Cynthia Lapp

Unbound

August 21, 2016
Jeremiah 1:4-10; Luke 13:10-17; Psalm 71:1-6
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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

June 19, 2016
I Kings 19:1-15a
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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

June 05, 2016
Luke 7:11-17
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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, […]

Building An Altar

May 29, 2016
I Kings 18:17-39
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It’s been a while since I preached, so I thought, why not tackle a difficult lectionary passage that we hardly ever read. It is an entertaining – and in-credible story. […]

Encountering Christ

April 10, 2016
John 21:1-19; Acts 9:1-20; Psalm 30
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This week I was searching for signs of the Risen Christ. The liturgical calendar says it is the Easter season. The google calendar says it is spring. It should be […]

The Gift Of Doubt

April 03, 2016
John 20:19-31
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Doubt is one of my spiritual gifts. I believe my mother somehow nurtured this in me. When I got to seminary, I discovered the hermeneutics of suspicion. Through this permissible […]

Fleeting Fragrance

March 13, 2016
John 12:1-8
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I have long been intrigued by Tibetan Buddhist monks that work painstakingly to create gorgeous sand mandalas, only to destroy them after they are completed. To my western way of […]

Fruitless Fig

February 28, 2016
Isaiah 55:1-9; Luke 13:1-9
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I don’t know about you, but I have been feeling overwhelmed. This week, like too many weeks, it is the gun violence in our country, especially now that it hit […]

Living Ink: In The Flesh

February 14, 2016
Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Luke 4:1-13
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Jesus and the devil, out there in the wilderness for forty days. According to Luke, there were tensions and temptations the whole time. Near the end it gets even more […]

Creating Space

February 07, 2016
Luke 4:(14-20) 21-30
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Today, on this last Sunday before lent, we celebrate the mystery of Jesus, the way he creates space for us to catch glimpses of, and experience, the power of God. […]