Cynthia Lapp
God’s Word: Living and Active
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
God’s word is living and active, sharper than any double-edged sword. Hebrews 4 Carry the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Ephesians 6 Swords do not […]
Faith In Action
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
It is pledge season, and not just for National Public Radio stations and PBS television stations. Churches all over the country are putting together their budgets and gathering pledges. In […]
The Whole Armor of God
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
The whole armor of God. Such a strange idea and image for Anabaptists who are proud to claim we are people of peace. It all sounds way too militaristic for […]
Fragments
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
When I read this oh-so-familiar story again this week, it seemed like there was nothing here. I mean where am I going to get food for my people? What could […]
Meanwhile, In The Palace . . .
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
It has been a while since we looked at the bible. The three week series “It’s not in the bible, but…” was great. It is helpful and good to hear […]
Give Thanks For Small Things
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Give thanks for small things. I am grateful for an ancient text that seems to describe and understand the world we live in. I am grateful to find some meaning […]
Do We Really Want A King?
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
We are living through a particularly poignant season where we do well to ponder our Christian faith with new urgency. And though the biblical text may seem archaic and outdated, […]
Nevertheless She Persisted
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
It has been a week. On Monday, I joined a beautiful cross section of folks from the Poor People’s Campaign in a morning of preparation and then a rally on […]
Love, Life, and Laying It Down
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Last week we heard some verses from I John about love. Today the lectionary gives us more love in I John and John. While Love is foundational to faith, it […]
Trusting Doubt
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Today is the Sunday after Easter but this great Thomas story begins last Sunday evening. And the story the disciples tell the absent Thomas is pretty incredible. They are hiding, […]