Pulpit Fiction

04/09/2025

After 858 shows in 12 years, we are taking a break. Share a comment below for our temporary farewell episode.

01/25/2025

We pray for our clergy colleagues. God be with you as your proclaim the Good News. In Christ, Robb and Eric

(Image is blue background with the words: For the next two Sundays, the Revised Common Lectionary will have churches share a story of Jesus proclaiming a word of justice, grace, and inclusion. He is met with anger and violence. Perhaps beloved, you were called for such a time as this. We hold you in our prayers.)

11/07/2024

Rev. Dr. Dietra Wise was a classmate of Eric and Robb at Eden Theological Seminary. She is co-hosting this zoom event. I just found it, an hour late for the Thursday meeting, but there is still time for the Friday zoom call.
http://tinyurl.com/postelectionsermonprep

05/16/2024

There is still time to register your youth for AIR Camp. Little Grassy Camp is a beautiful place just south of Carbondale, Illinois. Youth in middle school through just graduated seniors are welcome to come to be a part of this welcoming, affirming, grace-filled youth camp. Pulpit Fiction host Robb McCoy is the featured speaker for the week. If you are looking for a youth ministry experience you can trust, check out AIR Camp and register at this link before June 1.
https://www.littlegrassycamp.org/summercamps

05/14/2024

Pentecost Sunday includes the famous story from Acts 2. Is it miracle of speaking or of hearing? In this day and age, we may need the latter more. Plus Jesus tells us about the coming advocate in John 16

John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 Acts 2:1-21 Romans 8:22-27 Psalm 104:24-34, 35b

05/07/2024

Welcome to the Pulpit Fiction Podcast, the lectionary podcast for preachers, seekers and Bible geeks. This is episode 592 for Sunday, May 12, 2024, 7th Sunday of Easter, year B.

1 John 5:9-13 Life in Christ with Voice in the Wilderness
John 17:6-19 In, but not of, the world
Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 Choosing a new Disciple

John 17:6-19 Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 1 John 5:9-13 Psalm 1

05/03/2024

Here is a story about the UMC General Conference with some insight from your “Marvelous Methodist.”

On Thursday, church leaders voted 523 to 161 to eliminate language saying "the practice of homosexuality … is incompatible with Christian teaching.”

05/01/2024

Today at the UMC General Conference, 50 years of discriminatory language has been lifted from the Book of Discipine.

04/28/2024

Add a little bit of Maundy Thursday, stir in a little Pentecost and you get the fifth Sunday of Easter. We are reminded of Jesus' new commandment from John 15 and then we move to the gift of the Holy Spirit to the Gentiles in Acts 10:44-48. No VITW, but there are show notes on 1 John 5:1-6

John 15:9-17 Acts 10:44-48 1 John 5:1-6 Psalm 98

04/24/2024

This is a special episode for United Methodist General Conference, which started on April 23 and will last through May 3. This is the highest governing body of the UMC, and it has not convened since 2019. This is a discussion with five United Methodists who have been working for a more inclusive church since the disaster of 2019.

Robb McCoy is not a delegate of General Conference, but he has friends that are. A few moments after the first day of General Conference ended in Charlotte, five friends got together to talk about what is happening, what has led us to this point, and where we hope to go from here.

04/23/2024

The General Conference of the United Methodist Church is about to begin. This is the first gathering of the highest governing body of the UMC since 2019. It promises to be a momentous gathering. Tonight Robb has arranged a round-table discussion with four delegates who are in Charlotte for the conference. We will produce a special podcast tonight and release it as soon as possible. We hope to produce at least one more special episode during or after Gen Con. If you have any questions you would like to know about this 10-day event, please share in the comments.

04/21/2024

The final "I am" saying, "I am the true vine." We discuss the pruning of a healthy vine as well as the true meaning of what gets "burned away." Then we move into an important story for those working for a more inclusive church. The Ethiopian Eu**ch is "other" in so many ways, but nothing keeps him from being baptized and included in the Kingdom.

John 15:1-8 Acts 8:26-40 1 John 4:7-21 Psalm 22:25-31