Start Play 1 Kings 12:1-17 and 25-29 ; Mark 10:42-45 | All Saints Sunday |November 1, 2015 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
Indiana Jones and the Big Parade
Start Play 2 Samuel 5:1-15 and 6:1-23 | Twenty-Second Sunday After Pentecost | October 25, 2015 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
Black Jobs Matter
I was laid off twice in 2 years. Did race have anything to do with it?
The Church for Today (and not 1955)
This morning at church, things are what they are on most Sundays. We had about 15 people who sang, prayed and listened to the sermon. We talked about making sandwiches for the homeless in a few weeks time. But something unusual did happen today. For whatever reason, an elderly woman was dropped off at 9AM... Continue Reading →
Inshallah
Start Play Ruth 1:1-21 | Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost | October 18, 2015 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
Fatalism and the Disciples of Christ
Does the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) deserve to live? I've been talking with folk about the current state of the denomination. We agree that all is not well in Disciple-land. But in all of the conversations I've had, there is the belief that the tradition is dying. And that's where the conversation ends. I... Continue Reading →
The God Who Isn’t There?
Start Play Deuteronomy 5:1-21; 6:4-9 | Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost | October 11, 2015 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
Moshe’s Heroes
Start Play “Moshe’s Heroes” | Exodus 1:8-14 [15-2:10]; 3:1-15 | Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost | October 4, 2015 | Dennis Sanders,preaching----more----"It was God that propelled two lowly midwives to go up against the mighty Pharaoh and win. It was God that even used the king’s own daughter to thwart his plans of getting rid of... Continue Reading →
Guns, Abortion and Christian Witness
When I heard the news about yesterday's mass shooting in Oregon, I knew what would happen next. I knew that my Facebook and Twitter feeds would be clogged with my pro-gun control friends sharing their outrage. I knew I would see an article about what happened in Australia after a mass shooting there 20 years... Continue Reading →
What’s Your Name?
Start Play Genesis 32:3-31 | Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost | September 27, 2015 | Dennis Sanders, preaching----more----"...the good thing is that God gives us a new name. Because of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, we are able to have a brand new name; one that isn’t shameful, but that reminds us who we... Continue Reading →