Sermons
The Power of Small
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
It is serendipitous to have this parable about sowing seeds when we are also celebrating sewing comforters. The cleverness of this homonym, sew/sow, may not work in other languages but […]
Living Pride
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Once Jesus’ ministry really gets going, like after the very first healing he performs, crowds of people constantly follow him, at least that’s the way Mark’s gospel tells it. Jesus […]
Wonder-fully Made
Speaker: Michelle Burkholder
Yesterday marked the beginning of Pride Month. Pride is a month-long celebration of all things LGBTQIA+. For those who identify as LGBTQ+, and for those that love them, Pride is […]
Witnesses of Wonder
Speaker: Michelle Burkholder
Tis a curious story we encounter in the text today as we begin to draw this long liturgical Easter season to a close – this account of the ascension of […]
Think Green, Act Local
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
It is a beautiful spring morning. I can hear birds chirping, squirrels chattering and scolding. A perfect day for Earth Day activities or to protest the vote for millions and […]
Living Stereogram
Speaker: Michelle Burkholder
Christ is risen! Christ is risen, indeed! Alleluia! You might be thinking: “we’re still doing this?!” And yes, we are still saying Christ is risen! Easter continues again this week […]
Easter Continues
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Christ is Risen. Christ is risen indeed. While we are still in the Easter season, our gathering today is a fraction the size we were last week because so many […]
Bearing Witness – Easter
Speaker: Michelle Burkholder
Christ is risen! Christ is risen, indeed! Alleluia! Christ is risen! Christ is risen, indeed! Alleluia! Each year we start our Easter sermons with this refrain – and yet, when […]
Altered by “The Other”
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Today we get another strange and amazing story from the Acts of the Apostles. This vision that Simon Peter has is so important that the whole story gets repeated several […]
Altered by the Story
Speaker: Michelle Burkholder
Stories are powerful tools. They are outlets for expression, communication, revelation, and education. Stories offer us insights into the content of the story itself, and also, if we pay attention, […]