Cynthia Lapp
Wait With Joy
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
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 […]
Watching For Shoots
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
I am grateful for this season of advent. When all around we hear “buy, more, now” and “cook, bake, eat” it is a relief to come to church and hear […]
Frightening Omens, Patient Endurance
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
I am grateful to be with you all again today. Last weekend I spent an intense and idyllic weekend with 160 women doing theology in Leesburg, VA. We were participants […]
Centered In Christ
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Ephesians 2:11-22 Bear in mind, that at one time the men among you who were Gentiles physically – called the “uncircumcised” by those who call themselves the “circumcised,” all because […]
Jeremiah IV
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
This week, Michelle lent me her graphic novel version of Jeremiah. It is fascinating – and helpful – to see the book of Jeremiah in “comic strip” format. Though it […]
Jeremiad II
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
In case you missed the scintillating sermon last week, I will try to bring you up to date on preachy things here at Hyattsville Mennonite. For the month of September, […]
Jeremiad I
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Several weeks ago Michelle and I had a special pastors meeting to plan sermons for September. It is not our usual practice but we decided to try something new. “How […]
Unbound
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
I was at the pool the other night with my pool friends. Most of my pool friends do not attend church or synagogue so it always tickles me a just […]
Living Sacraments
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Today we start a seven week series focusing on Kathryn Fenton’s icons. Each Sunday through the end of July, we will feature one of the icons here in the sanctuary. […]
Reflection on the Occasion of the T-Shirt Memorial Installation
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Luke 7:11-17 7:11 Soon afterwards Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd accompanied him. 7:12 As Jesus approached the gate of the town, […]