Cynthia Lapp
Bewildered Hope, Defiant Love
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Christ is risen, Christ is risen indeed. Here we are, another Easter, celebrating risen life on Zoom. Hopes are rising. The dangers of disease and death are starting to feel […]
Seeds In The Earth
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Here we are, the 5th Sunday of Lent, our theme ever deepening as we approach Easter – deep calls to deep. Deep water, deep forest, deep sky, deep wilderness, deep […]
Vast and Deep
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
May the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart be pleasing in your sight, YHWH, my rock and my redeemer! One year ago today we were celebrating […]
The Deep Blue Ocean
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
This year the season of Lent might feel difficult to embrace. In a time when traditionally people give up things, I’ve heard at least one pastor say, “Haven’t we given […]
What Are We To Do?
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
BP – before Pandemic, I didn’t dream much. I mean I did dream a lot before kids but then I stopped, at least I stopped remembering my dreams. But now, […]
State of the Congregation
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Here in this political season, in this ever political city, it is once again time for that occasional address, the state of the congregation. I so wish I could parade […]
Gifts of Epiphany
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
As the Christmas season draws to a close for another year, and we sing carols that weave together the birth stories, I feel that preacherly responsibility to pick apart and […]
Anticipating | Incarnating
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
2020, the most apocalyptic of years, is finally winding down. This means that we are starting a new liturgical year, which always begins with – wait for it – apocalyptic […]
Waiting For Justice
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
There is a certain irony that in a week that involved so much anxious waiting we have this parable about waiting, waiting late into the night, waiting so long you […]
Give To Caesar?
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
These are days of bluster: autumn winds and politicians. These are times of trying to trap public figures in hypocrisy, and public figures being unashamed of hypocrisy. We hope the […]