Start Play Psalm 27 | Fourth Sunday After Pentecost | The Music of My Mind Sermon Series | June 21, 2015 | Dennis Sanders, preaching----more----"This Sunday morning, we are a nation that is scared. Yes, we are angry that this abomination happened, but we are shaken to the core."Read the sermon text.
Walking Backwards with a Backpack of Bricks*
One of the difficulties of being a "high functioning" autistic is that it is in a way an invisible disability. For most people, when they look at someone like me, they see a "normal" person. Because they see a person that seems to act just like them, it makes it hard to understand when things... Continue Reading →
Sign ‘O The Times
Start Play Psalm 69:1–16 | The Music of My Mind Sermon Series | Third Sunday After Pentecost | June 14, 2015 | Dennis Sanders, preaching----more----Life isn’t perfect and this Psalm makes that known like a sledgehammer. Read the Sermon Text.
Hard Times for the Mainline
Wither the Mainline church? It's a question those of us who are part of a mainline/progressive denomination have been wondering for years. Or, it is a question we continually hear about. Our numbers continue to shrink, as does our monetary reserves. Everyone has their reasons as to why mainline churches seem to be in sort... Continue Reading →
More Love
Start Play Psalm 113 | The Music of My Mind Sermon Series | Third Sunday After Pentecost | June 7, 2015 | Dennis Sanders, preaching----more----Praise is not simply flattery. It is an acknowledgement that God is with us. We are thankful for what God has done, and that can give us the hope to carry... Continue Reading →
Repost: “Progressive Christians” and Yours Truly
I wrote this post in the summer of 2011. The trend has continued in the succeeding years. I will write something more current on the issue, but this old posts still stands. I've been noticing lately within Mainline Protestant circles, the rising use of the word "progressive" as a way to describe Christians who might... Continue Reading →
Never You Mind the Exit Signs
Start Play Psalm 1 | The Music of My Mind Sermon Series | Trinity Sunday |May 31, 2015----more----Read the sermon text.
The New Orthodoxy and Me
For the last few years, I've been impressed with a growing number of writers and bloggers, mostly from Methodist circles, but from some other traditions as well who seem to be carrying the Neo-Orthodox/Post-Liberal banner that had seem somewhat dormant for a while. I've been attracted to this stream of Protestantism after finding both evangelicalism... Continue Reading →
Why I Need Church
Of course I could be a smartass and say "because I'm the pastor," but I want to give a real answer. Why do I go to church? Why do I need church?
Sermon: Resumes and Eulogies
Start Play Romans 6:1–14 | Seventh Sunday of Easter/Ascension Sunday | May 17, 2014"If we are called to live as if sin is dead in us, then we are going to need help- we can’t do this on our own. This is what church is all about; it’s a place where we learn from each... Continue Reading →
The Clockwork Pastor 