Sermons
Finding The Line
Speaker: Michelle Burkholder
You may have noticed in the weekly announcements that we have had a submission form open for a summer series called: You Choose The Sermon. We were planning on starting […]
The Embrace
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Today is July 11, 7/11. 7-Eleven has a tradition of giving everyone free Slurpees to celebrate the day they call their birthday. I don’t often go to 7-Eleven – even […]
Founding Mother of Our Country? Remembering Pocahontas on July 4
Speaker: Kimberly Schmidt
In 1608, Captain John Smith, a major figure in today’s sermon, sailed up the waters of the Chesapeake Bay from Jamestown Colony. He sailed up what we now call the […]
Sneaker & Stained Glass Revelations
Speaker: Michelle Burkholder
What has surprised me most in this past week are the sounds I am not hearing. For the past month each day (other than rainy ones) the air has been […]
Letters To And From Prison
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
While our series is called “Letters from Prison”, I have to say that getting letters to prison is not always simple. The first letter I sent to Jason, who is […]
Letters From Prison
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
One of the unexpected gifts of the pandemic has been a “full house” for adult education this past year. We just concluded four months of adult ed sessions about the […]
What, to the Disinherited, is Memorial Day?
Speaker: Mary Hershberger
Some time ago, I was thinking about Memorial Day and how it seems to draw a line between war and the political and social rights that we value. I got […]
Guidelines
Speaker: Michelle Burkholder
Before I offer the words I have to share with you today, I want to speak directly to my fellow beloved community members who identify as LGBTQIA. The story I […]
Vine And Branches
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Last Sunday was our periodic break from screens and worship on Zoom. I hope you were able to get outside to enjoy creation or family, or whatever helps you feel […]
Seeds Want To Grow
Speaker: Hannah Breckbill
Hannah Breckbill was our guest preacher for Earth Day Sunday on April 18, 2021. She is a farmer in Iowa. You can read her message here on her blog.