Cynthia Lapp
Waking To Mystery
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
I like to read mystery books. As a young girl I read a lot of Nancy Drew, then moved onto Agatha Christie and Sir Conan Doyle. Now I have discovered […]
New Earth or Signs from Heaven?
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
It’s been a year of Luke. I don’t know if you have noticed but the lectionary gospel readings this year have been from the gospel of Luke. All year we […]
Holy Humility
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
You remember the old Christian Peacemaker Team slogan – “Getting in the Way.” In March 2003, my friend Weldon Nisly made the bold decision to get in the way with […]
Just Doing Our Job
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
On a day of celebration like this, I marvel at coincidences. It just so happens that the lectionary epistle for today is from II Timothy. It just so happens that […]
Philemon and Onesimus
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Today we get to experience something quite extraordinary; a complete reading of a New Testament book. In fact, it is so unusual to hear from this book of the bible […]
Lost and Found
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
These “lost and found” parables that Jesus tells are familiar yet they may seem a bit strange to our post-modern, urban ears. Who cares if one small coin is lost? […]
You Are Free
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
It has been many years now since I memorized and recited this story from Luke as an assignment for a seminary class. It is a powerful experience when the biblical […]
Seeking to Pray
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
“Teach us to pray.” It seems like a simple request from one of the disciples. They have been journeying with Jesus for months. They have seen Jesus heal people, feed […]
Reprising Phoenix
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Two weeks ago I returned from Phoenix where it was really hot, 112 during the day, 95 at night. And it is almost true, what they say: it’s a dry […]
Fruits and Nuts
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
It has been almost six months since we have been back in the building. (Almost everything is done now; we are just waiting for the real exterior doors on the […]