Hope
Hope. Hope is something that the Church has to offer that cannot be found in many other places. Sometimes people put their hope in money or in a political party or in a person....
A Future of Change
Many of you have heard this joke about change (or a variation thereof): “How many Baptists does it take to change a light bulb? Eight – seven to praise God for the new bulb...
Living Loved
About thirteen years ago, author Wayne Jacobsen came to Trinity and spent a weekend with us leading some conversations about God’s love. It was a memorable weekend for many of us. I also know...
He “turned aside to go to his own place” (Acts 1:25)
These words describe what happened to Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Jesus. Several years ago when some of my colleagues and I were dissing this passage, one of my colleagues said, “What a...
Rebuilding Community
As some of you know, I went to a unique college for the first two and a half years of my experience with higher education. Deep Springs College is located on a working cattle...
Blessed
The Sermon on the Mount (in the Gospel of Matthew, Chapters 5-7) is Jesus’ longest discourse. He tells his disciples (and the crowd gathered around them) his vision for the world, how his followers...
A Few Thoughts About 2020: I Know You’re Glad It’s Over
The year 2020 – and for that matter, the beginning of 2021 – was a challenge for us linguistically. We had to come up with new ways to say, “Unprecedented events” and “Living through...
“There is nothing new under the sun….” (Ecclesiastes 1:9). “Behold, I make all things new…” (Revelation 21:5).
As I reflect on the changes that are occurring in our world, I am struck by these two biblical verses and the truth that both embody. On the one hand, a new year is...
It’s a New Year, and Despite Coronavirus and Everything Else Wrong with the World, the Son Is Still Unconquered
As you know, holidays can be ambiguous times. For most of us, Thanksgiving was not as happy or festive as it usually is. We may have had turkey, but most of us did not...
Gratitude
It is November, the month in which we celebrate Thanksgiving Day in the United States. It is a day set aside to celebrate. We will eat large amounts of food and relax with family....
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