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Between 2 SundaysYear B, First Sunday of Advent (Sunday December 3, 2023) Season 3, the new liturgical year, and Advent all begin in this episode of Between 2 Sundays. Join Mark B and Mark G as they reflect on the readings for Advent 1 through the lens of Hope. (The readings for First Sunday of Advent are: Isaiah 64:1-9 • Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 • 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 • Mark 13:24-37) Find the readings and other resources to accompany them at https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/texts.php?id=48 Explore Mark B’s writing https://barefootfollower.life/ Follow Mark G’s work at https://linktr.ee/monkindocs Email us at between2sundays@gmail.com Check out all our other things at...
2023-12-0355 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear A, Reign of Christ Sunday (Sunday November 26, 2023)What a conversation to finish out Season 2! As we end Year A of the lectionary and look to move into Advent for Year B, Mark B and Mark G discover the way that Reign of Christ/Christ the King Sunday not only leads us into the new Advent season, but also rounds out the year that has passed. Join us for a wonderful (and late to be published!) episode for Between 2 Sundays.  (The readings for Reign of Christ Sunday are: Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 and Psalm 100  • Ephesians 1:15-23  • Matthew 25:31-46) Find the readings and other resources to accompany them  at http...
2023-11-2854 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear A, Twenty-Fourth Sunday After Pentecost (Sunday November 12, 2023)Have we lost the true sense of what it is to follow God, to be a people of God, and to walk towards salvation? Have we in the modern world become far too individualistic and lost the true essence of the corporate vision that God has for the world? In this week’s episode, Mark B and Mark G both explore and are surprised by the way that this week’s readings point to just that – the importance of knowing that God doesn’t want us to focus on “me/I”, but on “we/us”. Join us on this week’s Between 2...
2023-11-0854 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear A, Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost (Sunday October 05, 2023)Leadership is always a challenge, as is “followship”. In this week’s readings, Mark B and Mark G see how moving these challenges must be faced in order to see things move forward. Join us for an intriguing episode of Between 2 Sundays.  (The readings for Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost are: Joshua 3:7-17 and Psalm 107:1-7, 33-37  • 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13  • Matthew 23:1-12) Find the readings and other resources to accompany them  at https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/texts.php?id=167 Explore Mark B’s writing https://barefootfollower.life/ Follow Mark G’s work at https://linktr.ee/monkindocs...
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Between 2 SundaysYear A, Twenty-Second Sunday After Pentecost (Sunday October 29, 2023)While modern Christianity is often concerned with the individual, the story of God reminds us again and again that being a people of God is a corporate affair. In this epidose of Between 2 Sundays, Mark B and Mark G chew on what it means to carry on the vision and ultimately remembering who it was Jesus said we were…  (The readings for Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost are: Deuteronomy 34:1-12  and Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17  • 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8  • Matthew 22:34-46) Find the readings and other resources to accompany them  at https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/texts.php?id=165 Explore Mark B’s...
2023-10-2544 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear A, Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost (Sunday October 15, 2023)From Golden calves to wedding banquets, this weeks episode of between two Sundays is sure to get your thinking. Join Mark, B and Mark G for a deep dive into God’s grace, love, how we sometimes get it oh, so wrong. (The readings for Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost are: Exodus 32:1-14 and Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23  • Philippians 4:1-9  • Matthew 22:1-14) Find the readings and other resources to accompany them  at https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/texts.php?id=163 Explore Mark B’s writing https://barefootfollower.life/ Follow Mark G’s work at https://linktr.ee/monkindoc...
2023-10-1538 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear A, Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost (Sunday October 8, 2023)When will we understand that God is enough for us? This week’s readings call us to those uneasy conversations in which we come to realise that the trappings and trimmings are not who we are or what we ultimately need. Instead we are called to release those things and risk resting in the hands of God. Join Mark B and Mark G for this week’s conversations on Between 2 Sundays. (The readings for Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost are: Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20  • Philippians 3:4b-14  • Matthew 21:33-46) Find the readings and other resources to accompany them  at https://lection...
2023-10-0353 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear A, Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost (Sunday October 1, 2023)Is the Lord among us or not? How do we work through the times when it seems like God is not with us. Or even “there”? In this episode of Between 2 Sundays, Mark B and Mark G open up the texts for this week and find the keys to reminding ourselves (and others) of the presence of God in and among us. (The readings for Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost are: Exodus 17:1-7 and Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16  • Philippians 2:1-13  • Matthew 21:23-32) Find the readings and other resources to accompany them  at https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/texts.php?id=161 Exp...
2023-09-2740 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear A, Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost (Sunday September 24, 2023)There are those who still don’t think social justice (even bordering on socialism) is a Biblical thing. If this is you, this is your episode. In this week’s Between 2 Sundays, Mark B and Mark G see revealed the concept of “Enough” and see laid out bear in the Hebrew Scriptures, Psalms, Paul and the Gospel the writing on the wall as plain as day. Dare to join us? (The readings for Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost are: Exodus 16:2-15 and Psalm 105:1-6,37 45  • Philippians 1:21-30  • Matthew 20:1-16) Find the readings and other resources to accompany them  at https://lectionary.li...
2023-09-2049 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear A, Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost (Sunday September 17, 2023)What now? This is the question that should stay with us until we can answer it after significant events. In this deeply reflective episode of Between 2 Sundays, Mark B and Mark G encounter moments as Israel, Paul, and the disciples of Jesus are challenged with this life-altering question. (The readings for Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost are: Exodus 14:19-31 and Psalm 114 or Exodus 15:1b-11, 20-21  • Romans 14:1-12  • Matthew 18:21-35) Find the readings and other resources to accompany them  at https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/texts.php?id=159 Explore Mark B’s writing https://barefootfollower.life/ Follow Mark G’s...
2023-09-1355 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear A, Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost (Sunday September 3, 2023)It’s all burning bushes, replacement creeds and backtracking on revelations about Jesus as Mark B and Mark G explore the readings for this coming Sunday. Join us for an episode of Bertween 2 Sundays where you will be challenged to consider who you are, and what it means to follow Jesus. (The readings for Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost are Exodus 3:1-15 and Psalm 105:1-6, 23-26, 45b  • Romans 12:9-21  • Matthew 16:21-28) Find the readings and other resources to accompany them  at https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/texts.php?id=157 Find Mark B at https://barefootfollower.life/ Find Mark...
2023-08-2947 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear A, Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost (Sunday August 27, 2023)New beginnings, new revelations, new minds, and new opportunities. Throw in conversations about “messiah-ship”, and there’s a show. Join Mark B and Mark G for an intriguing discussion about this coming Sunday’s readings in this episode of Between 2 Sundays. (The readings for Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost are: Exodus 1:8-2:10 and Psalm 124  • Romans 12:1-8  • Matthew 16:13-20) Find thereadings and other resources to accompany them  at https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/texts.php?id=156 Find Mark B at https://barefootfollower.life/ Find Mark G at https://monkindocs.podia.com and https://instagram.com/monkindocs Ema...
2023-08-2448 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear A, Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost (Sunday August 20, 2023)What does it mean to dwell in unity? What does unity even really look like? And how much faith is really needed? In this episode of Between 2 Sundays, Mark B and Mark G explore the inner workings of forgiveness, reconciliation, inclusion, and why it only requires a crumb of faith to see God work in your life. (The readings for Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost are: Genesis 45:1 15 and Psalm 133  • Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32  • Matthew 15: (10-20), 21-28) Find the readings and other resources to accompany them  at https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/texts.php?id=155 Find Mark B at https...
