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.
Episodes
2 hours ago
2 hours ago
25 min
After a summer break, it is the glorious return of Lectionary Hacks. Today, we look at Matthew 16:21-28.
May 28, 2026
May 28, 2026
31 min
It's Trinity Sunday, so there will be all kinds of hacking out the weeds for preachers of all shapes and sizes. We hope we helped.
The Daily Show clip Steve mentioned is here - https://www.instagram.com/p/DY0kxOPAU5S/
And the image Laurie referenced is here
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May 19, 2026
May 19, 2026
27 min
We're back (again) (again) (again?)!
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Apr 28, 2026
Apr 28, 2026
32 min
John 14 is a well worn preaching passage and we do our best to shine some new light on it.
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Apr 22, 2026
Apr 22, 2026
30 min
More internet issues, but we got you a cool 30 minutes of thoughts on [Not] Good Shepherd Sunday. Or is it Good Gate Sunday? Anyway, give it a listen!
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Apr 17, 2026
Apr 17, 2026
21 min
After a week off for a horse show and all kinds of trouble this week, here's a short episode for you preachers who are wondering how on earth to hack out another Road to Emmaus sermon.
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Mar 31, 2026
Mar 31, 2026
31 min
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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Mar 28, 2026
Mar 28, 2026
32 min
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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Mar 17, 2026
Mar 17, 2026
31 min
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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Mar 10, 2026
Mar 10, 2026
30 min
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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