by Melissa Kelly | Jan 21, 2024 | Charlene Epp, Epiphany, Narrative Lectionary - Year 3, Sermons
Kinship Seed Sowers Jesus’ parables meet us in story form about ordinary livelihood understandings. Throwing these stories alongside life experiences of these livelihoods can provide spirit openings to fuller understanding of what it means to be kindom people....
by Melissa Kelly | Jan 7, 2024 | Epiphany, Guest Speaker, Sermons
Hospitality & Chalking Doors Christine Sine teaches us about where Jesus was most likely born, how the Inn we traditionally invoke probably wasn’t what we consider an Inn at all. She reminds us of the Mennonite tradition of radical hospitality and...
by Melissa Kelly | Feb 12, 2023 | Dustin Wilsor, Epiphany, Sermons, Year W
There’s A Place For Us In this scripture, we come to the “ending credits” of the story of Mary that we have been following for the past several months. Using the musical West Side Story, Dustin urges us to ensure that we give credit to everyone who contributed...
by Melissa Kelly | Feb 5, 2023 | Epiphany, Megan Ramer, Sermons, Year W
Gathered Around A Campfire Jesus’ ability to choose his baptism matters. Our ability to choose baptism, to choose discipleship, to choose joining the the Jesus movement, to choose walking in the Way, to choose covenant with one another ALSO matters. Despite how it may...
by Melissa Kelly | Jan 22, 2023 | Epiphany, Sermons, Weldon Nisly, Year W
A Sign Provoking Contention Join us as Weldon reflects on prophecy and the prophets he has known and worked with in Iraqi Kurdistan. His work with CPT has brought him in contact with prophets, particularly women prophets, who are challenging and provoking the systems...
by Melissa Kelly | Jan 8, 2023 | Dustin Wilsor, Epiphany, Sermons, Year W
They Spoke Not a Word, but, Got Right to Work Magi from the East, travel (for two years) guided by a significant astrological event. Along the way (in the opera, Amahl and the Night Visitors) they stop at the home of a poor widow and her son; before finding their way...
