2017
The Vulnerability of the Magnificat
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
I love Mary’s Magnificat. Bach’s setting is a particular favorite, though one might ponder how the short song of a “humble servant of God” ends up as a glorious half […]
The Hovering Spirit
Speaker: Michelle Burkholder
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of […]
Sheep in the Royal Reign: Christ the King/Christa the Queen/Christus the Royal Sunday
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
In this season of gratitude, I am grateful for another chance to listen to and wrestle with and learn from and a familiar text from the gospel of Matthew. I […]
Aut Visum Aut Non
Speaker: Michelle Burkholder
Our theme this year at HMC is focused around building connections. We are on the lookout for ways to connect with ourselves, each other, and God. During the month of […]
Heart and Soul, Mind and Strength, Neighbor and Self
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Last week, at the congregational retreat, we did activities that invited us to use our bodies, minds and spirits. We will soon get a few pictures on the website and […]
The Big Ten
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
The Ten Commandments – everybody knows them. They are part of popular culture as much as religious culture. We tell jokes about The Ten Commandments – “What did God tell […]
Turn, Then, And Live
Speaker: Michelle Burkholder
There are lots of Biblical proverbs that ring familiar in our ears [some more so than others]: Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your […]
Enough Already
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
It’s that time of year, pledge season, when it is suggested that we hear what some call, the “sermon on the amount.” Conveniently, the lectionary gives us these two texts […]
A Big Ol’ Box of Chips
Speaker: Michelle Burkholder
If you were here last week you may have heard Kathleen, the congregational chair for the year ahead, share the outcomes of the church council and pastorate’s working retreat day […]
Bound to be Broken, Bound to Love
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Here we are, two or three gathered in the Name (the name so holy that in the Jewish tradition it dare not be spoken.) We gather in the Name – […]