Cynthia Lapp

How Long, O God: Psalms of Lament

June 28, 2020
Psalm 13; Psalm 58
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I love our heady, intellectual congregation, – and I love that there is room for the criers, as they call themselves, the people that admit to getting emotional in church. […]

The Holy Trinity

June 07, 2020
Psalm 8; Matthew 28:16-20; II Corinthians 13:11-13; Romans 12:9-16b
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Today is Trinity Sunday which, for the Christ-centered, look-to-the-bible Anabaptist tradition, is kind of tricky. Because the trinity doesn’t really appear in the bible. Okay, it is in the passage […]

Recognizing The Paraclete

May 24, 2020
John 14:15-21
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This beautiful passage from John feels ethereal and mystical – love and comfort and the Spirit of truth, “the world neither sees her nor recognizes her; but you can recognize […]

Hospitality in the Face of Fear

May 03, 2020
Luke 24:13-35
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It is three Sundays after Easter; we are meant to be reading about Jesus the Good Shepherd. (And you can do that: John 10 and Psalm 23 are always there […]

Wounded and Risen Christ

April 19, 2020
John 20:19-31
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It is good to be together again celebrating resurrection even though it feels like we are still living in the tomb, in the midst of death. Death is all around […]

Palm Sunday Reflection

April 05, 2020
John 13:1-17
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Our element today from creation is fire; our biblical story is from John about footwashing -with water. It is easy to see that water puts out fire – but today, […]

Ordinary Transfiguration

February 23, 2020
Matthew 17:1-9; II Peter 1:9-16
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For the past three weeks we have been hearing passages from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount as found in the gospel of Matthew. Today we skip ahead in Matthew’s account […]

On The Border

February 09, 2020
Isaiah 58:1-12; Matthew 5:14-16
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I have been back from New Mexico and Texas, from the borderlands, for two weeks. Thank you for your prayers and support as I traveled. Your care and concern accompanied […]

The Power and Humility of Baptism

January 12, 2020
Matthew 3:13-17; Isaiah 42:1-9
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I remember my baptism. I was scared to choose it and scared not to choose it. My questions and doubts about the way things were explained (or unexplained) in church […]

Epiphany 20/20

January 05, 2020
Matthew 2:1-12; Ephesians 3:1-12
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The epiphany season is the hinge point of a new year, when things can come into new focus. It is one more gift of the season; a chance to look […]