by Melissa Kelly | Jul 27, 2025 | Megan Ramer, Sermons
When Praise is Political In the Bible? Praise is nearly always political. Certainly in the book of Revelation where crying out “Salvation belongs to our God” is a direct affront to the Emporer of Rome who claims salvation comes soley through him and his “Pax Romana”....
by Melissa Kelly | Jul 6, 2025 | Guest Speaker, Megan Ramer, Narrative Lectionary - summer, Sermons
Beasts, Lambs, and Resolutions and Conferences Join Pastor Megan as she reflects on Revelation and Deren, Carl, Madeleine, Susan, and Melissa as they reflect on Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference’s annual retreat and delegate assembly. Audio Preacher...
by Melissa Kelly | Jun 29, 2025 | Narrative Lectionary - Year 3, Sermons, Tyler Merrill
Through the Veil: The Beast of the Poet of Patmos The title Revelation comes from the Greek word apokálypsi, or ‘apocalypse’, which in Greek means literally, the lifting of the veil. Ordinarily, a veil conceals or obscures that which lies beyond it, and when the veil...
by Melissa Kelly | Jun 22, 2025 | Guest Speaker, Sermons
Tree of Life Join Christine Sine as she reflects on the Tree of Life and Revelation. Audio Preacher Christine Sine b Series Narrative Lectionary Year 3; Revelation series Passage Revelation 21.1–7, 22-27; 22.1–5 Resources Image: Tree of Life by Gustav Klimt,...
by Melissa Kelly | Jun 15, 2025 | Megan Ramer, Narrative Lectionary - Year 3, Sermons
Revelation and Resistance: No Kings In our first of a six-week series on “Revelation and Resistance,” we step – with some well earned fear and trembling – into the wild, the wondrous, the terrifying, the evocative world of apocalyptic literature. With so...
by Melissa Kelly | Jun 8, 2025 | Guest Speaker, Narrative Lectionary - Year 3
Covenanting Sunday 2025 Why here? Why now? A brief sharing of scripture and words from some of this year’s new covenanters. Audio Preacher Rita Kowats and new covenanters b Series Narrative Lectionary Year 3 Passage Acts 2:1-4, 42-47 Resources — None...