2023-08-1933 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear A, Tenth Sunday After Pentecost (Sunday August 6, 2023)Are you ready to rumble?! Yes, this is the wrestling episode!! This is the episode that makes sense of every episode of Between 2 Sundays thus far and yet to come. It’s time to learn how to wrestle again and understand what it is God does in that wrestling. New names, new opportunities, new hopes and not one sign of Hulk Hogan, but lots of Mark B and Mark G. See you on the mat! (The readings for Tenth Sunday after Pentecost are: Genesis 32:22-31 and Psalm 17:1-7, 15  • Romans 9:1-5  • Matthew 14:13-21) Find the readings and other resources to a...
2023-08-0154 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear A, Ninth Sunday After Pentecost (Sunday July 30, 2023)When the deceiver gets deceived and yet God still works through it all, and when the small seed can grow enough to allow all the birds to rest, and when the yeast becomes alive and does its thing, and when nets catch all the fish, and when the old and the new are held together: THEN we can still give thanks to God, realising that NOTHING can separate us from God’s love. An enriching, deep, and full episode of Between 2 Sundays this week. Hope you’ll join us. (The readings for Ninth Sunday after Pentecost are: Genesis 29:15-28 and P...
2023-07-251h 03Between 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear A, Eighth Sunday After Pentecost (Sunday July 23, 2023)In this week’s episode of Between 2 Sundays, Mark B and Mark G talk about pivot points in one’s life, how realising that you are seen can change everything, and how in being seen we can humbly allow God to make changes that open us up to the fullness of our humanity; opening ourselves up to the reality of what it means that you are adopted   (The readings for Eighth Sunday after Pentecost are: Genesis 28:10 19a and Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24  • Romans 8:12-25  • Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43) Find the readings and other resources to accompany them  at https://lectionary.library...
2023-07-2257 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear A, Seventh Sunday After Pentecost (Sunday July 16, 2023)Amazing things happen when our ego gets out of the way… In this week’s episode of Between 2 Sundays, join Mark B and Mark G as they delve into surrendering, learning how to listen, letting God have their way in our lives, and why trading stew for a birthright (and even making the stew in the first place) is probably a waste of time.  (The readings for Seventh Sunday after Pentecost are: Genesis 25:19-34 and Psalm 119:105-112  • Romans 8:1-11  • Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23) Find the readings and other resources to accompany them  at https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt...
2023-07-1449 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear A, Sixth Sunday After Pentecost (Sunday July 9, 2023)This week we continue in Genesis and consider what happens when we leave things up to God; try and follow Paul’s logic in what he does and what he doesn’t to do; and sit with tax collectors and sinners, eating and drinking just like Jesus did. What does this all have to do with our lives and ministry for God? Join Mark B and Mark G as they chew on these ideas in this week’s Between 2 Sundays.  (The readings for Sixth Sunday after Pentecost are: Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67 and Psalm 45:10-17 or Song of Solomon 2:8-13  • Roma...
2023-07-1448 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear A, Fifth Sunday After Pentecost (Sunday July 2, 2023)This week we encounter Abraham and Isaac walking up a hill, a Psalmist struggling up a mountain, Paul pushing us up towards living through a lens of goodness, and Jesus moving us to allow ourselves to be received by whomever it is no matter what. Join Mark B and Mark G as they scale this week’s readings on Between 2 Sundays.  (The readings for Fifth Sunday after Pentecost are: Genesis 22:1-14 and Psalm 13  • Romans 6:12-23  • Matthew 10:40-42)   Find the readings and other resources to accompany them  at https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/texts.php?id=148 Find Mark B at ht...
2023-06-2750 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear A, Fourth Sunday After Pentecost (Sunday June 25, 2023)If you feel for any reason that you have been pushed to the margins, to the edge, to the outer, or excluded in any way, this week’s readings have something to say to you. And to those of us to might be consciously or unconsciously doing the pushing, this week is a week for intent listening to the readings. Encounter a God who will seriously leave the 99 to restore the one in this week’s episode of Between 2 Sundays with Mark B and Mark G (The readings for Day of Pentecost are: Genesis 21:8-21 and Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17  • Romans 6:1b...
2023-06-2248 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear A, Third Sunday After Pentecost (Sunday June 18, 2023)We all like to think we have faith. But when the rubber hits the road, what does faith actually look like? Follow Mark B and Mark G from Sarah’s whispered laugh to Jesus’ instructions for mission via a Psalm of thanksgiving and Paul on what comes of suffering, and listen in as they discover how faith not only works but how it shapes us for Christian life when the “stuff” hits the fan. (The readings for Third Sunday After Pentecost are: Genesis 18:1-15, (21:1-7) and Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19  • Romans 5:1-8  • Matthew 9:35-10:8, (9-23))   Find the readings and other resources t...
2023-06-131h 04Between 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear A, Second Sunday After Pentecost (Sunday June 11, 2023)This week’s set of readings are an amazing look at concepts in faith – what it is, who it’sfor, who has it, and where God finds it. From Abraham to Jairus the Synagogue Ruler, join Mark B and Mark G for an intriguing look at faith that might just change how you live it just a little bit…  (The readings for the Second Sunday After Pentecost are Genesis 12:1-9 and Psalm 33:1-12  • Romans 4:13-25  • Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26). Find the readings and other resources to accompany them  at https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/texts.php?id=145 Find Mark B at http...
2023-06-0650 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear A, Trinity Sunday (Sunday June 4, 2023)This week is Trinity Sunday. As Mark B points out, often a day for avoiding the preaching roster. But in this episode Mark B and Mark G go beyond apple pie, H2O and clover leaf “explanations” to suggest a much more powerful way of understanding the seeming multiplicity of personas (yep, not a typo) that God contains. An intriguing and inspirational episode of Between 2 Sundays. (The readings for Trinity Sunday are: Genesis 1:1-2:4a and Psalm 8  •2 Corinthians 13:11-13  • Matthew 28:16-20)   Find the readings and other resources to accompany them  at https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/texts.php?id=142
2023-06-0251 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear A, Pentecost (Sunday May 28, 2023)The coming of the Holy Spirit means so much to those who follow Jesus. Join Mark B and Mark G in this special Pentecost Sunday edition as they work through the readings for this coming Sunday and discuss how they speak to our task now the Spirit is well and truly with us. (The readings for Day of Pentecost are: Acts 2:1-21 •  Psalm 104:24-34, 35b  • 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 or Acts 2:1-21  • John 7:37-39)   Find the readings and other resources to accompany them  at https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/texts.php?id=47 Find Mark B at https://barefootfollower...
2023-05-2554 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear A, Seventh Sunday of Easter (Sunday May 21, 2023)The Ascension can be considered a Feast of the church that seems to centre on an “unlikely reality”. Whether or not you consider it a historical event, there is something about the ascension and the scene that surrounds it that should provoke us to stop “gazing at the sky”, and get ready to move. In this episode of Between 2 Sundays, Mark B and Mark G talk about the motivating factors that emerge from this week’s readings. (The readings for Seventh Sunday of Easter are: Acts 1:6-14  • Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35  • 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11  • John 17:1-11)   Find the readings and other resourc...
2023-05-1856 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear A, Sixth Sunday of Easter (Sunday May 14, 2023)When it comes to God’s Kingdom, is the “in and out” language that we have become so accustomed to using in many parts of the Church useful? Or even Biblical? In this deep episode of Between 2 Sundays Mark B and Mark G talk about what it might mean to “share Christ” with the world; and if ultimately we are all “in”, what’s the point of sharing at all. (The readings for Sixth Sunday of Easter are: Acts 17:22-31  • Psalm 66:8-20  • 1 Peter 3:13-22  • John 14:15-21)   Find the readings and other resources to accompany them  at https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu...
