Every Sunday in Puyallup, Washington, USA, Rev. Nancy C. Gowler offers a fresh and imaginative take on Scripture, current events, and faith in her sermons. Here we share those sermons with you.
Posts Tagged: lament
061916 – Gifts to the Church for Such a Time as This
In fearful times, God gifts the church with all we need to be a strong witness to God’s grace. Through our presence with those who are grieving, we express our solidarity in communal lament. In our worship practices of repentance, we name the ways in which we have contributed to the brokenness of our world…. Read more
012416 – Singing in a Foreign Land
Psalm 137:1-4; 138:1-3 Rev. Steve George says, “We’re called to “sing the Lord’s song” but sometimes, it’s in unexpected places (“strange lands”). We become modern day Psalmists at that point. Normalizing ALL of life to include the “foreign lands” of grief, disappointment, etc. Even THERE, God is in our midst.”