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Black Jobs Matter
If you want to follow some of non-religious writing, check it out at NeoMugwump. Here is one that is a few years old, with new update.
Writer’s Note (January 10, 2021): I wrote this story nearly five years ago in the middle of a job search. I’m in the middle of another job search and I can tell you that things haven’t changed much.
There is a hesitancy on my part about sharing this because I don’t want to complain and I know that race is not as big a factor as it was say 50 years ago. I still want to believe that my skills will speak for themselves. However, discrimination still exists and it would be wrong to not share that gaining good employment is still a challenge for African Americans.
My dad, who passed away in early 2015, once told me a story about looking for work. Dad moved to Michigan in the early 50s to find work in the auto plants, but before he did that, he and some relatives drove from…
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Worship From Home: January 31, 2021
Here is the video and the sermon podcast for the January 31 worship service from First Christian St. Paul.
Evening Prayer-January 13, 2021
Evening Prayer forJanuary 13, 2021.
This Is Who We Are
As a nation, we strive to live up to better ideas and many times we do. But let’s not kid ourselves. We are not okay.
2020, God and Flint, Michigan
2020 has been a rough year. But like my hometown of Flint, Michigan there is joy amidst the grief.
With Malice Towards None
God of course, calls us to do justice. The issues we have talked about including the separation of immigrant children from parents demand that we speak out. But God also calls us to love our enemies. Paul’s letter to the Colossians calls us to be tolerant and forgiving.
Everything and Nothing At All.
What must you do to gain eternal life? Everything and nothing at all.
Swimming in Gratitude
This is my sermon from yesterday. "Swimming in Gratitude" | Matthew 18:21-35| Pentecost 15 | Dennis Sanders, preaching https://youtu.be/XsHYYK8qQr4
The Church Has Left the Building
If you heard my sermon from last week, you know I talked a bit about how we have been church in these last few months. The coronavirus has forced us to move the church into a virtual model. We are learning how to use technology for worship, fellowship, and coming soon, Bible Study. While I... Continue Reading →