Sermons
The Good Shepherd, Lent 4
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Jesus told this simple story, but they had no idea what he was talking about. Jesus – as the good shepherd – is a familiar concept, but what is he […]
Confronting Imagination
Speaker: Michelle Burkholder
During Lent this year we have been exploring “The Work of Imagination.” I love the word imagination as a theological term; as a word that helps us explore and understand […]
The Wildness of Lent
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Lent 1 The Lord’s Prayer has always been a bit prosaic to me, sort of formulaic, something to recite but without personal meaning. (I know this is not what you […]
Showing up
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
When I first read this passage from John 1, I was left feeling kind of dry. Meh. What is there here to pique our interest in this time? But after […]
Beloved of God
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
About 16 years ago, little C was up here with his parents, for a parent child dedication. Some of you might remember this family, members of this congregation who moved […]
Love across Generations
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Tis the season – when I have to suspend my disbelief and find new meaning, or maybe old meaning, in the familiar Christmas Story. When we read the Gospel of […]
Dreaming of Peace
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
This is the Sunday we dream of Peace as we prepare our minds and hearts to once again greet Jesus. And how can John the Baptist – “you pack of […]
Hoping and Dreaming
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Welcome to advent 1, the week that we focus on hope. We dream of a new world with Isaiah – and wonder where or how there is any hope at […]
Not Done Yet
Speaker: Dave Kraybill
When I was about four years old, one summer day I was in the shop on our family farm, hammering away on something with fierce determination. The door was open […]
The Word Comes To …
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Jeremiah is a strange bird. God’s word comes to him. He hears voices. He has visions. He makes bizarre choices. Jeremiah’s scribe, Baruch, keeps track of the strange experiences and […]