2013
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 […]
Come Unto Me
Speaker: Michelle Burkholder
On this the fourth Sunday of Advent, we light the candle of joy and we begin the celebration of the birth of Jesus. Since the weather prevented us from being […]
The Mysterious Blessing of Life
Speaker: Boris Ozuna
This week I struggled in trying to put all my thoughts in order. Last time when I stood here and brought the message, I had it clear: “I’m going to […]
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 Wrestling
Speaker: Michelle Burkholder
The story of Jacob wrestling with God is one that I have felt drawn to many times in my life. I can’t count how many times I have found myself […]
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 […]
Living Gratitude
Speaker: Michelle Burkholder
In today’s lectionary texts we are confronted with a whole bunch of people living in less than ideal circumstances. The Jeremiah text is written to the people of Israel who […]
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 […]
Somos Vigias de la Esperanza, Pontifeces de la Paz
Speaker: Ricardo Esquivia
Note: Each section is first written in the original Spanish, followed by an English translation. Cuento: Muchas de las situaciones que vivimos no las planeamos, algunas nisiquiera las buscamos. Simplemente […]