Musings on Faith, Culture and ADHD
One of my first memories is being a kindergartener at St. Agnes Catholic School in my hometown of Flint, Michigan. We would line up and leave the school building to enter the church building. The sanctuary was wonderland for five-year-old me. Banners were placed at the front of room indicating what time of the liturgical... Continue Reading →
Over the years, I've noticed a change on social media. When I started writing on LiveJournal about 15 years ago, the circles of friends were fairly open about their lives. They wouldn't share their deepest secrets with everybody, but they would with a certain group. There was nothing exhibitionist about it- it was just everyday... Continue Reading →
Start Play Acts 10: 1–48 | Third Sunday of Easter | April 19, 2015 | First Christian Church | Mahtomedi, MN | Dennis Sanders, preaching"There is something about the song up on a roof. It’s about escaping the cares of the world to enter this sanctuary of peace. I think Peter was hoping for the... Continue Reading →
Start Play Matthew 28:1–10 | Easter Sunday | April 5, 2015 | First Christian Church |Mahtomedi, MN | Dennis Sanders, preaching"As we carry our own Good Friday crosses here to church this morning, we can have hope that these crosses, death, loss, sadness, none of these things have the last word. God will show up... Continue Reading →
Matthew 26:17-30 | Maundy Thursday | April 2, 2015 | First Christian Church | Mahtomedi, MN | Dennis Sanders, preaching
Start Play Matthew 21:1–17 | Palm Sunday | March 29, 2015| Dennis Sanders, preaching"As we enter into Holy Week, we should ask ourselves; how has Jesus shaken up our lives? As followers of Jesus, our lives should be shaken up, called to live a different way than others and inviting others to meet the one... Continue Reading →
Religious conservatives and the LGBT community have to learn to make room for each other.
I miss that part of college where I would have long talks about politics with people.
Start Play Matthew 25:31–46 | Fifth Sunday of Lent | March 22, 2015 | First Christian Church | Mahtomedi, MN | Dennis Sanders, preaching "Not all the sheep are good all of the time. Not all of the goats are bad all of the time. We are sometimes sheep, giving of ourselves to help... Continue Reading →
A friend on Facebook linked to an article in First Things by Mark Regnerus. Regnerus is an interesting fellow. He is a sociologist at the University of Texas and has been at the center of some controversy in recent years over a study he released on gay parenting that did not put same sex families... Continue Reading →
The Clockwork Pastor 