Fires, Prisons & the God of Life
As part of our backpack Sunday for the Second Chance Center, Pastor Ryan explains the injustice of prison by looking at how Colorado is expanding its prison firefighter program as global warming increases.
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Memory and Hope
Pastor Ryan pays tribute to the five friends who lost their lives during the pandemic by reminding us that God always remembers us and God calls us to the ministry of memory.
Friendship: The Ministry of Being With
In his candidacy sermon, Ryan explains that friendship must always be the heart of the church, the heart of Jesus’ life and the heart of God. As a church, we are called to the ministry of being with.
In transition
Message for May 28, 2017Glennon Heights Mennonite ChurchBetsy Headrick McCraeScripture passage: John 17:1-11 and Acts 1:1-14In transitionOur biblical passages this morning are all about transition. In John, Jesus hasbeen talking with his disciples about what’s coming, about what he and they must gothrough. This is difficult stuff for them to hear. As we pick up …
The love of God
Message for Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017Glennon Heights Mennonite ChurchBetsy Headrick McCraeScripture passages: Matthew 28:1-10 and John 1:1-5The love of God“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word wasGod. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, andwithout him not one thing …
We Wait
Message for the fifth Sunday of Lent, April 2, 2017Glennon Heights Mennonite ChurchBetsy Headrick McCraeScripture passage: John 11:1-44We waitIt’s hard to wait. Even at the best of times. But it’s especially hard to wait whenthings are difficult, when you’re feeling awful, when you don’t know where to turn, whenyou just want things to be made …
Nothing between us
Message for Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018Glennon Heights Mennonite ChurchBetsy Headrick McCraeScripture passage: John 20:1-18Nothing between usOur Lenten theme these past weeks has been “Between Me (God) and You.”We’ve talked about barriers – those things, often of our own making – that come betweenus and God. We talked about covenant – God’s promise to stay …
Knowing Jesus
Message for the Fifth Sunday of Lent, March 18, 2018Glennon Heights Mennonite ChurchBetsy Headrick McCraeScripture passages: Jeremiah 31:31-34 and John 12:20-26Knowing JesusBruce and I spent last week in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, learning about trauma andresponses to trauma. We took the Eastern Mennonite University STAR training. STARstands for Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience. We did this …