Cynthia Lapp
Song of All Songs
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
I recently participated in a four day seminar on the Song of Solomon with 15 other pastors. The first thing that I learned was that this often overlooked book of […]
When I survey…
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
The cross – how to get rid of it, how to live with it, how to make peace with it We are entering a complex week. We call it Holy […]
Prodigal
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
This story is so true, has such resonance, that it keeps being told and retold in song (The Rolling Stones and Ry Cooder,) in art and in movies. Then there […]
Famished and Full
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Way back in June of 2021, I participated in the Fast for Freedom that was sponsored by Congregation Action Network and Faith in Action. It was a communal effort with […]
Transfigured
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Today is the last Sunday before Lent starts. Let’s enjoy the Alleluias from these mountain tops. We just heard the paraphrased story of Moses on the mountain. We sang the […]
Reorientation
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
What a pleasure to be together today, in-person – and on Zoom. We have been anticipating this day for months and weeks and days, the Sunday morning when we could […]
Disorientation
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
(sing) How long, O Lord how long? – VT 691 This is the cry of disorientation. If orientation is the seed that takes root and grows, even flourishes like a […]
Dare To Imagine: Love Together
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
During advent we have been daring to imagine – as we wait for Christmas. This past week I was with folks from Faith in Action federations across the country who […]
Dare To Imagine: Joy
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
It is good be together on this third Sunday of advent, the joy Sunday. I imagine it would be even more joyful if we were together in person but part […]
Dare To Imagine: Hope
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Happy new year! Well, happy liturgical new year. Advent is the start of a new liturgical year. Our custom is to celebrate communion to mark the beginning of advent so […]