The new beginning is coming and we give thanks. The old beginning is ending and we give thanks.
Vespers: Every New Beginning Comes From Some Other’s Beginning’s End
Sermon: Carried by the Wind
Why does Pentecost matter to us? Why do we celebrate it every year? Why does the Spirit coming like a wind matter?
Visit a Ragamuffin Church
We “church shop” just like we are buying cars. As I said, this doesn’t work well when it comes to finding a faith community, but this is how most people determine which church they are going to join.
Table Talk: It’s Enough
At the end of the day, we are enough. Gideon teaches us that we are enough because God is enough.
Geoff Mitchell on the Future of Mainline Protestantism
Is Mainline Protestantism a tradition worth saving? What caused the decline and what could bring about a renaissance?
Worship From Home: February 7, 2021
Here is the video and the sermon podcast for the February 7 worship service from First Christian St. Paul.
Worship From Home: January 31, 2021
Here is the video and the sermon podcast for the January 31 worship service from First Christian St. Paul.
Why Our Church Isn’t Progressive
As I was scanning Facebook the other day, I noticed a church Facebook page that claimed they are a progressive church. More mainline Protestant congregations are declaring themselves as a progressive congregation, meaning a congregation that focuses on LGBTQ rights, the environment, race, abortion and other issue that would be issues from the political left.... Continue Reading →
Delis and Supermarkets
First Christian is a deli church.
It Really Is the Little Things
When a church is small, there is a temptation to think you really can't do anything because you don't have enough people.
The Clockwork Pastor 