2023-05-1157 minMonk On The Mic - The Monk In Docs Podcast
Monk On The Mic - The Monk In Docs PodcastEp 13 - Relationships Over Projects: A conversation about sustainability w/Lisa DeLayWhat started out as a conversation about a spirituality of sustainability turned into a conversation about how relationships (not projects) must be at the core. Lisa is a speaker, author and spiritual director, and a regular volunteer. Join us for this intriguing, surprising and thought provoking conversation. Links mentioned in this podcast: Earthship Puerto Rico - https://www.earthshipglobal.com/puerto-rico Lisa's Website - https://lisadelay.com/blog/ Lisa's Podcast "Spark My Muse" - https://sparkmymuse.substack.com/podcast Lisa on Instagram - https://instagram.com/lisacolondelay Mark's Website "...
2023-05-091h 10Between 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear A, Fifth Sunday of Easter (Sunday May 7, 2023)What does it mean to be “in God”? To “see God”? To be the “people of God”? To “know God”? In this week’s episode of Between 2 Sundays, Mark B and Mark G get into the reality of a real world faith: what it is, what it isn’t, and what it means for how we live. (The readings for Fifth Sunday of Easter are: Acts 7:55-60 • Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16 • 1 Peter 2:2-10 • John 14:1-14) Find the readings and other resources to accompany them at https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/texts.php?id=43 Find Mark B at https://barefootfollowe...
2023-05-0558 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear A, Fourth Sunday of Easter (Sunday April 30, 2023)Post resurrection…what do we do now? In this weeks’ episode of Between 2 Sundays, Mark B and Mark G consider the readings for the fourth Sunday of Easter as a call to follow in the direction that the Kingdom of God is moving – a direction that will call us to embrace light and dark, good and bad. Join us for a reflection on how to live through the realities of life with the resurrected Christ.   (The readings for Fourth Sunday of Easter are: Acts 2:42-47  • Psalm 23  • 1 Peter 2:19-25  • John 10:1-10)   Find the readings and other resources to accompany them  at https...
2023-04-2859 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear A, Third Sunday of Easter (Sunday April 23, 2023)The revelation of Jesus in the story of the disciples on the road to Emmaus opens up for us so many possibilities for faith, life, and for our own epiphanies. In this week’s episode Mark B and Mark G explore this revelation and our response to it through the lens of Cleophas and his partner, and Peter…   (The readings for Third Sunday of Easter are: Acts 2:14a, 36-41  • Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19  • 1 Peter 1:17-23  • Luke 24:13-35)   Find the readings and other resources to accompany them  at https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/texts.php?id=41 Find Mark B at https://baref...
2023-04-2153 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear A, Second Sunday of Easter (Sunday April 16, 2023)As the disciples move beyond the resurrection, we begin to see glimpses into a new way of living, seeing and being in the world. Join Mark B and Mark G as we take on a Jesus Hermeneutic in the way we see our lives, our world, and the Scriptures. (The readings for Second Sunday of Easter are Acts 2:14a, 22-32  • Psalm 16  • 1 Peter 1:3-9  • John 20:19-31)   Find the readings and other resources to accompany them  at https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/texts.php?id=40 Find Mark B at https://barefootfollower.life/   Find Mark G at https://monkind...
2023-04-1153 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear A, Resurrection of the Lord (Sunday April 9, 2023)What did resurrection look like? What does it look like now? Does it matter? And is there something about resurrection that can help us now; or is it something that is yet to come? In this week’s Easter Sunday episode of Between 2 Sunday’s, Mark B and Mark G talk physical, spiritual, light, and beyond; and try to make sense of what we can carry out of this resurrection message with us beyond Easter.  (The readings for Resurrection of the Lord are: Acts 10:34-43   • Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24  • Colossians 3:1-4   • John 20:1-18)   Find the readings and other resources to accompany...
2023-04-0657 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear A, Passion Sunday (Sunday April 2, 2023)What is God like? The Passion narrative gives us a framework in which to see what God is like; and in doing so to see a picture of how it is we are to live. As we emerge from Lent into Holy Week, can we make a space to live like Jesus models; or will we let everything just go back to how it was before. What does a life like this look like, and how does it challenge the way we live in our current framework? Join us for a thought provoking Between 2 Sundays with Mark B and...
2023-03-301h 09Between 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear A, Fifth Sunday in Lent (Sunday March 26, 2023)The resurrection of Lazarus creates an amazing foundation through which to understand the readings for this coming Sunday. Join Mark B and Mark G Between 2 Sundays as they consider whether Jesus “I Am” statement to Martha might just be an indication of the life in Christ that is available to us not just some time in the future but today (and every day); and a lens for seeing deeper ways to consider “flesh vs spirit”, “dry bones” and Psalm 130.  (The readings for The Fifth Sunday in Lent are: Ezekiel 37:1-14  • Psalm 130  • Romans 8:6-11  • John 11:1-45)   Find the readings and other resources...
2023-03-231h 10Between 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear A, Fourth Sunday in Lent (Sunday March 19, 2023)Between 2 Sundays delves deeply into the world of sight, light, seeing, and what happens when our eyes are opened to the reality of God in and around us. (And just as importantly, what happens when we become blind to what God might be up to and we refuse to look outside our predefined boundaries). Another beautiful set of readings that prepare us in this Lenten season for the Easter weekend in this week’s episode…  (The readings for The Fourth Sunday in Lent are: 1 Samuel 16:1-13  • Psalm 23  • Ephesians 5:8-14  • John 9:1-41) Find the readings and other resources to accompany t...
2023-03-161h 10Between 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear A, Third Sunday in Lent (Sunday March 12, 2023)As we enter the next week of Lent, Mark B and Mark G talk wells, rocks, water, hope, identity and being seen. You may never have understood the Woman at the Well story quite like this… All in this week’s episode of Between 2 Sundays.  (The readings for The Second Sunday in Lent are: Exodus 17:1-7  • Psalm 95  • Romans 5:1-11  • John 4:5-42) Find the readings and other resources to accompany them  at https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/texts.php?id=26 Find Mark B at https://barefootfollower.life/   Find Mark G at https://monkindocs.podia.com and https...
2023-03-091h 05Between 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear A, Second Sunday in Lent (Sunday March 5, 2023)What does it truly mean to step out in faith? The example of Abraham and the wild shenanigans of The Wild Goose (aka the Holy Spirit) take centre stage in this weeks conversation in which Mark B and Mark G dodge the usual response to verses that we think we know well and look deeper to see where God is moving as we enter the second week of Lent. (The readings for The Second Sunday in Lent are: Genesis 12:14a  • Psalm 121  • Romans 4:1-5, 13-17  • John 3:1-17) Find the readings and other resources to accompany them  at https://lectionary...
2023-03-031h 15Between 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear A, First Sunday in Lent (February 26, 2023)Lent begins, and we are immediately into discussions about the human condition. Good and Evil, Work and Toil, Original Sin and Original Goodness, and the incredible connections between Jesus and Moses during 40 days in the wilderness. All this and more with Mark B and Mark G in this week’s Between 2 Sundays. (The readings for the First Sunday in Lent are: Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7  • Psalm 32  • Romans 5:12-19  • Matthew 4:1-11) Find the readings and other resources to accompany them at https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/texts.php?id=24 Find Mark B’s at https://barefootfollower.life/ Find Ma...
2023-02-231h 14Between 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear A - Transfiguration Sunday (Sunday February 19, 2022)Is the Transfiguration simply a monochrome, 2D event? Join Mark B and Mark G as they pick through the events of the Transfiguration and accompanying passages for Transfiguration Sunday, seeking for how this event isn't just a one time moment for Peter, James and John, but has implications right now for all of us. (The readings for Transfiguration Sunday are: Exodus 24:12-18  •  Psalm 2 or Psalm 99  •  2 Peter 1:16-21  •  Matthew 17:1-9)    Find the readings and other resources to accompany them  at https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/texts.php?id=22  Find Mark B’s posts at https://barefootfollower.life/     F...
