Musings on Faith, Culture and ADHD
Luke 10:25-37 and Colossians 1:1-14 | Fifth Sunday After Pentecost | July 14, 2019 | Dennis Sanders, preaching We all like to think we would be the Good Samaritan in the parable with the same name, but Pastor Dennis shares that most of us would probably walk on by like the other two characters in this famous story.... Continue Reading →
We can see different things according to our viewpoint. I've been thinking about the concept of parallax. That's when it looks like a difference or displacement of an object when you view it from two different lines of sight. If you go to the Wikipedia page on a parallax, you see a diagram looking at... Continue Reading →
I've had this problem for years, but never really thought about it until now. The problem is I have trouble reading. It's not that I can't read, I can do that rather well. But when it comes to reading books or articles, it can become a chore. The words start to lose any sense... Continue Reading →
One of the thing that I've noticed over the years since my autism diagnosis is how others on the spectrum demand the world accommodate to them. That makes sense; like other persons with disabilities, there is a time when you do have to demand that changes be made to be able to work or simply... Continue Reading →
Easter is a day of joy, not simply happiness, but a sense of joy even when life is strewn with debris.
Well, the Special General Conference for the United Methodist Church is done. For those of us who are LGBTQ and allies, the result was shocking and hurtful.
A few years ago, I started a Bible Study based on the Narrative Lectionary because I couldn't find anything for adults. It became the Story of God. I created the Story of God (which is now called the Chronicles of God) for three reasons: first, there were few Bible Study resources based on the Narrative... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago, a retired Methodist pastor and his wife came to visit the church. At the end of the worship, the pastor said mentioned something about our church as a "beloved community," and how that was different than most churches in the area. At first, I thought he meant that we... Continue Reading →
One of the things you learn about being autistic is how socially isolating it can be.
It's interesting how things can alter our ways of life. A decade ago, no one knew what a smartphone was, let alone imagine using a phone like a laptop, but now we are. The advent of the light bulb made life after the sun went down possible. Another thing that made life possible was air... Continue Reading →
The Clockwork Pastor 