Sermons
A Soaring Love
Speaker: Michelle Burkholder
Last weekend I had the opportunity to participate in the annual Laurelville Music and Worship Leaders retreat weekend. People from across the country, and even a few from Canada, gathered […]
The Power and Humility of Baptism
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
I remember my baptism. I was scared to choose it and scared not to choose it. My questions and doubts about the way things were explained (or unexplained) in church […]
Epiphany 20/20
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
The epiphany season is the hinge point of a new year, when things can come into new focus. It is one more gift of the season; a chance to look […]
Waiting For Who?
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
(sung) Wait on the Lord, God’s time is near. Wait on the Lord, be strong, take heart. It’s the third Sunday of Advent and we are still waiting. What are […]
Immersed In Waiting
Speaker: Michelle Burkholder
Hear then, this poem: The Merger Poem (from The Dinner Party) – Judy Chicago And then all that has divided us will merge And then compassion will be wedded to […]
What Are We Waiting For?
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
What are you waiting for? This is the question we will be asking together this Advent and Christmas season. (A bunch of other Mennonites across the country are also asking […]
Vision Amidst Violence
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
“Why do you make me see wrongdoing and look at trouble? Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise.” This description from Habakkuk is all too real. My […]
Global Warning
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
These two texts, taken together, give us more than enough to grapple with this morning. In the global context, we are considered wealthy, even quite wealthy. What might we hear […]
The Peace Of The Earth
Speaker: Michelle Burkholder
The United Nations has designated September 21st of each year as the International Day of Peace. [And just so you are not confused for the rest of the day, or […]
Lost Or Found
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Jesus is that guy, the guy that is always telling stories. At least that is how Luke writes his version of Jesus’ life. You probably should read it for yourself […]