Cynthia Lapp
The Big Ten
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
The Ten Commandments – everybody knows them. They are part of popular culture as much as religious culture. We tell jokes about The Ten Commandments – “What did God tell […]
Enough Already
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
It’s that time of year, pledge season, when it is suggested that we hear what some call, the “sermon on the amount.” Conveniently, the lectionary gives us these two texts […]
Bound to be Broken, Bound to Love
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Here we are, two or three gathered in the Name (the name so holy that in the Jewish tradition it dare not be spoken.) We gather in the Name – […]
Look For The Helpers
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
In an attempt to be more gentle and hopeful in the weeks after my experience in Charlottesville, I am re-watching the BBC show Call the Midwife. The series tells the […]
Sin, Justice, and Grace
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
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
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
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
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
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
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
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
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
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
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
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. […]