By Sheri Hostetler Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 Jesus tells three parables about seeds in Matthew 13 in order to explain what the kingdom of heaven is like. The “kingdom of heaven” is Jesus’ main teaching, and parables are one of the main ways he teaches about the kingdom of heaven. So, these parables in Matthew 13…
By Sheri Hostetler Matthew 13:31-33, 44-46 Something is collapsing. People on both the right and the left believe our political order is falling apart, which could be (depending on your point of view) a cataclysm or the opening we need to create something more just. Just the fact that Trump could be elected suggests that…
By Addie Liechty My experience at the Mennonite Church USA conference was…many things. As some of you know, I signed up for this task in the midst of break up grief/mania. I was dumped and the reason given was irreconcilable differences in regard to religion. My check-list for processing through this break-up reads like this:
By Joanna Shenk Song of Solomon 2:8-13 Zechariah 9:9-12 I had a hard time getting out of bed yesterday morning. I was feeling the weight of a lot of things and wondered if it was futile and disingenuous to write a sermon that offered hope. I wasn’t feeling hopeful. I was feeling more like the…
By Sharon Heath When Nathan Yergler emailed asking me to speak today, he asked, “What are you aligned with? To what or whom are you loyal? To what or whom are you committed?” With what am I aligned? I am aligned with the gay community. The Rainbow Flag is my flag. Even when I find…
By Logan Rimel Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of all our hearts be acceptable to you, God, my strength and my Redeemer. Good morning. Some of y’all are probably wondering who on earth I am, and that’s fair. I attended Sunday services here somewhat irregularly for several months about a year…
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