by Melissa Kelly | Apr 5, 2026 | Easter, Narrative Lectionary - Year 3, Sermons, Tyler Merrill
Piñata #1 On myrrh, its use in ancient burials and love poetries. Plus a presentation of the Seattle Mennonite youth’s first Easter Piñata! Audio Preacher Tyler Merrill b Series Eastertide 2026, Narrative Lectionary Year 3 Passage John 19.41 – 20.18 ...
by Melissa Kelly | Nov 16, 2025 | Sermons, Tyler Merrill
Mosaic Lessons in discipleship through the writing of icons. Pastor Tyler shares stories from the years he spent painting a 20’ mosaic of the famous 6th century icon, Christ the Pantocrator, alongside artist and pastor, Rick McPeak. Audio Preacher Tyler Merrill b...
by Melissa Kelly | Oct 12, 2025 | Sermons, Tyler Merrill
Lamentations Reflections on the poetry of Lamentations, the scrap metal tears of artist Indira Urrutia Zúñiga, and the mysterious rise of Nickleback’s unpopularity. Audio Preacher Tyler Merrill b Series Drawing Near: A Bouquet of Art, fall worship 2025 Passage...
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 | Mar 23, 2025 | Lent, Narrative Lectionary - Year 3, Sermons, Tyler Merrill
Memory and Prophecy In today’s parable, Death came to the youngest son, in that far-off land, and asked its question. “I see you’ve become destitute,” said Death. “Here you are very far from home, with no money and no friends. Now that even the pigs eat better than...
by Melissa Kelly | Feb 2, 2025 | Narrative Lectionary - Year 3, Sermons, Tyler Merrill
Sabbath Sanctuary Sabbath was to be the fountain around which the garden of all public life and policy grew in ancient Israel. On six days the people were to work, tending that garden, ensuring its health and growth and accessibility to all people, and on the seventh...