2023-02-1745 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear A, Sixth Sunday After Epiphany (February 12, 2023)So often it is said that following Jesus is hard. Maybe...or maybe it's all just a matter of finding our congruence with the way we're *meant" to live. In this episode, we spend time in four readings that really do epitomise the saying "It's not Rocket Science", and chew on the questions of what freedom actually looks like and how we grow into it. Join Mark B and Mark G for a compelling conversation in this week's episode of Between 2 Sundays. (The readings for Sixth Sunday After Epiphany are: Deuteronomy 30:15-20  •  Psalm 119:1-8  •  1 Corinthians 3:1-9  •  Matthew 5:21-37)   Find the re...
2023-02-101h 18Between 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear A, Fifth Sunday After Epiphany (February 5, 2023)Salt, light, fasting, distribution, and the mind of Christ. A compelling episode in which social justice and transformation of mind and spirit take the front seat. Join Mark B and Mark G for a light-omitting episode of Between 2 Sundays. (The readings for Fifth Sunday After Epiphany are: Isaiah 58:1-9-12  •  Psalm 112:1-10  •  1 Corinthians 2:1-16  •  Matthew 5:13-20)   Find the readings and other resources to accompany them at https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/texts.php?id=17  Find Mark B’s posts at https://barefootfollower.life/    Find Mark G’s posts at https://www.instagram.com/monkindocs/   
2023-02-0353 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear A, Fourth Sunday After Epiphany (January 29, 2023)What does God really want? Join Mark B and Mark G in this week’s episode of Between 2 Sundays as they dig into the wisdom of foolishness, the truth about blamelessness, the reality of blessedness, and why 1000 rivers of oil just won’t cut in. (The readings for Fourth Sunday After Epiphany are: Micah 6:1-8  • Psalm 15  • 1 Corinthians 1:18-31  • Matthew 5:1-12) Find the readings and other resources to accompany them  at https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/texts.php?id=16 Find Mark B’s posts at https://barefootfollower.life/   Find Mark G’s posts at https://www.instagr...
2023-01-2759 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear A, Third Sunday After Epiphany (January 22, 2023)What do lights in clay vessels and lights from Zebulun and Naphtali and lights in darkness and foolish crosses and nets and boats and dads being deserted have in common? They all feature (with relevance!) in this week’s episode of Between 2 Sundays. Join Mark B and Mark G for a compelling conversation about what/who it is we actually follow and why… (The readings for Third Sunday After Epiphany are: Isaiah 9:1-4  • Psalm 27:1, 4-9  • 1 Corinthians 1:10-18  • Matthew 4:12-23)   Find the readings and other resources to accompany them  at https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/texts.php?id=15  Find Mark...
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Between 2 SundaysYear A, Second Sunday After Epiphany (January 15, 2023)It's all about remembering and calling this week. Join Mark B and Mark G in this week's episode of Between 2 Sundays as they ponder the himanity of forgetfulness, the purpose of remembering, and the patience required for hearing and responding to our calling. (The readings for Second Sunday After Epiphany are: IIsaiah 49:1-7  •Psalm 40:1-11  •1 Corinthians 1:1-9  • John 1:29-42) Find the readings and other resources to accompany them here: https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/texts.php?id=14 Find Mark B’s posts at https://barefootfollower.life/  Find Mark G’s posts at https://www.instagram.com...
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Between 2 SundaysYear A, Baptism of the Lord (January 8, 2023)What is God, this Christ, this Spirit, like? Identity - not just of God, but of us as well - becomes a theme in the readings for this coming Sunday. What will they say about who God is and who you are in God? Join Mark B and Mark G for a discussion around what delights God in this week's episode of Between 2 Sundays. (The readings for Baptism on the Lord are: Isaiah 42:1-9  •Psalm 29  •Acts 10:34-43  •Matthew 3:13-17) Find the readings and other resources to accompany them here: https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/texts.php?id=13 Find Ma...
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Between 2 SundaysYear A, First Sunday After Christmas (January 1, 2023)Gear up for the New Year. This week Mark B and Mark G reflect on the humility of Joseph, the saving presence in Isaiah, the sufferings of Jesus, and the quiet praise of the natural world, and realise how different this Kingdom of God is to the Kingdom of Herod. Join us for a paradigm shifting episode of Between 2 Sundays.  (The readings for First Sunday After Christmas are: Isaiah 63:7-9  •  Psalm 148  •  Hebrews 2:10-18  •  Matthew 2:13-23)   Find the readings and other resources to accompany them here: https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/texts.php?id=8  Find Mark B’s posts at ht...
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Between 2 SundaysYear A, The Nativity of the Lord (Sunday December 25, 2022)Ho Ho Holy Nativity, Batman! What child is this indeed! The Christmas readings have us focussed on not only the incarnation, but in particular what John and the writer of Hebrews tell us about the nature of this incarnate Word of God. Light, grace, and truth are announced in the quiet and unassuming voices of nature, messengers of good news, and a baby. Join Mark B and Mark G for this engrossing Christmas special of Between 2 Sundays. (The readings for Nativity of the Lord are: Isaiah 52:7-10  •  Psalm 98  •  Hebrews 1:1-4, (5-12)  •  John 1:1-14)  Find the readings and other resourc...
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Between 2 SundaysYear A, Fourth Sunday of Advent (Sunday December 18, 2022)"How long, O God" is a cry of people for generations. This week we begin to realise that unless we are prepared to see God in the seemingly "small" and "uneventful", we might miss that God has, in fact, arrived... Join Mark B and Mark G for this compellingly thoughtful and challenging episode of Between 2 Sundays. (The readings for the Fourth Sunday of Advent are: Isaiah 7:10-16  •  Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19  •  Romans 1:1-7  •  Matthew 1:18-25)   Find the readings and other resources to accompany them here: https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/texts.php?id=4  Find Mark B’s posts at https...
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Between 2 SundaysYear A, Third Sunday in Advent (Sunday December 11, 2022)Advent isn't just about waiting; it's about learning to hold our nerve in that waiting. In this "Now-But-Not-Yet- Kingdom of God", we hold an unusual space in which God calls us to hold patience as a key virtue. With Isaiah, Mary, and john the Baptist as our examples, join Mark B and Mark G as they explore what it takes to stand firm in this in-between space in this week's Between 2 Sundays. (The readings for the Third Sunday of Advent are: Isaiah 35:1-10  • Luke 1:46b-55  • James 5:7-10  • Matthew 11:2-11)  Find the readings and other resources to accompany them here: ht...
2022-12-0857 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear A, Second Sunday of Advent (Sunday December 4, 2022)Our adventures in Advent continue…and the Hope is getting BIGGER! There’s lions eating chaff and chaff being burned and cities to leave and wilderness to return to and justice, lots of justice. Rest in the liminal space with Mark B and Mark G as we contemplate the readings for Advent 2 in this week’s Between 2 Sundays. (The readings for the Second Sunday of Advent are: Isaiah 11:1-10  • Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19  • Romans 15:4-13  • Matthew 3:1-12) Find the readings and other resources to accompany them here: https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/texts.php?id=2 Find Mark B’s posts...
