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Queer Theology

For over 6 years, Brian G. Murphy and Fr. Shannon TL Kearns have shared an LGBTQ perspective on a different Bible passage each week. Most weeks, the show covers a passage from the upcoming Sunday's le... Read more

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What It Means to Honor Marriage (and other important lessons) – Hebrews 13:1-8

What It Means to Honor Marriage (and other important lessons) – Hebrews 13:1-8

Honoring marriage or a relationship is not only for straight relationships. More often than not, people who are in queer... Read more

1 Sep 2019

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All who are thirsty, come to the water – Isaiah 55:1-9

All who are thirsty, come to the water – Isaiah 55:1-9

If it feels like we’ve talked about this passage before … we haven’t! It’s just that social justice, taking care of peop... Read more

19 Mar 2019

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Biblical Allyship – Mark 9:38-50

Biblical Allyship – Mark 9:38-50

Read the transcript (PDF) Mark 9:38-50 John said to Jesus, “Teacher, we saw someone throwing demons out in your name, an... Read more

27 Sep 2018

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Easter Q&A

Easter Q&A

This year for Easter, we’re doing a Q&A episode to cover all things Holy Week and Easter. We really dig into a few a... Read more

16 Apr 2019

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God trusts you to pick your partner – Genesis 2:18-24

God trusts you to pick your partner – Genesis 2:18-24

We’ve look at this text a few times before (here, here, and embedded below). This week, we look at this section of the c... Read more

3 Oct 2018

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Activist Epiphanies – Matthew 2:1-12

Activist Epiphanies – Matthew 2:1-12

In this passage, the wise people encounter the baby Jesus and are so transformed by their encounter, that they return an... Read more

1 Jan 2019

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Take Care – Isaiah 58:9-14

Take Care – Isaiah 58:9-14

When our need to help the poor, feed the hungry, and uphold the oppressed is strong, we sometimes forget that it’s okay ... Read more

25 Aug 2019

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Extraordinary – John 12:1-8

Extraordinary – John 12:1-8

There’s so much in this passage that can related to queerness and LGBTQ+ Christians. What does it mean to be extraordina... Read more

2 Apr 2019

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The story of what God has done among us – Luke 1:1-4, 4:14-21

The story of what God has done among us – Luke 1:1-4, 4:14-21

This week’s Gospel reading opens with, “Many people have tried to tell the story of what God has done among us.” In this... Read more

24 Jan 2019

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Making Meaning – Job 38:1-7, 34-38

Making Meaning – Job 38:1-7, 34-38

This episode is for the lectionary from October 21 — after recording this episode, Brian had a death in the family and w... Read more

4 Nov 2018

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Sexual Immorality – Colossians 3:1-11

Sexual Immorality – Colossians 3:1-11

As far back as we can remember, we were taught to read the Bible in a way that doesn’t always line up with what the pass... Read more

4 Aug 2019

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Sodom & Gomorrah – Genesis 18:20-32

Sodom & Gomorrah – Genesis 18:20-32

Sodom and Gomorrah is one of the six or seven clobber verses that is commonly used to condemn homosexuality. We talk abo... Read more

28 Jul 2019

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LIVE from Q Christian Fellowship Conference with Sarah Ngu of Church Clarity – Acts 17:26-27

LIVE from Q Christian Fellowship Conference with Sarah Ngu of Church Clarity – Acts 17:26-27

This week, we have a special episode of the Queer Theology podcast: our first ever live episode! Brian was at the Q Chri... Read more

5 Feb 2019

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Sometimes the Bible is wrong – 1 Corinthians 15:51-58

Sometimes the Bible is wrong – 1 Corinthians 15:51-58

In this passage, Paul is convinced that the world is ending within his lifetime and—spoiler alert—it doesn’t. Sometimes ... Read more

26 Feb 2019

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Getting Personal + 2019 Preview

Getting Personal + 2019 Preview

Referenced in this episode Picking a word of the year Setting spiritual resolutions Christianity & Polyamory resour... Read more

8 Jan 2019

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How to be a more effective prophet – Luke 4:21-30

How to be a more effective prophet – Luke 4:21-30

This week’s passage picks up where last week’s left off. We talk about the process of learning and growing and what it c... Read more

29 Jan 2019

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What Does it Mean to be Saved? – Acts 16:16-34

What Does it Mean to be Saved? – Acts 16:16-34

The gospel is often perceived to tackle mostly spiritual or religious topics, but for today’s reading, it actually deals... Read more

28 May 2019

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The Extravagant Love of God – Luke 15:1-3, 11-32

The Extravagant Love of God – Luke 15:1-3, 11-32

We are doing a special Q&A episode about Easter & Holy Week. Submit a question! Send it as an email to connect@q... Read more

27 Mar 2019

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Marriage Metaphors – Isaiah 62:1-5

Marriage Metaphors – Isaiah 62:1-5

Marriage as a metaphor for God’s relationship to us shows up again in this week’s lectionary reading from Isaiah. In thi... Read more

22 Jan 2019

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Jesus Brought Receipts, You Can Too – John 14:8-17, 25-27

Jesus Brought Receipts, You Can Too – John 14:8-17, 25-27

Some Christians have misinterpreted that Jesus is the “new” God who will rule out the “Old Testament God.” That’s not wh... Read more

4 Jun 2019

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