By Joanna Lawrence Shenk This is the fourth sermon in our Lenten series on the Christian mystics called “A Voice to Call Us Home.” “In the beginning there was the Word; the Word was in God’s presence, and the Word was God. The Word was present to God from the beginning. Through the Word all…
This is the third sermon in our Lenten series on Christian mysticism called “A Voice to Call Us Home.” Isaiah 55:1-3, 6-9 We don’t know much about the woman called Julian of Norwich. We don’t actually even know her name. “Julian” is the name of the church where she lived for much of her adult…
By Joanna Lawrence Shenk This is the second sermon in our Lenten series on Christian mysticism called “A Voice To Call Us Home.“ A children’s story on Beguine Marguerite Porete, written by Beverly Walsh, follows this sermon. An audio version of the sermon is available here. Luke 10:38-42 I imagine many of us have heard this…
During our Lenten series on Christian mysticism called “A Voice to Call Us Home,” people at First Mennonite shared a story or a reflection related to the theme. This reflection is by Karin Holsinger, who gave it on the first Sunday of Lent, March 6. This is the story of how I became a mystic……
This is the first sermon in our Lenten series on Christian mysticism called “A Voice To Call Us Home.“ A children’s story on the Desert Fathers and Mothers, written by Beverly Walsh, follows this sermon. Luke 4:1-13 So, what do you think of when you hear the word “mystic”? What word or phrase or image…
Luke 6:27-36 Does this passage ever get any easier? It was challenging to the people who first heard it, in Jesus’ day. It was challenging to the early Anabaptists, our spiritual ancestors, who nevertheless took it seriously and made “enemy love” one of the bedrock principles of their countercultural faith. It was challenging to my…
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