Pulpit Fiction Podcast · Robb McCoy and Eric Fistler

Proper 10C (7/13/2025) REB

July 10, 2025·1 hr·5 clips
Eric discovers the legal expert in the Good Samaritan story could have been one of Jesus' 72 disciples.
The hosts explore lectionary texts including the Good Samaritan parable, Colossians, and Amos, focusing on interpreting familiar stories freshly, the tension between mercy and law, and prophetic calls to justice. They emphasize preaching to current contexts and avoiding biblical caricatures.

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A careful lectionary conversation that keeps the Good Samaritan sharp without sanding down the people in it.

Proper 10C gets a careful lectionary reading, with Luke 10, Amos 7, and Colossians 1 all kept in play. The strongest stretch stays with the Samaritan story and its mix of duty, contempt, and self-recognition, while also avoiding the easy move of turning the priest and Levite…

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