Sermons by Pastor Sara Funkhouser (Page 26)
Sunday March 26th, 2023 Worship
Today’s Gospel reading is one of my favorites, plain and simple. It is a reading that has guided me throughout Seminary, especially in my Pastoral Care classes because I think Jesus is offering us an incredible example of how to care for one another in our grief. Something, that as author Lauren Winner points out in her book Mudhouse Sabbath is something that Christians…
Sunday March 19th, 2023 Worship
When I was a teenager, I spent about one year total of my three years of middle school on crutches, long enough that I managed to wear out my first pair and needed to get a second. Between three surgeries and some soccer injuries, I spent a lot of time injured and was laughed at and made fun of because of my gross scars and my ability to get injured so frequently. I…
Sunday March 12th, 2023 Worship
There are a lot of details in today’s “woman at the well” story. My thoughts kept going to the strength of that woman, not only to stand up to Jesus, but to hear the comments said about her and her multiple marriages. (I still often wonder why Jesus/the writers of Scripture felt the need to bring that up. And, I think it testifies to the power of her ability to bring…