Sermons
That Same Day…
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Spring, in this northern hemisphere, is a time of new growth and renewal as well as a noisy time of chirping birds and active insects. In this season, there are […]
Examining the Wounds
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
This morning we hear the continuation of the resurrection story – as told in John’s gospel. It is still Sunday night, the same Sunday of the mysterious disappearance (or resurrection) […]
Transforming Imagination
Speaker: Michelle Burkholder
Christ is risen! Christ is risen, indeed! Alleluia! We have arrived at the celebration of Easter. All throughout Lent we have been preparing for this moment through the work of […]
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 […]