2015
Resurrection Mystery
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
“I have seen the Teacher” shouts Mary Magdalene. Christ is risen, Christ is risen indeed. After the running, the weeping, the wondering, there is an awareness – an appearance of […]
The Coming Catenary
Speaker: Michelle Burkholder
I have always been a fan of Palm Sunday. Growing up it was one of those Sundays that we as kids got to take a special part in. The week […]
I Was Once A Mennonite Boy
Speaker: Herb Reed
Brother Aaron rang the bell calling the children to Summer Bible school at Meckville Mennonite Church, a small red brick church at the base of the Blue Mountain in northwest […]
Out From The Shadows
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
It is a joy to be back in the pulpit after 3 1/2 months. In some ways it feels like I never left. While I needed to take a break […]
Doing The Two-Step
Speaker: Donna Mast
A week ago today, I was serving as the worship leader for Scottdale Mennonite Church. A few words into the prayer before the offering I realized I was using the […]
Missing Faces, Missing Persons
Speaker: Gene C. Miller
The 15 February 2015 Transfiguration Sunday presentation was adapted from a series of blogposts on my family history blog. The introduction in the blog differs from the Sunday presentation (mainly […]
A Day In The Life . . .
Speaker: Michelle Burkholder
Per the lectionary calendar, tomorrow is the celebration of the presentation of the Lord at the temple. This is the part of the story at the beginning of Jesus’ life […]
A Journey of ‘We’
Speaker: Naomi Tice
A few weeks ago the junior high Sunday School class I help teach had a lesson on the beginning of Jesus’ ministry. And out of all the stories that we […]
Hearing God’s Call: Does God Tweet?
Speaker: J. Daryl Byler
While Cindy and I served as MCC country representatives in Jordan, I was invited to be one of three speakers for an online press conference with U.S. media. The press […]
Anabaptismaticism
Speaker: Micah Tillman
At last year’s Hospitality Night, Richard said something that surprised me. Hyattsville Mennonite Church, he said, is a Spirit-filled congregation. When I think of Spirit-filled churches, I think about pastors […]