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Between 2 SundaysYear A, First Sunday of Advent (Sunday November 27, 2022)Advent begins and this year we are in Year A in the Lectionary. As we reflect out of the readings from Reign of Christ Sunday and into this week's readings for the first Sunday of Advent, we get to talking about what we are waiting for, and what we should be doing while we are waiting. Which raises the question: Are we actually waiting? Join Mark B and Mark G as we kick off Season Two of Between 2 Sundays.   (The readings for the First Sunday of Advent are: Isaiah 2:1-5  • Psalm 122  • Romans 13:11-14  • Matthew 24:36-44) Find the readings an...
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Between 2 SundaysYear C, Twenty-Fourth Sunday After Pentecost (Sunday November 20, 2022)There’s a reason why “Christ the King” Sunday is now called “Reign of Christ” Sunday in many places. Is “King and Kingdom” type language the best way to continue to talk about God’s “Kingdom” when we’ve completely forgotten that God’s “Kingdom” is completely upside down in comparison to what “Kingdoms” and “Empires” are really about?!  Join Mark B and Mark G as we chew through this week’s readings and get a better image of what this “Kingdom” and its “King” are really all about in this week’s Between 2 Sundays.  (The readings for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday After Pentecost are: Jeremiah...
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Between 2 SundaysYear C, Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost (Sunday 13 November, 2022)Is our view and understanding of Salvation too small? This week’s readings, while looking like they point to an event some time in the future, all actually point to a present reality – a place in which not only is God in the process of creating a new world for us, but with us. Only when we discover this and enter into that participation do we truly discover the life that we were created to live. Join Mark B and Mark G in an eye opening episode of Between 2 Sundays.  (The readings for the Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost are: Isaia...
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Between 2 SundaysYear C, Twenty Second Sunday After Pentecost (Sunday November 6, 2022)“I believe in…the communion of Saints…” But do we really? And what is our part to play in that community? And what is God’s? And are there just some things that we need to ensure don’t distract us from those things we need to do? In this special All Saint’s Sunday episode of Between 2 Sunday’s, Mark B and Mark G get lost and go deep in sthe amazing fact that we have been called to participate with God in God’s work in the world both now and in whatever is to come… (The readings for the Twe...
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Between 2 SundaysYear C, Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost (30 October, 2022)When an encounter with God happens, what does that look like? In this week's episode of Between 2 Sundays, Mark B and Mark G discover what happens when God moves into the neighbourhood; and how important a vision for living fully and abundantly has the potential to change the world.  (The readings for the Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost are: Habbakuk 1:1-4, 2:104 and Psalm 119:137-144  • 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12  • Luke 19:1-10)    Find the readings and other resources to accompany them here: https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/texts.php?id=287  Find Mark B’s posts at https://barefootfollower.life/    Find Mar...
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Between 2 SundaysYear C, Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost (Sunday October 23, 2022)What does it look like when God’s Spirit is poured out? In this episode of Between 2 Sundays, we go beyond Pentecost (although we do go there too) and discover the hope, restoration, endurance, and grace to be made just that comes from that awakening to the indwelling of God’s Spirit in all of us. Join Mark B and Mark G for a compelling conversation. (The readings for the Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost are: joel 2:23-32 and Psalm 65  • 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18  • Luke 18:9-14) Find the readings and other resources to accompany them here: https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt...
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Between 2 SundaysYear C, Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost (Sunday October 16, 2022)We haven't arrived, we are only just beginning... After a great conversation about the importance of and how to read Scripture well (which by itself is worth the price of admission even if we are biased), Mark B and Mark G launch into the readings this week which, funny enough, are mostly about the nature of and how to read Scripture! In short - something is being planted in us; and the reality is that planting isn't a done thing, we have to grow. This being the case, Scripture should be an experience, and animating, a life-giving. We do...
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Between 2 SundaysYear C, Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost (Sunday October 9, 2022)What role does gratitude play? What is your gospel? What matters most? And what does it look like when we simply live where we are in the way God calls us to? Is that really enough?! Join Mark B and Mark G where these and a whole lot of other questions get dissected and, as always, find a way of coming around again in this week’s episode of Between 2 Sundays.  (The readings for the Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost are: Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7 and Psalm 66:1-12  • 2 Timothy 2:8-15  • Luke 17:11-19)   Find the readings and other resources to accompany them here...
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Between 2 SundaysYear C, Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost (Sunday October 2, 2022)The importance of blatant honesty in our spiritual walk and the place of grace in all of this takes centre stage this week. Words escape what transpired as we talked, suffice to say this is a grace saturated episode of Between 2 Sundays. Join Mark B and Mark G as we rediscover the mind-blowing grace of God and especially what that looks like in the midst of pain...  (The readings for the Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost are: Lamentations 1:1-6 and Lamentations 3:19-26 •  Psalm 137 •  2 Timothy 1:1-14  •  Luke 17:5-10)  Find the readings and other resources to accompany them here: https://lectionary.l...
2022-09-2958 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear C, Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost (September 25, 2022)It's Money, Money, Money this week on Between 2 Sundays. Mark B and Mark G look at the prophetic act of buying fields, what it means to store up treasures in heaven, and what the fate of the rich man, (as opposed to Lazarus) in Jesus' parable means for us...  (The readings for the Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost are: Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15 and Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16  •  1 Timothy 6:6-19  •  Luke 16:19-31)  Don’t forget to check in on our other work:  Mark B’s posts at https://barefootfollower.life/  Mark G’s posts at https://www.instag...
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Between 2 SundaysYear C, Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost (September 18, 2022)The Prophet weeps for a balm of healing and Paul wants us to live peaceable lives; all the while Jesus tells us to be like managers who give discounts to make friends and the Psalmist wants the nations around them to face wrath while his own people to be saved. What on earth could these seemingly incongruent readings have to say to us? A challenging Between 2 Sundays with mark B and Mark G this week…   (The readings for the Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost are: Jeremiah 8:18-9:1 and Psalm 79:1-9; 1 Timothy 2:1-7  • Luke 16:1-13 Don’t forget to check in...
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Between 2 SundaysYear C, Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost (September 11, 2022)In this week's episode, we discussion lostness and foundness and how the efforts are not on the lost; Paul's own experience of this truth; what foolishness and wisdom looks like; and how Jeremiah points out how what we do effects the whole created order. Join us for Between 2 Sunday's with Mark B and Mark G. (The readings for the Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost are: Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28 and Psalm 14  •  1 Timothy 1:12-17  •  Luke 15:1-10).   Don’t forget to check in on our other work:   Mark B’s posts at https://barefootfollower.life/   Mark G’s posts at https...
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Between 2 SundaysYear C, Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost (September 4, 2022)Somehow, this week's episode of Between 2 Sundays starts by watching potters with Jeremiah, but leads into an amazing discussion around the core spirit/heart of Philemon and how this relates to LGBTQI+ people's full inclusivity in the Christian community. All of this, along with the Psalm and Gospel and how they all come together, make for an amazing episode of Between 2 Sundays that you do not want to miss... (The readings for the Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost are: Jeremiah 18:1-11 and Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18  • Philemon 1:1-21  •  Luke 14:25-33)   Don’t forget to check in on our other work: ...
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Between 2 SundaysYear C, Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost (28 August 2022)Somehow, this week’s episode of Between 2 Sundays kept coming back to living water vs broken, leaking cisterns: drinking the water is one thing, but where does that lead? Join Mark B and Mark G as they give up stagnant water and jump in the river. (The readings for the Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost are: Jeremiah 2:4-13 and Psalm 81:1, 10-16  • Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16  • Luke 14:1, 7-14) Don’t forget to check in on our other work: Mark B’s posts at https://barefootfollower.life/ Mark G’s posts at https://www.instagram.com/monkindocs/ Email us...
