Rev'd Up for Sunday
Listen along as the priests of St. Mark's, New Canaan (Peter Walsh, Elizabeth Garnsey, and John Kennedy) gear up for Sunday. Each week the preacher will lead a discussion of the scriptures of the day. Sometimes irreverent, often witty, always filled with love for our Lord: don’t miss these conversations about the questions, mysteries, and hope these three find in the Bible.
Episodes
178 episodes
"A Kingdom of This World" John 18:33-37 | Episode 177
The Gospel reading for Christ the King features a clash between Pilate and Jesus and raises the question of whether Jesus is a king and, if so, what his kingdom is. Peter Walsh, Elizabeth Garnsey, and John Kennedy explain the significance of th...
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Episode 177
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29:47
"Jesus: Prophet of Doom" Mark 13:1-8 | Episode 176
This week, some apocalyptic predictions from Jesus spark a debate on the podcast about whether the violence of the Bible is really divine judgement. Peter Walsh, Elizabeth Garnsey, and John Kennedy take a closer look at how Jesus' predictions a...
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Episode 176
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"Scribes & Widows" Mark 12:38-44 | Episode 175
This week, Jesus has some harsh criticism for the scribes and high praise for a poor widow. Peter Walsh, Elizabeth Garnsey, and John Kennedy discuss how the widow's offering exposed temple corruption and the exploitation of those in need, and w...
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Episode 175
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26:56
"A Place for Grief and Sorrow" John 11:32-44 | Episode 174
This week's Gospel reading is packed with emotion! Peter Walsh, Elizabeth Garnsey, and John Kennedy break down all the reactions surrounding the death of Lazarus, including those of Jesus himself. What can we learn from the weeping and wailing ...
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Episode 174
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27:55
"Blind Bartimaeus" w/ The Very Rev. Andrew McGowan | Mark 10:46-52 | Episode 173
The Very Rev. Andrew McGowan, Dean and President of Berkeley Divinity School at Yale University, joins "Rev'd Up for Sunday". This week's Gospel lesson brings up themes of faith and spiritual blindness. Peter Walsh, Elizabeth Garnsey, John...
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Episode 173
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34:29
"Competitive Christianity" w/ The Very Rev. Robert Willis | Mark 10:35-45 | Episode 172
The Very Rev. Robert Willis, Dean Emeritus of Canterbury Cathedral, joins "Rev'd Up for Sunday" as Peter Walsh, Elizabeth Garnsey, and John Kennedy bring the podcast to the Berkeley Center at Yale. This week's reading from Mark's Gospel stirs u...
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Episode 172
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36:45
"Feeling Funny About Money" Mark 10:17-31 | Episode 171
This week, Jesus tells a man he can inherit eternal life if he sells all his possessions...which is a request too far. Peter Walsh and John Kennedy explain why the real meaning of this story is less about money and more about attachment. Plus, ...
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Episode 171
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28:55
"Was Jesus Against Divorce?" Mark 10:2-16 | Episode 170
Christians have been divided over the subject of divorce for years. Many point to passages like this week’s Gospel lesson, but are things as simple as they seem? Peter Walsh, Elizabeth Garnsey, and John Kennedy lay out the culture Jesus was com...
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Episode 170
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27:36
"Stumbling to Hell" Mark 9:38-50 | Episode 169
Jesus offered some pretty drastic (and gory) advice for people to avoid stumbling in their behavior. From the sound of it, those who failed to do so would be sent to a place of “unquenchable fire”. Peter Walsh, Elizabeth Garnsey, and John Kenne...
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Episode 169
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"Struggling With Ambition" Mark 9:30-37 | Episode 168
This week, we find Jesus' disciples arguing over who is the greatest, and he responds with a lesson in ambition. Peter Walsh, Elizabeth Garnsey, and John Kennedy lay out a theology of place and movement, examining what it means to leave everyth...
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Episode 168
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"Deny Yourself" Mark 8:27-38 | Episode 167
Why did Jesus have to die? If this seems a little baffling to you, remember that even his disciples had trouble understanding it. Peter Walsh, Elizabeth Garnsey, and John Kennedy discuss spiritual blindness, what it means to deny oneself, and i...
