015: Elisabeth R. Jones, Midrashic Imagination: Texts and Textures for Pulpit and Pew
What is midrash, and why should Christian preachers care? In this episode of the Working Preacher Books Podcast, hosts Karoline Lewis and Rolf Jacobson sit down with Elisabeth R. Jones, author of Midrashic Imagination: Texts and Textures for Pulpit and Pew.
Jones unpacks midrash as a participatory…
Narrative Lectionary 679 (NL103): Joseph in Prison - September 27, 2026
Joseph goes from trusted overseer to prisoner in a single chapter, and somehow God is at work in both. In this episode of I Love to Tell the Story, hosts Rolf Jacobson, Kathryn Schifferdecker, and Cameron Howard dig into Genesis 39, the account of Joseph in Potiphar's house.
Accompanying commentar…
Narrative Lectionary 680 (NL104): Rescue at Sea
Why would God tell Moses to stop praying and start moving? Rolf Jacobson, Kathryn Schifferdecker, and Cameron Howard dig into Exodus 14 for the Narrative Lectionary on October 4, 2026. They explore the "Back to Egypt committee" that lives in every congregation, wrestle with the violence against the…
Narrative Lectionary 681 (NL105): Covenant and Commandments
Why does Exodus 19 come before Exodus 20? Rolf Jacobson, Kathryn Schifferdecker, and Cameron Howard turn to Exodus 19:3-7 and 20:1-17 for the Narrative Lectionary on October 11, 2026. At Mount Sinai, God names Israel a priestly kingdom and a holy nation before a single commandment is given. The cov…
Narrative Lectionary 683 (NL107): David and Bathsheba
A king who takes what he wants. A prophet brave enough to say, "You are the man." This week on I Love to Tell the Story, Rolf Jacobson, Kathryn Schifferdecker, and Cameron Howard dig into the story of David and Bathsheba from 2 Samuel 11 and 12 for October 25, 2026.
Mentioned in this episode:
Celeb…
Narrative Lectionary 682 (NL106): Joshua Renews the Covenant
Joshua gathers the people, retells everything God has done, and asks them to choose. They say yes. Then Joshua tells them they can't do it.
In this final episode of the covenant and commandments sub-series, Rolf Jacobson, Kathryn Schifferdecker, and Cameron Howard explore Joshua 24:1-15 (with optio…
Narrative Lectionary 684 (NL108): Solomon's Wisdom
God tells a young King Solomon, “Ask what I should give you.” He asks for wisdom, and then he’s handed one of the hardest cases in the Bible.
In this episode of I Love to Tell the Story, Rolf Jacobson, Kathryn Schifferdecker, and Cameron Howard explore 1 Kings 3 for All Saints Sunday, November 1, 2…
Narrative Lectionary 685 (NL109): Elisha Heals Naaman
A powerful general. A captive servant girl. A cranky prophet and a muddy river. In 2 Kings 5, the healing of Naaman turns every expectation upside down.
Rolf Jacobson, Kathryn Schifferdecker, and Cameron Howard continue the prophets series in the fall Narrative Lectionary with the story of Naaman, …
The Carry on Cast Ep. 460
Pastor Megan, Pastor Erik and Pastor Kevin discuss Joshua 24:1-7, 14-17. God will remain with us, just as God has throughout history; we will continue to obey and worship God only. Focus on the continuing call to put aside things that get in between us and our love for God. This Sunday we will have…
Narrative Lectionary 687 (NL111): Swords Into Plowshares
“Thus says the king of Assyria.” “Thus says the Lord.” When an empire shouts at the city gates, whose word do you trust?
Rolf Jacobson, Kathryn Schifferdecker, and Cameron Howard close out the prophets series with Isaiah 36 and 37, where the Rabshakeh, the great Assyrian general, wages psychologica…
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