Eager to Share as God Has Shared with Us
Last Friday I tried to explain how being Presbyterian helps us to live accountably....
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I know this seems really odd, but ...
First, I have to admit that the entire world of modern telecommunications still amazes me. I actually know why we say, “Hang up the phone!” because I grew up when a phone was attached by a cord to the wall, and to end a call, you had to “hang it” back up where it always stayed....
How do you feel about seeking something that's lost?
If you ever played hide-and-seek, did you ever really love being the one who was doing the seeking? I hated it. First, it meant that I had been caught first in the prior round when I had been hiding (so it felt like I had failed). Second, I always had a sinking feeling of dread, wondering inwardly, “What if I can’t find anyone?”...
Continuity and Change
Think about how you are the same, no matter what your age, as the day you were born. Just as an acorn grows from being a large nut to a sprig to a 200-year-old mammoth of a tree, you have gone from being an embryo to a fetus to a newborn baby to a toddler to whatever you are today....
What is really wrong here?
The right tool fits the job. You wouldn’t try to drive in a nail with a tape measure. Even if you tried to do that, failed, and then complained, “This tape measure is no good!”...
Do you pray for others that they would come to trust Jesus?
If you’re reading this, my guess is that you are not a kid. So, I also suspect you understand basic anatomy and sexuality. ...
How Do You Think About Generosity?
We asked, and you answered — thank you! Last month, our leaders asked me to communicate to you that we were behind on giving for 2023, and your response has been encouraging....
Announcing my sabbatical
For many of you, you may not even know what a sabbatical is. Traditionally, it derived from the world of university professors who were granted a period of paid leave for study or travel. ...
We need to talk about sex
Over the last few years, we’ve weathered COVID-19, profound social and political tensions, and behind it all, there has been a steady shift in what sexuality even is — let alone what is now considered sexually appropriate....
Are we involved in anything heroic?
If you dig at the very essence of what’s regarded as heroic, you will surely see elements of courage, risk, generosity and a willingness to readily sacrifice even one’s own life in the protection or rescue of others. ...
We live in an overlap of ages
It works like this: whatever you’re thinking about or arguing about, someone reduces the options to only two. “Either it’s _______ OR it’s ________.” And admittedly, there are many instances where the discussion really can be reduced to only one of two options — like pregnancy, citizenship, or having a pulse. Either you are or are not; you do or do not....
What Does Presbyterian Mean Anyway?
Have you ever felt uneasy when an organization (especially one with lots of resources or power) had most or all of its power concentrated in just one person? ...
Keep ReadingLuke Wolfe & Preparation for Ordination
While many of you know, some of you may not have heard that Luke Wolfe, our Director of Community Groups...
Keep ReadingSharing Possessions & Respecting Neighbors From A Transformed Heart
Current headlines about tax cuts have triggered timeworn diatribes about what “should” be done....
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First, I have a wonderful announcement and then I have a request....
Keep ReadingRenew Polk Worship Service September 24
In 1996, Trinity was planted with the hope of becoming a church that would plant churches and those churches would plant churches and so on. ...
Keep ReadingReal Friendship Being Lived Out
Have you ever overheard someone complimenting your spouse or children? Just hearing someone speak about your loved ones can cause anxiety, but that can give way to immense relief or joy when you overhear good things being said....
Keep ReadingNorthside Vision-Casting Meeting
I pray that you are beginning to recover from hurricane Irma. For those of you without power, I am so sorry. ...
Keep ReadingStorm Recovery Update
As we all recover from Hurricane Irma, please continue to pray for those impacted by the storm....
Keep ReadingTrinity & Hurricane Irma
In light of weather updates this morning, we are canceling our worship service Sunday morning, the 10th....
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