by Melissa Kelly | Oct 10, 2021 | Megan Ramer, Narrative Lectionary - Year 4, Sermons
Manna? Manna! Though we think of manna as the bread that God rained down on the wandering Israelite community in the wilderness, “manna” was first a question. “What is it?!” The Israelites draw near enough to the strange flaky substance on the ground to ask “Manna?”...
by Melissa Kelly | Oct 3, 2021 | Megan Ramer, Narrative Lectionary - Year 4, Sermons
A Name In Motion Names can shape identity or character in powerful ways. When Moses asks God’s name, God responds with a verb: “I am becoming who I am becoming.” What does it mean, then and now, to be in relationship with a God who claims a name that is an action, a...
by Melissa Kelly | Sep 26, 2021 | Megan Ramer, Narrative Lectionary - Year 4, Sermons
Tricksters and Power and Blessings, Oh My! All of my first-born, rule-following instincts are troubled by this story of a younger son employing devious and conniving tactics to “steal” the blessing of his elder brother. But how was this story liberative to the people...
by Melissa Kelly | Sep 12, 2021 | Megan Ramer, Narrative Lectionary - Year 3, Sermons
An Ingathering of the Supremely Good We start our new year with the Narrative Lectionary “In the [very] beginning…” (a very good place to start…). The first creation account, in Genesis chapter one, reveals a Creator God who creates and co-creates, makes and beckons...
by Melissa Kelly | Sep 5, 2021 | Megan Ramer, Sermons
I can talk about gratitude This one stumped Pastor Megan. We again ask: “Why do we worship?” And this week’s response, taken from our Voices Together hymnal, is: “To praise and give thanks.” Listen as Megan meanders through reflections on gratitude, even as she...
by Melissa Kelly | Aug 15, 2021 | Megan Ramer, Sermons
Welcome Home As we return to our church building for the first time in more than 17 months, we ponder the question: Why do we worship? Our new hymnal and worship resource, Voices Together, guides us through some of the foundational responses to that question. Firstly,...
