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Comedians with Pastors Talking Bible — Pittsburgh standup comics read the week’s gospel text cold and talk it out with a couple of Lutheran pastors. It should go badly. It somehow keeps not going badly.

Hashtag Not All Saints | All Saints Day, Nov 1, 2026

It’s All Saints Day, which means the Beatitudes. Bob and Eric are joined by resident comic theologians Abby Evans and Erick Williams, with no guest and straight to the text, to ask whether the meek are blessed someday, once Jesus comes back to settle accounts, or right now. It’s also the last episode of Season 3 and the last one recorded in this room.

Also in this episode:

• Allhallowtide 101, plus an unreliable detour into Glenn Danzig’s Samhain
• “Blessed are the dentists, for they shall be portrayed by Steve Martin”
• “Blessed are those who don’t merge in the Fort Pitt Tunnels”: a Pittsburgh Beatitude
• Second Coming casting: Rambo, Gandhi II, or a really pissed-off Willie Nelson
• Why “who’s the most persecuted?” is not the contest Jesus is running
• The meek shall inherit the earth, one gay frog at a time
• Eric on communion as a table that seats every saint, including the ones you’re missing
• A top-secret new studio
• An apology. For once, a sincere one.

Matthew 5:1–12 (NRSVue)

[1] When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. [2] And he began to speak and taught them, saying: [3] “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. [4] “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. [5] “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. [6] “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. [7] “Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. [8] “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. [9] “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. [10] “Blessed are those who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. [11] “Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. [12] Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Hosted by Pastor Eric Damon and Pastor Bob Schaefer.

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Scripture quotations are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition. Copyright © 2021 National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

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Comedians with Pastors Talking Bible pairs Pittsburgh standup comedians with two ELCA pastors to talk about the week's gospel text — badly, then well.

It's Reformation Sunday, and Bob and Eric are joined by resident comic theologians Abby Evans and Erick Williams for John 8, where Jesus promises the truth will set people free and the crowd responds that they've never been slaves to anyone. Which is a bold thing to say about the Exodus. Along the way, Luther gets his history lesson, Jesus gets compared to a Pittsburgh billboard lawyer, and nobody is allowed to define Reformation Sunday without a hearing.

Expect:

• A very Pittsburgh reading of "the truth will make you free"
• Why "we've never been slaves to anyone" is the Spider-Man-never-got-bitten moment of the Bible
• The theory that the whole exchange is sarcasm, and what it does to Jesus' reply
• Paul preaching so long a kid falls out a window, then resuscitating him so he can keep going
• A Veggie Tales detour, and the case for Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber
• Upcoming shows: Abby's Stephen King roast at Mr. Smalls Funhouse (Fri., Oct. 23) and Erick at Balanced Brewing (Sat., Oct. 24)

Hosted by Pastor Eric Damon and Pastor Bob Schaefer.

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Episode 100! Jesus gets gotcha'd by the Pharisees, and the Pharisees get Wile E. Coyote'd.

It's our hundredth episode, and we're marking it with a short take on the Gospel for the 21st Sunday after Pentecost (October 18): Matthew 22:15-22. The Pharisees and Herodians try to trap Jesus with a question about paying taxes to Caesar. Say yes and he loses the crowd, say no and Rome has him arrested for insurrection. Jesus asks whose face is on the coin, then walks right out of the trap.

Pastor Bob and Pastor Eric are joined by comedians Abby Evans and Erick WIlliams for a Bible study that includes:

• Why a milestone might just be a really big kidney stone
• Jesus as the Roadrunner, the Pharisees as the coyote, and a surprise Bugs Bunny revision
• The Houdini escape act and the hidden meaning of the "H" in Jesus H. Christ
• What it means that they were the ones carrying Caesar's coin
• Faces on currency, idolatry, and why rulers love putting themselves on the money
• Eric's take on what "give to Caesar" meant for Matthew's first readers after the fall of Jerusalem

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Matthew 22:15–22 (NRSVue)

[15] Then the Pharisees went and plotted to entrap him in what he said. [16] So they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and teach the way of God in accordance with truth, and show deference to no one, for you do not regard people with partiality. [17] Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?” [18] But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, “Why are you putting me to the test, you hypocrites? [19] Show me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought him a denarius. [20] Then he said to them, “Whose head is this and whose title?” [21] They answered, “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them, “Give therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and to God the things that are God’s.” [22] When they heard this, they were amazed, and they left him and went away.

Hosted by Pastor Eric Damon and Pastor Bob Schaefer.

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Music: Trickster by Phat Sounds
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Scripture quotations are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition. Copyright © 2021 National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.