Pulpit Fiction Podcast · Robb McCoy and Eric Fistler

Proper 15C (8/17/2025) REB

August 11, 2025·52 min·5 clips
Brian O'Dean reveals how a biblical vineyard metaphor challenges Christians to examine their own harvest of justice or bloodshed.
This episode explores lectionary texts for Proper 15C, featuring segments on Isaiah 5, Luke 12, Psalm 80, and Hebrews 11-12. Hosts Eric Fistler and Robb McCoy, with guests Brian O'Dean and Richard Bruxford Culligan, delve into themes of justice, division, and faith, connecting biblical metaphors to contemporary issues like rhetoric and social justice.

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A clear lectionary conversation that stays practical and focused on the sermon question.

Proper 15C stays anchored in Isaiah 5:1-7, Luke 12:49-56, and Hebrews 11:29-12:2, and the episode keeps that lectionary frame easy to follow while still giving Brian O'Dean, Eric Fisler, Rob McCoy, and Richard Bruxford Culligan room to work through the readings from different…

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You need lectionary context for Proper 15C that wrestles with conflict.

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