Send us Fan Mail Bob and Eric welcome back comedian Lydia Henninger and drag performer Envy Sinn to talk about the moment Jesus tells Peter to get behind him — and figure out he's not mad, just disappointed. This week's gospel (Matthew 16:21-28) has Peter going from golden child to "Satan" in the space of one verse, and the crew digs into what actually earned him the demotion. Plus: A cold open you'll wish you could unhear (ask Bob about his childhood pencil thief)Drag performance vs. stand-u...

Send us Fan Mail Comedians with Pastors Talking Bible pairs Pittsburgh standup comedians with actual pastors to argue about the lectionary gospel — and the comedians usually turn out to be the serious ones. It's a Short Take this week: Resident Comic Theologians Abby Evans (@itsabbye) and Erick Williams (@comicaledubs) join Bob and Eric to unpack Peter's confession at Caesarea Philippi — the gap between "who do people say that I am" and "who do you say that I am" — and what Jesus actually mea...

Send us Fan Mail Comedians with Pastors Talking Bible pairs Pittsburgh standup comedians with pastors to read the week's lectionary gospel cold — and somehow the comedians end up being the theologians. This week: drag performer and stand-up Envy Sinn (@envysinnpgh) and dog-sitter/comedian Lydia Henninger (@lydia__allison) join Pastors Bob and Eric for Matthew 15:10–28 — Jesus's "it's not what goes in, it's what comes out" teaching, followed immediately by his tense, electric exchange with the...

Send us Fan Mail Two Pittsburgh comedians and two Lutheran pastors read the week's gospel cold and see what happens. This week: Peter gets out of the boat, immediately regrets it, and Jesus does not let him drown. Resident Comic Theologians Abby Evans and Erick Williams join Pastor Bob and Pastor Eric to work out what walking on water actually feels like (bouncy house floor, it turns out), whether Jesus timed his midnight lake stroll for maximum dramatic effect, and why the guy who sinks is t...

Send us Fan Mail Josh Rittenour (@ritkeepstalking) and Seth Queen (@sethqueen_comedy) are back on the couch for the Feeding of the 5,000 — and the question nobody's brave enough to ask in Bible study: was Jesus nervous? This week we treat the greatest miracle in the Gospels like a top-five stand-up bit, complete with pre-show jitters, hecklers, and a hometown crowd that literally tried to throw the headliner off a cliff. Along the way: Ineffective church recruitment tactics (open gyms, baseme...

Send us Fan Mail The Kingdom of Heaven Is Like a New York Deli Comedians with Pastors Talking Bible pairs Pittsburgh standup comedians with Lutheran pastors to read the week's lectionary gospel cold, with no preparation and no safety net. This week's a Short Take — no warm-up banter, just our Resident Comic Theologians Erick Williams (@comicaledubs), Abby Evans (@itsabbye) and the text. Jesus fires off five parables in a row, asks if the disciples understood, and they lie and say yes. This ep...

Send us Fan Mail Comedians with Pastors Talking Bible pairs Pittsburgh-area standup comedians with ELCA pastors to dig into the week's Revised Common Lectionary gospel text — the format is right there in the name. This week, we sit down with comedians Josh Rittenour (@ritkeepstalking) and Seth Queen (@sethqueen_comedy) to wrestle with Jesus' Parable of the Weeds — the one where an enemy sneaks into a farmer's field under cover of night and sows weeds among the wheat, and the boss's answer to ...

Send us Fan Mail Comedians with Pastors Talking Bible pairs Pittsburgh standup comedians with two ELCA pastors to talk about the week's gospel text — badly, then well. Bob and Eric get back to weekly rhythm with resident comic theologians Abby Evans and Erick Williams, diving straight into Matthew 13's Parable of the Sower — no guest banter, straight to scripture. Expect: A pastor-approved case for becoming mushroom manure when you dieJesus explaining his own parable (and what that says about...

Send us Fan Mail Comedians with Pastors Talking Bible pairs Pittsburgh standup comedians with pastors to dig into the week's gospel text — no prep, no script, just an undefended first read of scripture and whatever happens when a comedian's in the room for it. Brian Bennett and Ryan Cobert are back for round two, and this time the tabletop-gaming frame stops being a fun parallel and starts doing real theological work. Turns out running a campaign and shepherding a congregation have more in co...

Send us Fan Mail A note to our audience: We're taking a week off from our normal mix of comedy and Bible study. We'll jump back into the readings next week. In the meanwhile, we're pleased to present... CPTB Special: Library After Dark Comedy Showcase (Part 2) A pastor walks into a library and tells jokes. The books didn't leave. This special episode takes you inside the room for Library After Dark, CPTB's debut comedy showcase at the Monroeville Public Library — an evening of standup that fe...