Lectionary Hacks

Lectionary Hacks

The Ven. Laurie Brock Pankey and The Rev. Dr. Steve Pankey bring you a weekly podcast on the Lectionary Gospels. In the horse world, where Laurie lives, a hack is an easy, non-competitive ride to relax both horse and rider. In golf, where Steve likes to spend his time, you occasionally have to hack your way out of the rough. At Lectionary Hacks, we’ll try to make it easy for you, but we might take a few wild swings as well.

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March 31, 2026 31 mins

It is the Feast of the Resurrection!  Preaching Easter can be stressful, but we hope this helps make it a little more enjoyable.

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The age old question, do you preach palms or passion or both?  Laurie and Steve argue with each other a bit, and then decide that no matter what, you preach one sermon, not the 35 available to you.

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March 17, 2026 31 mins

Welcome back to Lectionary Hacks!  This week, Laurie and Steve look at the raising of Lazarus in John's Gospel.  Steve references Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe's Installation (sic) sermon, which you can watch or read here.

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March 10, 2026 30 mins

After two weeks of illness, we're back (again), to talk about the Gospel lesson for Lent 4, Year A - the healing of the man born blind from John's Gospel.  A Zoom downgrade means this week's episode is a little shorter than usual, but we think you'll be ok with that.

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February 20, 2026 39 mins

After a bit of a hiatus, the newly married team of Laurie and Steve are back and better than ever!?!  Our Lenten discipline is to actually record this podcast we started.  You can keep us accountable by subscribing, liking, and commenting.

Laurie's Substack - https://lauriebrockpankey.substack.com/

Steve's Blog - https://draughtingtheology.wordpress.com/

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December 24, 2025 33 mins

Welcome back to Lectionary Hacks!  This week, we tackled the Prologue to John's Gospel, which is read only in Episcopal Churches and not the rest of the Revised Common Lectionary world.  It's big stuff.

Blessing Offor's "God with Us" can be found on YouTube at https://youtu.be/bETXBHZkZPo?si=tWWldeKM3WubYdXD

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December 16, 2025 37 mins

Travel woes kept us from recording last week.  This podcasting thing is harder than you'd imagine.  Anyway, we're back with an episode for Advent 4.  We hope to get you one for Christmas 1.  Stay tuned.

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December 4, 2025 41 mins

After a week off for Thanksgiving, we're back and better than ever.

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What does Christ the King have to do with the Crucifixion?  Turns out, kind of everything.  Laurie and Steve talk forgiveness, kingship, and more.

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Laurie and Steve talk about the end times and simony and love.  It's a raucous good time!

 

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Steve and Laurie are back, and this time, we're bringing Levirate Marriage along with us.  No Sad-U-Cee jokes, unfortunatley.

 

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October 28, 2025 38 mins

There are a lot of options for Sunday's lessons.  Some might be on Proper 26C. Some might have permission to use the old BCP lessons.  But here at Lectionary Hacks, we're discussing the Gospel appointed for All Saints' Day in the Revised Common Lectionary.

 

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Parable Season rolls on. This week, it's the Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector, another venture into prayer.  Thanks for listening!

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We're back after a two week break!  Thanks for you patience.  Join us as we unpack the Parable of the Unjust Judge and the Persistent Widow.

 

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The Rich Man and Lazarus is a tough parable... if you are rich.

Spoiler alert - if you're listening to this podcast, you are rich.

Follow us on Instagram and Tik Tok @TheRevsPankey

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Neither one of us is preaching this week, thanks be to God, but we're here for you on a tough, tough week.

 

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The Lectionary gave us 2/3s of the Parable of the Losts, and we tried to stick to the script.  We weren't always successful.

"She Used to be Mine" video - https://youtu.be/53GIADHxVzM?si=_FIKglavXwoiJ9Vj

Tony Campolo's birthday party for Agnes - https://youtu.be/DRBM_YY_YX0?si=zMqEnPd8JurWOX_O

Brian McLaren's "The Secret Message of Jesus" - https://www.cokesbury.com/The-Secret-Message-of-Jesus

 

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We are using a new recording platform, which we probably won't use again.  Apologies for some glitches and it sounding like a recording from the 1980s.

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Welcome back to Lectionary Hacks!  Better late than never.  Thanks for listening.

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Two weeks in a row!  Don't get spoiled.  This week, we tackle the Gospel lesson for Proper 16C, ponder what it means to keep the Sabbath holy, and allow our imaginations to roam through the Synagogue.

 

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