Not Mad, Just Disappointed - Proper 17A (August 30, 2026)

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-up: which one requires being blackout drunk?
• QR codes declared the mark of the beast
• An extended, unprompted legal defense of Fred Rogers's honor
• A surprisingly tender detour into what it means to say goodbye to a church building

(Keep an eye on the YT thumbnail for our Sacred Heart of Not Mad, Just Disappointed.)

"I'm not mad, I'm disappointed — that is such a parent thing to say." — Lydia, on Jesus's actual tone with Peter

Matthew 16:21–28 (NRSVue)

[21] From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering at the hands of the elders and chief priests and scribes and be killed and on the third day be raised. [22] And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “God forbid it, Lord! This must never happen to you.” [23] But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me, for you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things.” [24] Then Jesus told his disciples, “If any wish to come after me, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. [25] For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it. [26] For what will it profit them if they gain the whole world but forfeit their life? Or what will they give in return for their life? [27] “For the Son of Man is to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay everyone for what has been done. [28] Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”

Hosted by Pastor Eric Damon and Pastor Bob Schaefer.

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