# December 28th, 2025 - "The Use and Misuse of Romans: I Am Not Ashamed" - Rev. Dr. Michelle Morris Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/fumc-bentonville-sermon-podcast-6705824/december-28th-2025-the-use-and-misuse-of-romans-i-am-not-ashamed-rev-dr-michelle-morris Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/fumc-bentonville-sermon-podcast-6705824/december-28th-2025-the-use-and-misuse-of-romans-i-am-not-ashamed-rev-dr-michelle-morris.md Podcast: [FUMC Bentonville Sermon Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fumc-bentonville-sermon-podcast-6705824) Published: 2026-01-19T22:46:19+00:00 Episode link: https://fumcbentonville.podbean.com/e/december-28th-2025-the-use-and-misuse-of-romans-i-am-not-ashamed-rev-dr-michelle-morris/ Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/np78mma3xj6hhgrt/Episode_33_-_The_Use_and_Misuse_of_Romans_I_Am_Not_Ashamed_-_Rev_Dr_Michelle_Morrisacfqb.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fumc-bentonville-sermon-podcast-6705824/episodes/december-28th-2025-the-use-and-misuse-of-romans-i-am-not-ashamed-rev-dr-michelle-morris Duration seconds: 1030 ## Resource Romans 1:15-17 This sermon sets up the series where we examine how the letter to the Romans often gets misused, by quoting the passage that kicked off the Protestant Reformation and is often is cited as justification for biblical literalism. There are problems with both understandings that we need to confront. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fumc-bentonville-sermon-podcast-6705824/episodes/december-28th-2025-the-use-and-misuse-of-romans-i-am-not-ashamed-rev-dr-michelle-morris/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/fumc-bentonville-sermon-podcast-6705824/december-28th-2025-the-use-and-misuse-of-romans-i-am-not-ashamed-rev-dr-michelle-morris.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.