Sermons

"A Story of Strong Women"

Proper 16.A.20
Exodus 1:8-2:10
The Rev. Melanie McCarley

Poet, author and activist, Maya Angelou once wrote: “We are braver and wiser because they existed, those strong women and strong men… We are who we are because they were who they were. It’s wise to know where you come from…”

There are a number of strong women in the story of Moses found this morning in our Old Testament lesson. Their story is worth telling.

"Jacob was a Heel"

Proper 13.A.20
Genesis 32:22-32
The Rev. Melanie McCarley

Jacob was a heel. No…really, he was. In truth, that’s what the name Jacob means. The root of the Hebrew name “Jacob” means to “supplant, circumvent, assail and overreach.” It also means “heel.” What’s more, remember that Jacob was born grasping the heel of his brother Esau. Jacob was a heel.

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