by Megan Ramer | Nov 8, 2020 | Sermons, zoom church
Pouty Jonah & Spreading the Faith Jonah is dramatically, laughably angry about God’s mercy for the Ninevites, and carries on a stompy, pouty tantrum. Often I laugh at his expense; this week I relate. We also recall that God’s mercy for Nineveh follows...
by Amy Epp | Oct 25, 2020 | Jonathan Neufeld, Narrative Lectionary - Year 3, Sermons, zoom church
A Housing-Resistant God From the womb of wild nature, Pastor Jonathan reflects on King David, new to kingship and in love with his royal residence. God too should have a divine place to dwell, David thinks! But God reminds David that the Divine has always dwelt with...
by Megan Ramer | Oct 19, 2020 | Sermons, zoom church
Hannah’s prayers Both in her “wretched” distress and joyous confidence, Hannah prays. She brings her “hot, holy mess” to her God, and she also prophetically sings of God’s joyous and just Jubilee vision before it is visible to her...
by Megan Ramer | Oct 11, 2020 | Sermons, zoom church
When Love IS Anger God is angry at the Hebrew people over their casting of a golden calf for false worship, mere months after God has liberated them from slavery. God is angry. SO angry, in fact, that God seems ready to destroy them all… again. God ultimately...
by Megan Ramer | Oct 4, 2020 | Sermons, zoom church
Celebrating MCC’s Centennial The Mennonite congregations across Washington State worked together to create a celebration video in honor of Mennonite Central Committee turning 100 years old. Normally we would have gathered this weekend for the annual Mennonite...
by Megan Ramer | Sep 20, 2020 | Sermons, zoom church
Peacemaking IS Accompaniment We joined with Mennonite World Conference congregations around the globe in celebrating Peace Sunday. According to 1 Corinthians, when one of us suffers all of us suffer, and when one of us rejoices all of us rejoice. This, we as global...
