Category: associate pastor

The Things You Leave Behind

The Things You Leave Behind

Like a lot of folks I don’t like moving. And like a lot of folks, there comes a time when you stop putting things neatly in boxes. You just want to move and get things done so, all this junk gets placed in a box and you put somewhere in your house where you won’t ever look at it again.

Thanks for the Memories…

Thanks for the Memories…

January 15, 2012 will be a bittersweet day for us. First Christian is leaving its large home of 56 years to move to a smaller footprint.

George Haggard

“We Must Look to the Future”

The good doctor’s words fit the mood of the times, a dark time in American history, and they pointed towards a future hope, which was realized in the 1950s. Progress was the key word then and looking towards the future, things were only getting better.

Where’s Jesus?

Where’s Jesus?

What I was fixated on was the fact that there was no Jesus. She did a good job of hiding Jesus, because I could not find the baby Jesus any where in the sanctuary.

This Is Gonna Be the Best Lent Ever!

This Is Gonna Be the Best Lent Ever!

Associate Pastor Dennis Sanders shares that Lent is as much a time for joy as it is a time for reflection.

Small Church. Big Impact.

Associate Pastor Dennis Sanders talks about why the small Disciples congregation in Minneapolis where he serves is worth a look. Come and See God at work in the world.

To Catch a Thief, To Love a Thief

To Catch a Thief, To Love a Thief

We found out yesterday that someone broke the one of the windows in the Fellowship Hall. It wasn’t the first time. Since January, First Christian has experienced four acts of vandalism: someone spaying graffiti on our sign, and three occasions of glass being broken in various parts of the building. As much as we like more »

The Quiet Spirit

The Quiet Spirit

Associate Pastor Dennis Sanders talks about signs of life within and among the community of First Christian Church.

Knit. Purl. Pray.

Knit. Purl. Pray.

The story of one longtime member at First knitting for Jesus.