by Melissa Kelly | Feb 4, 2024 | Megan Ramer, Narrative Lectionary - Year 3, Sermons
A Woman Gets ALL the Healings I can talk about a woman who experiences a minimum of three healings in one healing story. The first is busting through all sorts of internal and external barriers to step out her door and into a crowd. The second is reaching for the hem...
by Melissa Kelly | Jan 28, 2024 | Megan Ramer, Narrative Lectionary - Year 3, Sermons
Liberator(s) of LEGION Tempted to avert our gaze from the mention of “evil spirit” or “demon”, instead Pastor Megan chooses to hold this story’s gaze and look for what may be true… then and now. What is true? What binds humans is indeed legion. What liberates humans...
by Melissa Kelly | Jan 21, 2024 | Charlene Epp, Epiphany, Narrative Lectionary - Year 3, Sermons
Kinship Seed Sowers Jesus’ parables meet us in story form about ordinary livelihood understandings. Throwing these stories alongside life experiences of these livelihoods can provide spirit openings to fuller understanding of what it means to be kindom people....
by Melissa Kelly | Jun 27, 2023 | Amy Epp, Sermons, Year W
A Canaanite Call-Out The Canaanite woman calls out Jesus for his exclusion and abusive language. He responds by changing his mind, offering her the healing that she seeks for her daughter. Throughout history, it has been the brave souls who make themselves vulnerable...
by Melissa Kelly | Feb 5, 2023 | Epiphany, Megan Ramer, Sermons, Year W
Gathered Around A Campfire Jesus’ ability to choose his baptism matters. Our ability to choose baptism, to choose discipleship, to choose joining the the Jesus movement, to choose walking in the Way, to choose covenant with one another ALSO matters. Despite how it may...
