Weekly Devotion: Relentless
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“Who will separate us from the love of Christ? ” Paul says. The answer is nothing. Nothing.
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Weekly Devotion: In the Weeds
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The ways of the world want to punish and destroy, but God seems to want to do something different- at least until the harvest.
Read MoreWeekly Devotion: A Terrible Gardener
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None of us should ever take lessons on gardening from God. But the parable of the Sower is a tale about the reckless grace of God.
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Weekly Devotion: Obligations
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Paul tells the Romans and tells us we are all bound to someone or something. We can be bound to evil or bound to grace. Either way, you have expectations to live up to.
Read MoreDevotion: Without A Map
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Most people like to use a map to get to their desired destination. It just makes sense to know who to get someplace. No one likes being lost.
Read MoreSmall Churches Matter!
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After a very strange day, Dennis reflects on being the pastor of a small church and why these churches matter, especially in Mainline Protestantism.
Read MoreSermon: The Great Disruption | May 28, 2023
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Pentecost Sunday | Acts 2:1-21 | May 28, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
Read MoreSermon: An Anxious Ascension
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Ascension Sunday | Acts 1:6-14 | May 21, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
Read MoreMay 2023 Church Business Meeting Recap
/Highlights from the May 2023 meeting.
Read MoreWhy the Concept of Heaven Matters to Christians (Video)
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The concept of heaven empowers Christians to pursue justice and make a difference in the world. We know that the things that hold us down now won't be holding us down forever because they've already been defeated by God.
Read MoreFrom the Pastor: The Old Lady and the Prayer Shawl
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Church matters because it is the only way we can understand this crazy thing called faith. We can’t do this on our own.
Read MoreDid Jesus Die For Our Sins?
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In this episode, we look at a meme and an essay that doubts Jesus died for our sins. Pastor Dennis thinks we need to have a wider understanding of what sin is all about to understand the meaning of the cross.
Read MoreWhy We Need Thoughts and Prayers
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In the wake of yet another mass shooting at a school, it's easy to think that prayer is useless. Pastor Dennis shares that for Christians, prayer is the basis of change and action.
Read MoreWhy Does Inclusion Matter?
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The story of Jesus and the Woman at the Well in John 4 reminds us we are called to make disciples who can tell the good news of a God that loves everyone.
Read MoreUnfinished Devotion-March 1
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If I had to choose a theme for this section of Psalm 139, I’d choose the word “knowing.”
Read MoreUnfinished Devotion-Feburary 28
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Scholars examining this passage often focus on what it says about Jesus’ identity.
Read MoreUnfinished Devotion-Feburary 27
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I think, sometimes, if we were really honest, we could admit we believe that there are parts of ourselves that God does not love.
Read MoreUnfinished Devotion-Feburary 26
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The journey of Lent may be a hard and scary one as the journey to Nineveh was to Jonah.
Read MoreBearing Christ's Light After Memphis
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Trye Nichols cried for his mother as he was being beaten by Memphis police a few hundred yards from home. How do followers of Jesus respond? We respond by remembering that Jesus calls us bearers of his light in the world.
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