by Megan Ramer | Aug 9, 2020 | Sermons, zoom church
Listening & Learning: Shannon Dycus We continue our summer worship series in which we listen to and learn from Black preachers. Today: Shannon Dycus, former pastor of First Mennonite Church in Indianapolis IN, and current Dean of Students at Eastern Mennonite...
by Amy Epp | Jun 30, 2019 | Amy Epp, Sermons
Pastor Amy amplifies the voice of the Psalmist, who’s prayer is angry, depressed and anxious. While these aren’t emotions that we think we’re supposed to feel in church, God has no problem with them. In fact, that’s exactly where we can bring...
by Megan Ramer | Jun 17, 2019 | Megan Ramer, Sermons
We begin a worship series on the Psalms and, with huge credit to Walter Brueggemann, Pastor Megan begins by exploring how folks “on the desperate edge of their lives” cried these prayers and songs destined to last and resonate for thousands of years. And...
by Megan Ramer | Mar 25, 2019 | Lent, Megan Ramer, Sermons
It’s our Gifts Discernment Sunday so there’s only time for a brief homily, but Pastor Megan dips her toes in yet another “weeping & gnashing of teeth” kin-dom of God parable from Matthew and wonders if what sounds like punishment might, in...
by Megan Ramer | Jan 6, 2019 | Epiphany, Megan Ramer, Sermons
Jesus was a refugee. Jesus IS a refugee (and their name is Jakelin Caal Maquin, Felipe Gomez Alonzo). A weeping mother refuses to be consoled. What if the truest thing we can say from this Scripture is that we too ought to be inconsolable in the face of the horrific?...
