Cynthia Lapp
Lamentations
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
What a time in the world it is. Our hearts are broken by the injustice and cruelty that we see and hear about every day. Our minds are preoccupied and […]
Saving Language
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
A few years back, pre-pandemic, we had an intergenerational Sunday School class called Big Questions. One Sunday we asked What does it mean to be saved? and then How do […]
On the Journey
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
All along my pilgrim journey, Savior let me walk with thee. That is how I attempt to live my life, walking with God. And I had been doing that, with […]
We Rise with Christ
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Christ is Risen. Christ is Risen indeed. Today is one of those Easters when it can be hard to go full joyful hallelujah. With the recent death of our beloved […]
Daughters Take A Stand
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
The two parts of the story we just heard are found in the book of Numbers: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers. We hardly ever read from Numbers, maybe because it sounds […]
The Women Who Save
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
In Women’s history month, it is right and good to tell, and retell, the stories of women in the bible. Not because the stories are historically accurate. But because they […]
Transfigured and Transforming
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
This is a magical moment on the mountain top, the Transfiguration. A retelling of this scene appears in Matthew, Mark and Luke. The gospel of John misses out on this […]
The Cliff’s Edge
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
We know well the beginning of Luke 4, but the next part perhaps we would rather avoid. The chapter starts with Jesus on his vision quest in the wilderness; he […]
Visions of the Madonna: Advent 4
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
In this advent season, we are exploring darkness. We remember and name the ways that God pierced, and is piercing, the veil between heaven and earth. While Scripture Sketchers have […]
Patience in the Dark: Advent 3
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
I used to have a brick of a phone, some might call it a burner phone or even a drug dealer phone. I wasn’t very good at using the phone. […]