Reasons to be Grateful

Reasons to be Grateful

Dear Friends, There are a few spiritual disciplines that I’ve discovered in the course of my life that have had a legitimate role in shaping me and helping me to become a more mature and genuine practitioner of the Christian faith. One of those disciplines is a...
Office of Government Relations

Office of Government Relations

Dear Friends, On Tuesday morning Becky Koskinen, Phil Skeldon, Mark Dubielak, and I will be driving out to Washington D.C. to meet with a few congressional reps, as well as dropping in to see our senators. During that time, we will also be delivering letters the...
Reasons to be Grateful

Easter Discipline

Dear Friends, Happy Easter! I hope you were able to take part in some of the many worship opportunities we had throughout Holy Week and on Easter Day. This week, the members of the staff at Trinity have been taking a well-deserved time of slower schedules and a bit...
The Promise of Resurrection

The Promise of Resurrection

Dear friends, I’ve always been fascinated by the idea of composting. I toyed with starting to do it in New Jersey, but we were afraid that the smells of food waste outside might attract our neighborhood bears. We saw enough of them without putting out bait! I know –...
Journey to Holy Week

Journey to Holy Week

Dear friends, This Sunday, we begin our journey to Holy Week by celebrating Palm Sunday. This entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem on a donkey is full of expectations on his followers’ behalf. From the zealots, an over throwing of Rome’s power in Palestine, from his...