2022-08-2357 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear C, Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost (21 August, 2022)From the Prophet’s tender response to his call, to the refuge offered in the Psalmist’s fortress; from the refining fire and cleansing shake in Hebrews, to the gentle “calling out” of Jesus to our out of kilter priorities… Let the eyes of your heart follow the images that God draws you to in this week’s readings as Mark B and Mark G discuss them Between 2 Sundays. (The readings for the Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost are: Jeremiah 1:4-10 and Psalm 71:1-6  • Hebrews 12:18-29  • Luke 13:10-17) Don’t forget to check in on our other work: Mark B’s posts...
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Between 2 SundaysYear C, Tenth Sunday After Pentecost (14 August, 2022)If you enjoyed last weeks conversation, the start of this week's episode (where we discuss how we lived into the readings from last week) go a little further as Mark B and Mark G share their further reflections. Then they jump into the coming readings - probably the hardest, face-slap-like, challenging collection of readings we find in the lectionary year. How do you understand the challenges of this week? Drop us a line in the comments and let us know... (The readings for the Tenth Sunday in Pentecost are: Isaiah 5:1-7 and Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19  •  Hebrews 11:29-12:2  •  Luke 12:49-56)   Don...
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Between 2 SundaysYear C, Ninth Sunday After Pentecost (August 7, 2022)The nature of prophecy, the nature of faith, and the nature of Jesus "return"... is it all what we think it is, or could all of these be something more? In this episode of between 2 Sunday's, Mark B and Mark G delve deep into these issues and how the readings for this week speak to them and how we live our faith in the world today. (Readings for the ninth Sunday After Pentecost are: Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 and Psalm 50:1-8, 22-23  • Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16  • Luke 12:32-40). Don't forget to interact with us in other places on the I...
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Between 2 SundaysYear C, Eighth Sunday After PentecostWhether it's Hosea 11, Colossians 3, or the parable of the rich fool; there is ALWAYS more when you scratch below the surface. Join Mark B and Mark G for another week of not just scratching, but digging deep and finding some beautiful gems along the way in this week's Between 2 Sundays. (Readings for Eighth Sunday After Pentecost are: Hosea 11:1-11 and Psalm 107:1-9, 43  • Colossians 3:1-11  • Luke 12:13-21) Don't forget to check out: Mark B's articles at http://barefootfollower.life Mark G's Instagram posts here: http://instagram.com/monkindocs Our other work: http://linktr.e...
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Between 2 SundaysYear C, Seventh Sunday After Pentecost (July 24, 2022)What would you do with a set of readings that go from marrying a prostitute to Jesus teaching the Lord's Prayer? I now right?! Mark B and Mark G found their way, and you're welcome to join them as they explore the incredible mercy and grace of God. (The readings for the Seventh Sunday After Pentecost are: Hosea 1:2-10 and Psalm 85  • Colossians 2:6-15, (16-19)  •  Luke 11:1-13) Don't forget to engage with our other resources on the Lectionary Readings: - Mark B's articles: https://barefootfollower.life/category/lectionary/lectionary-lectionary/  - Mark G's dail...
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Between 2 SundaysYear C, Sixth Sunday After Pentecost (Jul 17, 2022)So what does a basket of fruit, an ancient hymn, and a fight over who should be in the kitchen have in common. This week Mark B and Mark G investigate some misgivings about Martha, what's revealing about Amos' fruit basket, and the deep revelation found in liturgy of the early church. Join us for this week's Between 2 Sundays. (The readings for Sixth Sunday After Pentecost are: Amos 8:1-12 and Psalm 52  • Colossians 1:15-28  • Luke 10:38-42)  Don't forget to engage with our other resources on the Lectionary Readings:  - Mark B's articles: https://barefootfollower.life/category/lectionary...
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Between 2 SundaysYear C, Fifth Sunday After Pentecost (July 10, 2022)Think you know the story of the good Samaritan? So did we. And then we started to talk and think and dig and discovered not only a whole lot more just beneath the service, but how this connected to plumb lines and leading lives that bear fruit, and what that means for you and me. Join Mark B and Mark G as they rediscover that being a Samaritan is more than just being nice. Oh, and more than just being someone from Samaria too... ;) (The readings for Fifth Sunday After Pentecost are: Amos 7:7-17 and Psalm 82  • Colossians 1:1-14  • Luke 10:25-37)...
2022-07-0556 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear C, Fourth Sunday After Pentecost (July 3, 2022)What a podcast! Somehow, the readings took us from missions in a position of humility; to “the kingdom is near” being the right response in all situations; to the unnecessariness of proximity; to simplicity; to all the ways to fulfil the law of Christ (hint: there’s only one); to how God takes pleasure in anakephalaiosasthai-ing all things; to how God uses the weakest in the story to be the one in the position of power… Join us for a rollercoaster ride of an episode this week on Between 2 Sundays with Mark B and Mark G. (The readings for Fourth S...
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Between 2 SundaysYear C, Third Sunday After Pentecost (26 June, 2022)Sometimes, the Prophets of the Hebrew Scriptures seem so other worldly and live lives most of us would find unattainable. Yet this week's readings reveal that not only did Elisha enter into his ministry with an incredibly humble heart; but also, ot seems, carrying doubts that he would ever be able to truly carry the mantle of his mentor, Elijah. Perhaps we should not be afraid of the doubt that sometimes haunts us; and seek to hold to the same humble position Elisha did... A surprising and eye opening conversation on this week's Between 2 Sunday's with mark B and...
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Between 2 SundaysYear C, Second Sunday After Pentecost (19 June, 2022)The world can be a difficult place to live. When we or someone we know find ourselves struggling, the responses that we often give/receive are less than helpful. Join Mark B and Mark G as they discover in this week's reading a very real, honest, and human response to suffering that is demonstrated by the Divine themselves (as if somehow they know what it is humans really need in times like that...) A very raw, real, but uplifting Between 2 Sunday's this week. (The readings for Second Sunday after Pentecost are:1 Kings 19:1-4, (5-7), 8-15a and Psalm 42 and 43 • Ga...
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Between 2 SundaysYear C, Trinity Sunday (12 June, 2022)The biggest conundrum of history gets an overhaul on this week's episode. Put away your apple pies, H2O, and shamrocks; and start to think of things in relationship to Community. It's all in this special (and belated - sorry!) episode of Between 2 Sundays with mark B and Mark G. (The readings for Trinity Sunday are: Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 and Psalm 8 • Romans 5:1-5 • John 16:12-15) Don't forget to engage with our other resources on the Lectionary Readings: - Mark B's articles: https://barefootfollower.life/category/lectionary/lectionary-lectionary/ - Mark G's daily reflections: https://www.instagram.com/monkindocs/ - Links to our...
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Between 2 SundaysYear C, Pentecost (5 June, 2022)Mark B and Mark G dig deep into the fuller meaning of this week's readings: in which the coming of the Holy Spirit is about more than just empowerment and mission. Celebrate with us the bigness of God and the "Realm of the Universe" as we come face to face with how God opens the door to celebrating in our own "language" and culture, whatever and wherever that might be. A special Pentecost episode of Between 2 Sunday's this week! (The readings for Seventh Sunday of Easter are: Acts 2:1-21; Psalm 104:24-34, 35b; Romans 8:14-17; John 14:8-27; and a special appearance...
2022-06-0256 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear C, Seventh Sunday of Easter (29 May, 2022)Mark B and Mark G discuss wholeness and justice and gathering and intrinsic worth and sponges and oceans and how the crux of the Easter message is all about God in Jesus and Jesus in Us and Us in God and how all this happens via a God who is all about Gathering All. Yes, a very full episode of Between 2 Sunday's this week! (The readings for Seventh Sunday of Easter are: Acts Acts 16:16-34; Psalm 97; Revelation 22:12-14,16-17,20-21; John 17:20-26). Don't forget to engage with our other resources on the Lectionary Readings: - Mark B's articles: https://barefootfollower...
