by Megan Ramer | Dec 1, 2019 | Megan Ramer, Sermons
Sermons Jeremiah writes as his nation crumbles around him – from a prison in occupied Jerusalem, on the brink of the mass deportation of his people. Which makes his words of promise for justice and hope that God is making things right throughout the land...
by Megan Ramer | Nov 24, 2019 | Megan Ramer, Sermons
Sermons Okay, so Hilkiah isn’t *actually* Indiana Jones, but a whole epic adventure begins when he is sent on a mission into the under-construction temple and (re-)discovers the lost book of the law. Hearers of the lost-and-found-again scroll, including King...
by Megan Ramer | Nov 17, 2019 | Megan Ramer, Sermons
Megan Ramer In startling twists: 1) cockroaches will apparently NOT be the last ones standing in a global apocalypse, 2) like a screeching record, a love ballad delivers lyrics of divine judgment, and 3) despite our best (read: worst) efforts, God’s hope in us...
by Megan Ramer | Nov 10, 2019 | Megan Ramer, Sermons
Megan Ramer If you’ve ever found yourself on the pointy end of betrayal, I bet you’d tell a story of someone you loved. Or love still. So it is with God and God’s people – at the time of the prophet Hosea and now. How can we ever come back from...
by Amy Epp | Nov 3, 2019 | Sermons
Pastor Amy recites the tale of Elijah’s encounter with King Ahab and the dramatic showdown on Mount Carmel. Elijah was accused by the king of being a troublemaker. He absolutely was. In the way he challenged courageously, engaged humor and sarcasm (he had a...
by Amy Epp | Oct 27, 2019 | Sermons
A woman anoints Jesus’ head with precious perfume. She offers this extravagant – even wasteful – gift under the angry eyes of the disapproving disciples. Yet Jesus says of that “what she has done will be told in memory of her.” Sheldon...