Cynthia Lapp

Sin, Justice, and Grace

July 02, 2017
Romans 6:12-23
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Though it has been my nickname for many years, it surprises me to be talking about sin today – “the wages of sin is death.” It is a trope among […]

Harvest, Healing, Hospitality

June 18, 2017
Matthew 9:35-10:15
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Sometimes when I read the bible, I am inspired, moved, touched. And other times, I wonder why we are so committed to reading and re-reading this ancient text. We study […]

In The Clouds

May 28, 2017
Acts 1: 3-14; I Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11
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Today is a welcome change because it has been a week of clouds – and rain; it feels like we have hardly seen the blue sky at all. Which is, […]

The Gate To Abundant Life

May 14, 2017
John 10:1-10; Psalm 23
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The other week the Capital Area Anabaptists met for our monthly lunch at the MCC Washington office. At each gathering we read a scripture passage together using lectio divina. One […]

Living Into Hope

April 16, 2017
Matthew 28:1-10; Psalm 23
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Christ is risen! (Christ is risen indeed!) It is one of those times when we have to practice saying this until we begin to believe it again. On Maundy Thursday, […]

You Once Were Blind, Now We See

March 26, 2017
John 9:1-34
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Today we celebrate. We celebrate because we see.  We have not always seen. We do not always see; sometimes we are still blind. Yet we rejoice because today we see. […]

Again And Again

March 12, 2017
Genesis 12:1-4a; John 3:1-17
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There was an old man Named Michael Finnegan He had whiskers On his chin-ne-gan He shaved them off and they grew in again Poor old Michael Finnegan, Begin Again Today […]

Rise And Shine

February 05, 2017
Isaiah 58:1-9; Matthew 5:13-20
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When Jesus says it, it sounds so matter of fact: You are the salt of the earth. You are the light of the world. Preachers around the globe are trying […]

Blessed Attitude

January 29, 2017
Micah 6:6-8; Matthew 5:1-12
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Not to be overly dramatic but since advent, when I last preached, it feels like the world has changed. Some of us feel disoriented, like we are living in a […]

Wait With Joy

December 11, 2016
Isaiah 35:1-10; James 5:7-10; Matthew 11:2-11
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Our advent theme this year is Wake. Watch. Wait. These three small words are easy to glide right over. They seem almost interchangeable in our advent context. Yet they hold […]