2022-05-2844 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear C, Sixth Sunday of Easter (May 22, 2022)In this week's conversation, Mark B and Mark G talk about the incredible way the readings for this Sunday open up to the idea that the Gospel is for everyone (and everything!); what they reveal for our understanding of our proximity to God; why this changes everything; and what Jesus promised to make it possible. (The readings for Sixth Sunday of Easter are: Acts Acts 16:9-15; Psalm 67; Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5; John 14:23-29). Don't forget to engage with our other resources on the Lectionary Readings: - Mark B's articles: https://barefootfollower.life/category/lectionary/lectionary-lectionary/ - Mark G's daily reflections: https://www...
2022-05-1733 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear C, Fifth Sunday of Easter, May 15, 2022This week on Between 2 Sundays, our readings take us into difficult conversations... difficult yet not complicated. Join Mark B and Mark G as they reflect on Peter, Jesus, and the reconciliation of all things (not just all people...) (The readings for Fifith Sunday of Easter are: Acts 11:1-18; Psalm 148; Revelation 21:1-6; John 13:31-35). Don't forget to engage with our other resources on the Lectionary Readings: - Mark B's articles: https://barefootfollower.life/category/lectionary/lectionary-lectionary/ - Mark G's daily reflections: https://www.instagram.com/between2sundays/ - Links to our other work: https://linktr.ee/between2sundays
2022-05-1326 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear C, Fourth Sunday of Easter, May 8, 2022God is not only with us, but God has asked us to participate with them in the very act of bringing the Kingdom of God in Earth. In this week's episode we contemplate deeply the way of the shepherd, the work of the shepherd, and the promises of the shepherd. Mark B and Mark G consider this week the deeper importance of the Good Shepherd in this Good Shepherd Sunday edition of Between 2 Sundays. (The readings for Fourth Sunday of Easter are: Acts 9:36-43; Psalm 23; Revelation 7:9-17; John 10:22-30). Don't forget to engage with our other resources on the Lectionary...
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Between 2 SundaysYear C, Third Sunday Of Easter, May 1, 2022Spend some time with us on this episode of Between 2 Sundays as we unpack forgiveness, and what it looks like when we live out of that... oh, and BBQ breakfasts on the beach. ;) Mark B and Mark G are ready to walk with you towards the Third Sunday of Easter. (The readings for Third Sunday of Easter are: Acts 9:1-6 (7-20); Psalm 30; Revelation 5:11-14; John 21:1-19). Don't forget to engage with our other resources on the Lectionary Readings: - Mark B's articles: https://barefootfollower.life/category/lectionary/lectionary-lectionary/ - Mark G's daily reflections: https://www.instagram.com/between2sundays/ ...
2022-04-2739 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear C, Second Sunday of Easter, April 24, 2022Doubting Thomas? Or is there so much more to the Thomas encounter?! Jesus reveals more than just himself in this episode of Between 2 Sundays. Mark B and Mark G chew some more on the Easter Sunday readings, and then get deep about peace, wounds, and resurrection bodies. (The readings for Second Sunday of Easter are: Acts 5:27-32; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-29; Revelation 1:4-8; John 20:19-31; with special mention of Psalm 150). Don't forget to engage with our other resources on the Lectionary Readings: - Mark B's articles: https://barefootfollower.life/category/lectionary/lectionary-lectionary/ - Mark G's daily reflections: https://www.instagram.com...
2022-04-2152 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear C, Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022Do you recognise Jesus? We are being transformed/resurrected daily in ways that enable us to see and hear where Christ is in our midst. Join Mark B and Mark G as they contemplate the readings for Easter Sunday and join in a fascinating conversation that takes the Easter story beyond a localised event towards a cosmic event that literallt changes everything... (The readings for Easter Sunday are: Isaiah 65:17-25; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Acts 10:34-43; John 20:1-18; with special mention of 1 Corinthians 15:19-26). Don't forget to engage with our other resources on the Lectionary Readings: - Mark B's articles: https...
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Between 2 SundaysYear C, Sixth Sunday in Lent (Liturgy of the Passion), April 10, 2022.It's the longest Gospel reading in the Lectionary; and yet it can all be pretty summed up in one word. Join Mark B and Mark G in this special episode of Between 2 Sundays in which we discover the deeper meaning of Easter and Lent at the bottom of the events leading to the Cross. (**Note that in this episode, we use the readings set for the Liturgy of the Passion: Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 31:9-16; Philippians 2:5-11; Luke 22:14-23:56). Don't forget to engage with our other resources on the Lectionary Readings: - Mark B's articles: https://barefootfollower.life/category/lectionary...
2022-04-0634 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear C, Fifth Sunday in Lent, April 3, 2022What does a perfume made of a Himilayan plant found at 3000-5000 metres altitude poured over the feet of Jesus have to do with right discipleship? Join Mark B and Mark G for this week's episode of Between 2 Sundays where we find the answer among sheaves of wheat, new things, and the power of suffering. (Readings for the Fifth Sunday in Lent are: Isaiah 46:16-21; Psalm 126; Philippians 3:4b-14; John 12:1-8). Don't forget to engage with our other resources on the Lectionary Readings: - Mark B's articles: https://barefootfollower.life/category/lectionary/lectionary-lectionary/ - Mark G's daily reflections: https://www.instagram...
2022-03-2952 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear C, Fourth Sunday in Lent, Mar 27, 2022As we head towards the Fourth Sunday in Lent, Mark B and Mark G talk prodigal brothers, new creations, food from the sky, and learning to milk cows. Join us for this week's episode of Between 2 Sundays. (Readings for the Fifth Sunday in Lent are: Joshua 5:9-12; Psalm 32; 2 Corinthian 5:16-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32). Don't forget to engage with our other resources on the Lectionary Readings: - Mark B's articles: https://barefootfollower.life/category/lectionary/lectionary-lectionary/ - Mark G's daily reflections: https://www.instagram.com/between2sundays/ - Links to our other work: https://linktr.ee/between2sundays
2022-03-2454 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear C, Third Sunday in Lent, Mar 20, 2022The Third Sunday in Lent is upon us. As we approach Mark B and Mark G find themselves sifting through freebies, fig trees, spiritual food and drink and steadfast love. Join us up and down a few scriptural rabbit holes in this week's episode of Between 2 Sundays. (Readings for the Third Sunday in Lent are: Isaiah 55:1-9; Psalm 68:1-8; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13; Luke 13:1-9). Don't forget to engage with our other resources on the Lectionary Readings: - Mark B's articles: https://barefootfollower.life/category/lectionary/lectionary-lectionary/ - Mark G's daily reflections: https://www.instagram.com/between2sundays/ - Links to our...
