Sermons by Pastor Sara Funkhouser (Page 35)

Every time I would visit my paternal grandparents as a kid, I was always less than enthused by their choice of entertainment. It seemed like they were only ever watching the news on repeat or else they were listening to the farm report… I know, exciting times for a small child. It took me a long time to realize that they were doing so because they were keeping an eye on…

I spent all of Friday this week in a training learning about what it means to be a Coach in the ELCA. Now, it’s different than what we think of for sports coaching, but it is still meant to help people be the most whole selves that they can be. So people come to coaches with a specific and timely issue and together we figure out the next steps forward; this is especially…

Whenever I read anything from Jonah, my mind goes back to my Confirmation days when we had to act out different Bible stories and my group was assigned the story of Jonah. We had about 5 minutes to act out the whole 4 chapters, including being eaten by the fish a.k.a a sleeping bag, and I was somehow cast as Jonah… I try not to take it personally. Because, for better or…