exiles - November 23, 2025
Join Rolf Jacobson, Kathryn Schifferdecker, and Craig Koester as they explore Jeremiah 29:1, 4-14 for Christ the King Sunday (November 23, 2025). This...
Narrative Lectionary 643 (NL411): Isaiah: A Child is Born - November 16, 2025
Join Rolf Jacobson, Kathryn Schifferdecker, and Craig Koester as they explore Isaiah 9 in this week's Narrative Lectionary podcast. Moving from the no...
Narrative Lectionary 642 (NL410): Amos: Justice Rolls Down - November 9, 2025
Join Rolf Jacobson, Kathryn Schifferdecker, and Craig Koester as they explore the powerful message of the prophet Amos in this week's episode of I Lov...
Narrative Lectionary 641 (NL409): God Speaks to Elijah - November 2, 2025
In this episode of "I Love to Tell the Story," hosts Rolf Jacobson, Kathryn Schifferdecker, and Craig Koester explore one of the most dramatic narrati...
Narrative Lectionary 640 (NL408): Solomon's Temple - October 26, 2025
Join Rolf Jacobson, Kathryn Schifferdecker, and Craig Koester on "I Love to Tell the Story" as they explore the narrative lectionary reading for Octob...
Narrative Lectionary 639 (NL407): God Calls David - October 19, 2025
Join hosts Rolf Jacobson, Kathryn Schifferdecker, and Craig Koester as they dive deep into one of the most compelling stories from the Hebrew Bible -...
Narrative Lectionary 638 (NL406): God Calls Samuel - October 12, 2025
Welcome to "I Love to Tell the Story," a podcast exploring the Narrative Lectionary! In this episode for October 12th, 2025, hosts Rolf Jacobson, Kath...
Narrative Lectionary 637 (NL405): God Provides Manna - October 5, 2025
Join hosts Rolf Jacobson, Kathryn Schifferdecker, and Karoline Lewis on this episode of "I Love to Tell the Story," a podcast on the narrative lection...