November 26th Trinity Online
/In the midst of all the Hebrew names in this story, a course changing event: Josiah is known as the Reforming King, one who pulled the people back into God's vision of Justice, Mutual Support and Love.
November 19 Trinity Online
/Let me sing you a song… a song of my beloved who planted a vineyard
Last week the prophet was using imagry of family. Jilted spouce…the parent who gave everything for the kids and they thumb their noses
This week Isaiah heads out into the fields
I did everything right. Perfect soil..worked it well. Hedge to protect it…the best vines…
But what happened? I got sour grapes….in Hebrew the word is STINKBERRIES. Kind of look like grapes but they smell like rot.
November 11 Trinity OnlineHosea....the Jilted Prophet.
/Hosea....the Jilted Prophet. How to describe how God feels about the relationship with Israel where they purposefully ignore and walk away. God's love creates vulnerability and God's pain is heartwrending,
Elijah takes on Ahab and Jezeba'al
/Here is your Trinity Online for All Saints Sunday.
Our narrative lectionary now has us in the time of the Kings. Elijah has a running battle going with Ahab and Jezeba'al. All through Isael's history there is the tendency to turn to the worship of the Canaanite gods; Ba'al and Ashera. In dramatic form Elijah takes them on...
Trinity Online for October 29th!
/Good morning all! We roll along with the Hebrew people as they enter into a Wilderness Time. Meeting Yahweh at Mount Horeb they are gifted with the Ten Commandments: A basic framework, really, on how we can get along with one another...
I hope you have a wonderful weekend.
October FIRST Trinity ONline
/Our God story moves on! Abraham and Sarah lived about the year 2000 BCE. Their son Isaac had two sons, Esau and Jacob. Jacob had a gaggle of sons...the youngest was Joseph...colored Dream Coat and all that. He eventually brings his people down to Egypt to same them from a horrible famine...and they settle.
At first things are good for the Hebrew people in Egypt...but years pass and the regime changes and now they are seen as a threat...dangerous outsiders... enter the story of Moses...
ANIMAL BLESSING AT TRINITY...October 8th
/October 4th is Saint Francis Day, Patron Saint of Creation's Friends. Sooo...we will be doing our Trinity ANIMAL BLESSING ON OCTOBER 8th; at the beginning of Worship or right after....your choice! It's a different environment for most of our pets , other animals and lots of people, so you can opt for the after worship if that is better.
Blessings!
Jacob Wrestles...Trinity Online September 24th
/Jacob Wrestles
Our God story continues... Abraham and Sarah have a son, Isaac (laughter). Isaac has two sons; Esau and Jacob. Jacob is second born but spends his whole life trying to take Esau's place. His name literally means, "to pull down...to cheat). His life is a continual wrestling match; with Esau, with Laban, with himself....and here, on the banks of the Jabbok river, with God.
Trinity Online for September 17
/Our Scripture Story rolls on and now we are with Abraham and Sarah at the Oaks of Mamre. Pitching their tents there three wanderers come by on the path. Abraham and Sarah offer hospitality: washing feet and a meal. The Three (actually Yahweh) offer a gift. Even though Abraham and Sarah are well up in years she shall bear a child. Sarah snorts with disbelief, and hearing the laugh God says, "The Child's name shall be Yitz zak (Isaac) which means laughter.
September 3 Trinity ONLINE
/Part Three of "We believe!" We understand God as Divine Wind, Holy Air...present and giving life to all things.
August 27th ONLINE
/Here is your Trinity Online for August 27th. With a quick interlude focus on Creeds we turn to John 1. Early first century poetic hymn which wraps itself around the question of WHO/WHAT was Jesus all about.
I hope you have a blessed Sunday.
WORSHIP BACK TO 10:30AM. Here is your weekly ONLINE
/Here is our Trinity Online for this weekend! In person worship is back to 10:30am and we have Sundae Sunday after worship (Ferdinands Ice Cream, you bring favorite topping) to welcome back WSU students and everyone as a new season begins.