God hears the cries of the oppressed and decides to act.
Sermon Podcast: The Course of the Events
Autism and Reading Comprehension
I remember about a year ago, listening to a report on National Public Radio on dyslexia. It is not that the words are necessarily backwards, but it becomes hard to read the words in front of you. You can get so far and then you start to struggle. I've long wondered if there is a... Continue Reading →
Yesterday Once More
A few years ago when I was back home in Flint, a memory came back to me as I went down a certain road. The memory was seeing those auto carrier trucks lumber down the road. The trucking company had it’s main garage on the eastside of town and you would see truck after truck... Continue Reading →
Advent In the Hole
Here’s the thing: hope doesn’t depend on us. It doesn't happen our time schedule. We must have hope that things won't always stay the same even though that hope is a ways off.
Sermon: The Main Thing
What happens when the word of God isn't what you want to hear?
Sermon: The Mailbox
https://denminn.tumblr.com/post/189323968502/the-mailbox-by-sermons-from-fcc-st-paul-a Isaiah 5:1-17 and 11:1-10 | Twenty Third Sunday After Pentecost | November 17, 2019 | Dennis Sanders, preaching Dennis remembers a mailbox during his childhood and we are reminded of a God that seeks justice and also wants to love us as well.
When You Visit My Church
I've been a pastor of First Christian Church of St. Paul for a little over six years. We've done a lot as a congregation to try to be more impactful in our neighborhood and to grow as followers of Jesus Christ. But what we haven't been able in those six years, is get many visitors.... 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 Church of Tomorrow
What is church all about? That's a question I've been asking for some time. It kicked into overdrive when I read the Interim Regional Minister's monthly column. Churches in my region were worried. Would they continue? What can they do turn things around? My denomination, the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) describes the local congregation... Continue Reading →
The Clockwork Pastor 