Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and the theme is love. We hear a lot about love from many different directions, but predominantly in our culture love is a fleeting feeling filled with passion that can rise one day and fall or even fade away the next, whose target is ever changing as the fickleness of the human heart demonstrates its indecision. None of this is love, at least not as the Bible speaks
God calls His people to gather together into communities. I am convinced that this is a reflection of God’s own triune nature – that is, God is eternally in community with Himself. Thus, when He creates Adam, God’s remark “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him” (Genesis 2:18) indicates He intends His human creatures to be in community as well. When God creates Eve, He
Dear friends in Christ at Trinity, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but 2021 is almost over. Conversely, I love to be the bearer of good news, so I’ll tell you, 2021 is almost over. You’ll have to decide for yourself whether it was a good year or one you’d rather had gone differently. For my family, it has been a year with a lot of upheaval – but we’re happy with
“Well I remember when. . .” I used to think, “Oh no! Here we go again!” whenever my parents or grandparents would begin a sentence with those words. Now I didn’t realize at the time, but often they were doing more than just reminiscing about past events, they were also sharing the insights they had gained over the years; some “words of wisdom” for their kids and grandkids. It says in Deuteronomy, chapter eight: “And
During the COVID-19 pandemic perhaps you’ve heard of churches who provide the elements for Holy Communion so that households who are watching the online, streaming services of the congregation have the households consecrate with the pastor and then commune together alone. I was recently asked about this practice and what I thought of it. I cannot recommend it under any circumstance, even COVID 19. In the Narthex you will find a summary of reasons this