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...
by Megan Ramer | Nov 22, 2020 | Sermons, zoom church
Scrolls of the heart The prophet Jeremiah records in a scroll God’s words for God’s people. The King, cozied up to a warming fire in his winter apartment, takes a penknife to the scrolls, excising and then burning God’s words for God’s people....
by Megan Ramer | Nov 15, 2020 | Sermons, zoom church
Musical Composition of a Fantastical Vision As I’ve lived with Isaiah’s bizarre, fantastical, and awe-some / terrifying vision, I began to experience it as a musical composition: Introduction – In the year that King Uzziah died… Movement 1...
