Sermons
Transfigured and Transforming
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
This is a magical moment on the mountain top, the Transfiguration. A retelling of this scene appears in Matthew, Mark and Luke. The gospel of John misses out on this […]
The Cliff’s Edge
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
We know well the beginning of Luke 4, but the next part perhaps we would rather avoid. The chapter starts with Jesus on his vision quest in the wilderness; he […]
Visions of the Madonna: Advent 4
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
In this advent season, we are exploring darkness. We remember and name the ways that God pierced, and is piercing, the veil between heaven and earth. While Scripture Sketchers have […]
Patience in the Dark: Advent 3
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
I used to have a brick of a phone, some might call it a burner phone or even a drug dealer phone. I wasn’t very good at using the phone. […]
Nourishing Darkness: Advent 2
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
From Isaiah 11 Then a shoot will sprout from the stump of Jesse; from Jesse’s roots a branch will blossom. The Spirit of YHWH will rest on you – a […]
The Holiness of Night: Advent 1
Speaker: Michelle Burkholder
Once again we have arrived at the season of Advent. Advent is the liturgical season of waiting for the arrival of Christmas. Advent comes at the end of the calendar […]
In the Time of Judges
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In the time of Judges. This is how the book of Ruth begins, In the days when the judges ruled. We are used to democracy in this country, so we […]
A Little Goes a Long Way
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Have you ever seen the movie Pirates of the Caribbean? The main character is a pirate named Captain Jack Sparrow. As Captain of his beloved ship, the Black Pearl, Jack […]
Why Church?
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Why Church? It is a question that the youth discussed a few weeks ago when they met. It is a question that Menno Media is asking youth across the country. […]
Inheritance
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
The way Mark’s gospel tells it, Jesus is just about to leave on his last journey; his ultimate destination is Jerusalem. A person runs up, and gets in Jesus’ way. […]