by Megan Ramer | Feb 7, 2021 | Megan Ramer, Sermons
A Jesus Who Troubles We’ve got ourselves a BADnews – GOODnews situation with the pair of stories from Luke 7. Jesus is moved by a widow’s suffering to bring healing and a restoration of her wholeness in the community. Yet Jesus also brings healing to the...
by Amy Epp | Feb 1, 2021 | Amy Epp, Sermons
Sabbath Fences, Sabbath Gates We worship with Jesus in the field and in the synagogue. Jesus debates with his fellow Jewish leaders about God’s gift of the Sabbath. The Pharisees and legal experts were trying to fence up the law, protecting it and their...
by Megan Ramer | Apr 26, 2020 | Megan Ramer, Sermons, zoom church
A Gaze That Heals and Sparks Joy – Zoom Church Joy infuses our worship and singing together; longing ignites our prayers. Pastor Megan’s homily explores how biblical stories that seem to equate healing with miraculous physical cures, at best confound the...
by Megan Ramer | Feb 2, 2020 | Megan Ramer, Sermons
An Audacious Reach A woman audaciously reaches for her own belonging and healing. There’s not much left for Jesus to do… except to stop, seek her out, and quietly create the conditions for her to speak her whole truth in the presence of the community that...
by Megan Ramer | Jul 14, 2019 | Narrative Lectionary - summer, Sermons
After hearing Mike read the gospel from Luke, Anna & Kevin each reflect – thoughtfully, vulnerably, honestly – on the story of Jesus offering healing to all 10 lepers though only one would say thanks, and God’s coming to those (like us) most...
