Cynthia Lapp
Immanuel In Distress
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
The Lord be with you. (and also with you.) God is with us in this season and every season. But in these short days and long nights, it is especially […]
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 […]