by Melissa Kelly | Dec 11, 2022 | Advent, Megan Ramer, Sermons, Year W
Formation and Family Jesus’ formation began when he was still in utero, when his mama sang the revolutionary songs of her own foremamas, and when Joseph drew a circle of family around a child not his own. Years later when Jesus’ own ministry proclaimed a liberation of...
by Amy Epp | Sep 27, 2020 | Amy Epp, Narrative Lectionary - Year 3, Sermons
What Becomes of Dreamers As a powerful Egyptian ruler, Joseph welcomes his family back into relationship and care saying, “Even though you intended to do harm to me, God intended it for good.” Though many people interpret this to mean that terror or...
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 Megan Ramer | Sep 23, 2018 | Megan Ramer, Sermons
What a week to hear this story! Listen as Pastor Megan exposes some of the troubling and resonant layers of our Genesis story of Joseph and Potiphar’s unnamed wife. And yet heed the call to mark (Just)Peace Sunday with our Mennonite kindred across the country...