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Episode 167
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29:57
3rd Anniversary Special: “Mark, Mutts, and Miracles" Mark 7:24-37 | Episode 166
"Rev'd Up for Sunday" turns 3! On this special episode, Peter Walsh, Elizabeth Garnsey, and John Kennedy discuss what we know about St. Mark, what makes his Gospel unique, what to think of this week's reading, and what stands out after 3 years ...
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Episode 166
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"What Comes From Within" Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 | Episode 165
How do you hold to tradition and piety while bringing new people and new beliefs into the mix? That’s the struggle the Pharisees found themselves contending with as they got some pushback from Jesus. Peter Walsh, Elizabeth Garnsey, and John Ken...
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Episode 165
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28:56
"Struggling with the Messiah" John 6:56-69 | Episode 164
In this week's Gospel lesson, people are really struggling with what Jesus has to say, and some are even walking away. Peter Walsh, Elizabeth Garnsey, and John Kennedy discuss belief, the strangeness of religious teachings, and the scandalous n...
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Episode 164
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29:30
"Body and Blood" John 6:51-58 | Episode 163
In this week's Gospel reading, Jesus says to eat his flesh and drink his blood, which certainly raised some eyebrows among those who took these words literally. Peter Walsh, Elizabeth Garnsey, and John Kennedy offer their own views on the Eucha...
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Episode 163
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"Spiritual Food" John 6:35, 41-51 | Episode 162
John's Gospel still has a lot more to say about bread this week. More specifically, the "Bread of Life". Peter Walsh and John Kennedy lay out why Jesus' words are both profoundly simple and difficult to understand, how he brings a new developme...
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Episode 162
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"I Am the Bread of Life" John 6:24-35 | Episode 161
People want to know where Jesus ran off to after his feeding of the 5,000. When they finally catch up with him, he offers a far more satisfying kind of bread. Peter Walsh, Elizabeth Garnsey, and John Kennedy talk about the spiritual sustenance ...
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Episode 161
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24:41
"Who is Jesus?" John 6:1-21 | Episode 160
In this week's Gospel text, we see two of Jesus' most famous miracles: the feeding of the 5,000 and walking on water. Peter Walsh and John Kennedy reveal how these signs echo the story of Moses, what they say about Jesus, and why Jesus would wa...
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Episode 160
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"Rest as a Spiritual Discipline" Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 | Episode 159
A lot of people want the help or attention of Jesus in this week's Gospel lesson, and he has a simple piece of advice for his disciples...rest. Peter Walsh and John Kennedy discuss the importance of rest as a spiritual discipline, how we adjust...
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Episode 159
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"Do the Right Thing" Mark 6:14-29 | Episode 158
Don't lose your head over this episode! This week, the Gospel moves away from Jesus and his disciples for a flashback about the beheading of John the Baptist and the evil plot that caused it. Peter Walsh and Elizabeth Garnsey explore how the st...
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Episode 158
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"Hometown Hero or Zero?" Mark 6:1-13 | Episode 157
With all the miracles Jesus has been doing, you'd expect his hometown to have a little more faith in him. Elizabeth Garnsey and John Kennedy reflect on why Jesus was a hometown zero (instead of a hero), how the Church can still be blind to God ...
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Episode 157
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"A Tale of Two Daughters" Mark 5:21-43 | Episode 156
Jesus was pretty in demand! On his way to one healing, he finds himself in the midst of another! Peter Walsh, Elizabeth Garnsey, and John Kennedy explain the importance of these two events being sandwiched together, how this story is a joining ...
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Episode 156
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27:48
"A Mega Calm Story" Mark 4:35-41 | Episode 155
Many of us are familiar with the story of Jesus calming a raging storm, but is this really just a story about weather? Peter Walsh, Elizabeth Garnsey, and John Kennedy highlight Mark's Christology, the Hebrew symbolism of chaotic waters, and wh...
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Episode 155
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29:50
"Kingdom Parables" Mark 4:26-34 | Episode 154
If you've ever wondered what the kingdom of God is like, Jesus offers some parables to explain. Peter Walsh, Elizabeth Garnsey, and John Kennedy unpack why the images Jesus chose would have been so important to Mark's audience, where Christiani...
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Episode 154
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25:55
"Demon Possession and Family Tension" Mark 3:20-35 | Episode 153
If you've ever felt like your family just doesn't get you, you're in good company. Jesus felt the same way! Peter Walsh and Elizabeth Garnsey take a look at this story of Jesus breaking away from his family, defending accusations of being posse...
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Episode 153
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