by Melissa Kelly | Feb 15, 2026 | Epiphany, Megan Ramer, Narrative Lectionary - Year 3, Sermons
Laughter, Outcasts, and Getting Things Wrong It’s another fraught healing story, so we say a few quiet parts out loud, e.g. OF COURSE SIN DOESN’T CAUSE DISABILITY! And then we notice a few key moments from the story of the man whose sight is restored by Jesus’ mud....
by Melissa Kelly | Feb 8, 2026 | Epiphany, Megan Ramer, Narrative Lectionary - Year 3, Sermons
Don’t Build a Ramp into the Empire’s Pool When the systems of the Empire fail, we may follow our impulse to reform them; to make them more just. But our salvation will never ultimately come from the systems of Empire. We may (and must!) also follow the...
by Melissa Kelly | Jan 25, 2026 | Epiphany, Megan Ramer, Sermons
Nighttime musings; Daytime wayfinding Nicodemus seeks Jesus under cover of dark, and Jesus challenges Nicodemus to follow an Empire-defying Way in the light of day. When we step away from complicity with a violent and death-dealing Empire, when we emerge from the...
by Melissa Kelly | Jan 11, 2026 | Epiphany, Megan Ramer, Sermons
When the Bible Reads the Newspaper One of the best known quotes about preaching has been attributed to theologian, Karl Barth. Preachers must preach with the Bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other. What to do when the newspaper seems to get heavier and...
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...
