by Amy Epp | Dec 9, 2018 | Amy Epp
Esther was more than just a vapid beauty queen. When her people were in danger she put her life on her line and used her power and privilege to accomplish justice. Esther’s risk can teach us something about when and how we can examine our privilege and risk...
by Megan Ramer | Dec 2, 2018 | Advent, Megan Ramer, Sermons
A sermon from the depths of my soul for my favorite season of the year, Advent. On the lovely (accompanied by strings) and dangerous (banned by Nazis) Habakkuk, waiting, and the purest form of faith and hope summed up in a single word: nevertheless. ~Pastor Megan...
by Megan Ramer | Nov 25, 2018 | Megan Ramer, Sermons
Like a good spiritual director who knows we are both tender (in need of care) and infinitely fallible (in need of challenge), the prophet Jeremiah attends to a people in despair, and Pastor Megan invites us to receive his care and challenge in our own time and place....
by Megan Ramer | Nov 18, 2018 | Christie Dahlin, Sermons
What does it mean to be Christians in an age of perpetual war? Seminary Intern Christie Dahlin, explores this question as we hear the words of the Prophet Isaiah, of swords to garden tools and nation not rising sword against nation; juxtaposed with a story of Assyria...
by Megan Ramer | Nov 11, 2018 | Megan Ramer, Sermons
We hear the story, rich with details and characters, of Naaman seeking a cure for his leprosy. Naaman’s dogged pursuit of a cure is transactional and full of all the power plays he’s accustomed to utilizing to his advantage, and it turns out he needs to be...
by Megan Ramer | Nov 4, 2018 | Megan Ramer, Sermons
“To the angel of the Mennonite Church of Seattle…” Our 50-year-anniversary celebration weekend built toward our All Saints worship in which we heard letters of greeting, remembrance, and blessing from many of our former pastors. Pastor Megan shared...
