by Amy Epp | Sep 29, 2019 | Sermons
God goes by many names. Maybe that’s why when Moses asked a burning bush for it’s name, God side stepped the question with the vaguest and most specific of answers: I AM. The God of our ancestors is big enough and intimate enough to answer to all names....
by Amy Epp | Sep 25, 2019 | Sermons
Audio Preacher Tim Kuepfer, Pastor at Chinatown Peace Church, Vancouver BC b Series Narrative Lectionary, Year 2 Passage Genesis 32:9-13, 22-30 Resources Photo above provided by Tim: wrestling with his three sons. Recent...
by Amy Epp | Sep 15, 2019 | Christie Dahlin, Sermons
We welcomed back to the pulpit our former intern Christie Dahlin to reflect on the ways we laugh – from discomfort or to keep from grief, to the pleasure of shared joy. As Sarah and Abraham have their lives and laughter transformed from bitter and pained to...
by Amy Epp | Sep 8, 2019 | Sermons
Compared to the first chapter of Genesis, the story of creation in chapter two is tender and intimate, and speaks of God’s caring closeness. God’s fingerprints are all over creation and God’s breath animates all creatures. When God scoops up some...
by Amy Epp | Aug 25, 2019 | Guest Speaker
Long-time SMC member Lenae Nofziger recounts the places in her own life and in scripture where she find hope. She includes her own bout with depression, the story of Mother Teresa, the strength of the prophets, the compassion and empathy of Jesus possible because of...
by Amy Epp | Aug 18, 2019 | Sermons
Listen to sharing about the delegates and youth who participated in our annual gathering of Mennonite kin from our region and our denomination. Jennifer Delanty, Sabrina Lindquist and Madeleine Kelly Kellogg. Audio Preacher Jonathan Neufeld, reading for Jennifer...
