https://share.transistor.fm/s/cc93ae2a It's quite common for people to say that the church isn't a building, but a people - and this is true. But that doesn't mean that church buildings are without any meaning. Loren Richmond Jr. returns to the podcast to talk about his summer project taking pictures and learning the history of church buildings... Continue Reading →
Church and Main 164: Mainline Church Growth
We can do more than just accept the decline of Mainline Protestant denominations.
Episode 159: Mainline Churches and Israel-Palestine with Todd Stavrakos
Reverend Todd Stavrakos discusses the stance of mainline churches on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Open, Affirming and Following
Why we need to move from affirmation to discipleship for LGBTQ people.
Sermon: All That Sparkles
How are we receiving each other? How are we welcoming each other? How do we treat strangers, especially those who don’t agree with us?
A Knock at the Door
When I think about the recent horrific shooting of young Ralph Yarl, a young black man who went to the wrong house to pick up his siblings and was shot by an elderly white man, my thoughts go to a similar experience I went through growing up and also to my late elderly father. Let me... Continue Reading →
Sermon: Resurrection Means Hope
What does it mean that Christ Is Risen?
Retirement of Clockwork Pastor, Moving to Electric Parson
After eleven years I've decided to formally retire this blog. I haven't really used it actively in years so it's time. But even though I've moved on to writing on Medium and Substack, I still want to blog. It's kind of a great way to write and a good first draft for my writing. So,... Continue Reading →
Sermon: But Did You See the Gorilla?
Photo by David Gonzales on Pexels.com John 9:1-41| Fourth Sunday in Lent | March 19, 2023 | First Christian Church Roseville, MN Maybe you’ve seen the video. It’s the one where you are asked to count how many times a basketball is passed by a group of people as they move in what seems to... Continue Reading →
Sermon: The Gospel Is Inclusive
Photo by Gotta Be Worth It on Pexels.com Third Sunday in Lent | John 4:5-42 | March 12, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching It was nearly 8 years ago that First Christian Church of St. Paul made a decision to become an Open and Affirming Congregation. That means that we openly welcome LGBTQ people into... Continue Reading →