2022-03-1551 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear C, Second Sunday In Lent, Mar 13, 2022An intriguing and thought provoking chat about foxes, hens, smoking fire pots, the less powerful, covenant making, and how to fill your belly in this week's episode of Between 2 Sunday's with Mark B and Mark G. (Readings for Second Sunday in Lent: Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18; Psalm 27; Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 13:31-35). Don't forget to engage with our other resources on the Lectionary Readings: - Mark B's articles: https://barefootfollower.life/category/lectionary/lectionary-lectionary/ - Mark G's daily reflections: https://www.instagram.com/between2sundays/ - Links to our other work: https://linktr.ee/between2sundays
2022-03-0833 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear C, First Sunday In Lent, Mar 6, 2022After a quick chat about the season of Lent, we talk about confessing, celebrating, belonging and safety in this week's episode of Between 2 Sunday's with Mark B and Mark G. (Readings for First Sunday in Lent: Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16; Romans 10:8b-13; Luke 4:1-13). Don't forget to engage with our other resources on the Lectionary Readings: - Mark B's articles: https://barefootfollower.life/category/lectionary/lectionary-lectionary/ - Mark G's daily reflections: https://www.instagram.com/between2sundays/ - Links to our other work: https://linktr.ee/between2sundays
2022-03-0148 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear C, Transfiguration Sunday, Feb 27, 2022What transpired at the Transfiguration? And what does it all mean? We talk Moses, Elijah, Jesus, Peter, James, John, glowing faces, veils, mountaintops and the meeting of heaven and earth with a touch of Celtic flavour in this week's episode of Between 2 Sunday's with Mark B and Mark G. (Readings for Transfiguration Sunday: Exodus 34:29-35; Psalm 99; 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2; Luke 9:28-36 (37-43a)). Don't forget to engage with our other resources on the Lectionary Readings: - Mark B's articles: https://barefootfollower.life/category/lectionary/lectionary-lectionary/ - Mark G's daily reflections: https://www.instagram.com/between2sundays/ - Links to our other...
2022-02-2247 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear C, 7th Sunday After Epiphany, Feb 20, 2022Forgiveness, reconciliation, mercy, compassion, and resurrection (again) all feature in this week's conversation on Between 2 Sunday's with Mark B and Mark G. (Readings for Seventh Sunday After Epiphany: Genesis 45:3-11,15; Psalm 37:1-11,39-40; 1 Corinthians 15:35-38,42-50; Luke 6:27-38).
2022-02-1548 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear C, 6th Sunday After Epiphany, Feb 13, 2022What is resurrection? And how do we live in the resurrection life right now? And what does it look like to become love? Some deep conversation that has implications for change now on this week's Between 2 Sunday's with Mark B and Mark G. (Readings for Sixth Sunday After Epiphany: Jeremiah 7:5-10; Psalm 1; 1 Corinthians 15:12-20; Luke 6:17-26). Don't forget to engage with our other resources on the Lectionary Readings: - Mark B's articles: https://barefootfollower.life/category/lectionary/lectionary-lectionary/ - Mark G's daily reflections: https://www.instagram.com/between2sundays/ - Links to our other work: https://linktr.ee/between2sundays
2022-02-0846 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear C, 5th Sunday After Epiphany, Feb 06, 2022How to be transformed by a fish; Why picking the wrong people is the right move; and how revealing leads to calling. Between 2 Sunday's Mark B and Mark G contemplate Epiphany 5 after a (very!) in depth discussion about living out Epiphany 4. (Readings for Fifth Sunday After Epiphany: isaiah 6:1-8, (9-13); Psalm 138; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 5:1-11). Don't forget to engage with our other resources on the Lectionary Readings: - Mark B's articles: https://barefootfollower.life/category/lectionary/lectionary-lectionary/ - Mark G's daily reflections: https://www.instagram.com/between2sundays/ - Links to our other work: https://linktr.ee/between2sundays
2022-02-0249 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear C, 4th Sunday After Epiphany, Jan 30, 2022There is a better way. Question is, is that the way you're walking? Join Mark B and Mark G as they walk out of the readings from Epiphany 3 and into the readings for Epiphany 4 on Between 2 Sundays. (Readings for Fourth Sunday After Epiphany: Jeremiah 1:4-10; Psalm 71:1-6; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Luke 4:21-30). Don't forget to engage with our other resources on the Lectionary Readings: - Mark B's articles: https://barefootfollower.life/category/lectionary/lectionary-lectionary/ - Mark G's daily reflections: https://www.instagram.com/between2sundays/ - Other links to our work: https://linktr.ee/between2sundays
2022-01-2540 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear C, 3rd Sunday After Epiphany, Jan 23, 2022The Mission of Christ becomes the Mission of us all in this episode of Between 2 Sundays. After contemplating how they've lived out the readings in Epiphany 2, Mark B and Mark G begin to deep dive into the readings for Epiphany 3. (Third Sunday After Epiphany readings are: Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10; Psalm 19; 1 Corithians 12:12-31a; Luke 4:14-21). Don't forget to engage with our other resources on the Lectionary Readings: - Mark B's articles: https://barefootfollower.life/category/lectionary/lectionary-lectionary/ - Mark G's daily reflections: https://www.instagram.com/between2sundays/ - Other links to our work: https://linktr.ee/between2sundays
2022-01-1843 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear C, Baptism of the Lord, January 09, 2022A deep episode - in more ways than one! In almost an extension of last week's episode, Mark B and Mark G talk baptism: in God, in water, in Spirit, in Love, in our work in the world. So deep, it's also the longest and probably the richest episode we've done so far. Join us as we baptise everything but the cat on Between 2 Sundays. (Baptism of the Lord readings are: Isaiah 43:1-7; Psalm 29; Acts 8:14-17; Luke 3:15-17, 21-22) Don't forget to engage with our other resources on the Lectionary Readings: - Mark B's articles: https://barefootfollower.life/category/lectionary...
2022-01-0453 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear C, Christmas 2, January 02, 2022Time to take up the tools of reconciliation and begin the work of gathering! After considering how well we've been carrying the readings from Christmas 1 into our week, Mark B and Mark G talk Moses, Jesus, St. Julian, Hymns, and Community Hermeneutics - it's a *BIG* episode this week of Between 2 Sundays. (Christmas 2 readings are: Jeremiah 31:7-14; Psalm 147:12-20; Ephesians 1:3-14; John 1:1-18) Don't forget to engage with our other resources on the Lectionary Readings: - Mark B's articles: https://barefootfollower.life/category/lectionary/lectionary-lectionary/ - Mark G's daily reflections: https://www.instagram.com/between2sundays/ - Links to our...
2021-12-2844 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear C, Christmas 1, December 26, 2021It's all about Growth and Grounding this week as Mark B and Mark G discuss how we've lived our Advent 4, and hone in on the readings for the 1st Sunday after Christmas on Between 2 Sundays. (Christmas 1 readings are:1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26; Psalm 148; Colossians 3:12-17; Luke 2:41-52) Don't forget to engage with our other resources on the Lectionary Readings: - Mark B's articles: https://barefootfollower.life/category/lectionary/lectionary-lectionary/ - Mark G's daily reflections: https://www.instagram.com/between2sundays/ - Links to our other work: https://linktr.ee/between2sundays
2021-12-2144 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear C, Advent 2, December 5, 2021Messengers, exhortations, level ground, ways to peace, abounding love and fruits of justice. It's all here in Advent 2. And how are the readings for Advent 1 showing in your day-to-day? All in this week's Between 2 Sundays with Mark B and Mark G. (Advent 2 readings are: Malachi 3:1-4; Luke 1:68-79; Philippians 1:3-11; Luke 3:1-6) Don't forget to engage with our other resources on the Lectionary Readings: - Mark B's articles: https://barefootfollower.life/category/lectionary/lectionary-lectionary/ - Mark G's daily reflections: https://www.instagram.com/between2sundays/ - Links to our other work: https://linktr.ee/between2sundays
2021-11-3031 minBetween 2 Sundays
Between 2 SundaysYear C, Advent 1, November 28, 2021Between 2 Sunday launches today with Mark Beresford and Mark Gladman discussing the format of the show; and then contemplating the readings for Advent 1. (Jeremiah 33:14-16; Psalm 25:1-10; 1 Thess 3:9-13; Luke 21:25-36) Don't forget to engage with our other resources on the Lectionary Readings: - Mark B's articles: https://barefootfollower.life/category/lectionary/lectionary-lectionary/ - Mark G's daily reflections: https://www.instagram.com/between2sundays/ - Links to our other work: https://linktr.ee/between2sundays
2021-11-2340 min