Musings on Faith, Culture and ADHD
A controversy is brewing in the United Church of Canada over a minister who doesn't believe in a God or in the Bible. There are those in the denomination that believe she should be defrocked since she is an atheist. She is demanding to stay ordained, believing that she is preaching a truer form of... Continue Reading →
Start Play Ecclesiastes 1:1-18 and Luke 12:23-23 | Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost | A Time to Be Wise Sermon Series | August 9, 2015 | Dennis Sanders, preaching----more----"The purpose of this passage is not that life is pointless, but it is there to make us think about life. What are we living for? Who are... Continue Reading →
Start Play Proverbs 10:1-12 and Luke 6:37-38 | Tenth Sunday After Pentecost | A Time to Be Wise Sermon Series | August 2, 2015 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
It's been interesting seeing the debate rage on about Planned Parenthood and a number of videos that seem to put the organization in a very bad light. As I read some of the articles condemning the practice retrieving organs from aborted fetuses, I felt a sense of unease. Like many, I was alarmed by the... Continue Reading →
I came back from the General Assembly of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) a week ago. I got some great ideas about revitalizing First Christian of St. Paul, but there is still this desire to be part of planting a new church. I tend to believe that the Twin Cities and Rochester are poised... Continue Reading →
Start Play “The Good Earth” | Proverbs 8:22-36 and Luke 8:22-25 | Ninth Sunday After Pentecost | A Time to Be Wise Sermon Series | July 26, 2015 | Dennis Sanders Preaching----more----"Wisdom is not something we defend or have to hold on for dear life because that’s all there is, it is something that should... Continue Reading →
Start Play Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 and Mark 4:3-9 | Eighth Sunday After Pentecost | A Time to Be Wise Sermon Series | July 19, 2015 | Marc Blakesley, preaching
Start Play Proverbs 1:1–19 | A Time Be Wise Sermon Series | Seventh Sunday After Pentecost | July 12, 2015----more----"God is awesome, but God isn’t safe. When we encounter something that is dangerous we learn to respect it. Boaters know how to respect the water, because what can give joy can also kill. We are... Continue Reading →
Start Play Psalm 146 | Sixth Sunday after Pentecost | The Music of My Mind Sermon Series | July 5, 2015 | Dennis Sanders, preaching----more----"The writer can praise God because God is the one that gives justice to the oppressed and feeds the hungry. This is the God the frees the prisoners, makes the blind... Continue Reading →
Well, it finally happened. After a decade or so of amendments, court challenges, referreudum and the like, same sex marriage is now legal accross the United States. The 5-4 decision by the Supreme Court was a momentous day for many LGBT Americans, myself included. Of course, this news is personal for me. Like a lot... Continue Reading →
The Clockwork Pastor 