Sermons
Fragments
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
When I read this oh-so-familiar story again this week, it seemed like there was nothing here. I mean where am I going to get food for my people? What could […]
Compassion: Who, What, When, Where, and How?
Speaker: Madeline Kauffman
A couple of weeks ago, my twelve year old sister Sophia called me no less than six times in four days. That same week, she texted me five times and […]
Meanwhile, In The Palace . . .
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
It has been a while since we looked at the bible. The three week series “It’s not in the bible, but…” was great. It is helpful and good to hear […]
Give Thanks For Small Things
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Give thanks for small things. I am grateful for an ancient text that seems to describe and understand the world we live in. I am grateful to find some meaning […]
Do We Really Want A King?
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
We are living through a particularly poignant season where we do well to ponder our Christian faith with new urgency. And though the biblical text may seem archaic and outdated, […]
Nevertheless She Persisted
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
It has been a week. On Monday, I joined a beautiful cross section of folks from the Poor People’s Campaign in a morning of preparation and then a rally on […]
That All May Be One
Speaker: Nathan Detweiler
Introduction: During the past week, as I’ve read the John text for this Sunday, I’ve frequently been reminded of one of my favorite lines from the film National Treasure. After […]
Love, Life, and Laying It Down
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Last week we heard some verses from I John about love. Today the lectionary gives us more love in I John and John. While Love is foundational to faith, it […]
Trusting Doubt
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Today is the Sunday after Easter but this great Thomas story begins last Sunday evening. And the story the disciples tell the absent Thomas is pretty incredible. They are hiding, […]
Two Disciples and a Mary Walk Into a Graveyard . . .
Speaker: Michelle Burkholder
Christ is risen! [Christ is risen, indeed] Alleluia! What a day, eh?! I mean Easter is always a cause for joy and celebration but, as a celebration that moves around […]