by Megan Ramer | Dec 23, 2019 | Megan Ramer, Sermons
Longing for Liberation An Advent sermon about longing and liberation, scrooge-y Zechariah and prophetic singing, despair and hope. Pastor Megan tosses out her written manuscript and dives deeper into why Advent is her truest spiritual home, and why she can’t do...
by Megan Ramer | Dec 1, 2019 | Megan Ramer, Sermons
Sermons Jeremiah writes as his nation crumbles around him – from a prison in occupied Jerusalem, on the brink of the mass deportation of his people. Which makes his words of promise for justice and hope that God is making things right throughout the land...
by Megan Ramer | Dec 24, 2018 | Advent, Megan Ramer, Sermons
Here in Seattle, we’ve experienced an unusually windstormy couple of weeks, which makes an apt metaphor for our lives of gusty national politics, devastating news cycles, and the sturm & drang of December activities, expectations, and negotiations of awkward...
by Amy Epp | Dec 9, 2018 | Amy Epp
Esther was more than just a vapid beauty queen. When her people were in danger she put her life on her line and used her power and privilege to accomplish justice. Esther’s risk can teach us something about when and how we can examine our privilege and risk...
by Megan Ramer | Dec 2, 2018 | Advent, Megan Ramer, Sermons
A sermon from the depths of my soul for my favorite season of the year, Advent. On the lovely (accompanied by strings) and dangerous (banned by Nazis) Habakkuk, waiting, and the purest form of faith and hope summed up in a single word: nevertheless. ~Pastor Megan...
