by Megan Ramer | Jan 24, 2021 | Megan Ramer, Sermons, zoom church
How brave it is to follow Today’s Scripture reflections feature Jesus, a heap of fish, and pondering the BRAVERY of following. That leads directly into Brenda Salter McNeil’s powerful storytelling of clergy in Ferguson in 2014 being asked by the young...
by Megan Ramer | Jan 17, 2021 | Sermons, zoom church
A Hope-Filled Crowd Crowds. They can be riotous, violent, insurrectionist mobs, afraid of losing power and hellbent on throwing a prophet off a cliff. Or they can be boisterous, hope-filled, sleeves-rolled-up masses resolved to build a movement for liberation. We meet...
by Megan Ramer | Jan 10, 2021 | Sermons, zoom church
Raging & Weeping My words are stuck GodDo I rage or do I weep?Wrap me in your grace“Haiku prayers” posted by John Stevens in Narrative Lectionary facebook group–This week’s images of white supremacy storming and occupying our Capitol have caused many...
by Megan Ramer | Jan 3, 2021 | Sermons, zoom church
The Freedom of Youth Sarah Augustine preached on the story of the boy Jesus in the temple. We connected deeply with Mary, dealing with a shamelessly unapologetic pre-teen son. And then – firmly identifying with his parents – Sarah invited us to see the...
by Megan Ramer | Dec 13, 2020 | Jonathan Neufeld, Megan Ramer, Sermons, zoom church
Oaks of Righteousness Seeds are germinated and nurtured in the deep dark black of soil. A newly liberated people draws on this rich metaphor in understanding how God’s jubilee vision grows in them: from tender shoots of justice and praise, into oaks of...
by Megan Ramer | Dec 7, 2020 | Megan Ramer, Sermons, zoom church
Seeing (differently) in the Dark Anyone who has gone hiking or walking in the nighttime knows that darkness doesn’t lead to not seeing; darkness leads to seeing differently. The prophet Joel writes that God’s mothering, raven Spirit will be poured out on...
