by Joseph James | Mar 17, 2021 | Pastor Joseph's Blog
Sometime during this week twelve months ago, the decision was made by our church leadership to cancel in-person worship for March 22 and for an indefinite period following. Following the guidance of health officials, it was the best decision to make for the health of...
by Joseph James | Jan 13, 2021 | Pastor Joseph's Blog
2020 is finally over. In disbelief, we can look back to the year that was. Trinity went months without in-person worship. There was no Living Christmas Story with cars driving through our parking lot. We ended 2020 without a live Christmas Eve service on campus. The...
by Joseph James | Jan 11, 2021 | Pastor Joseph's Blog
With the end of the twelve days of Christmas, Trinity’s worship space is transformed for another season. On January 6th, we commemorate the Epiphany, the celebration of the arrival of the Magi and their visit to the young Jesus. The weeks beyond mark the season of...
by Trinity UMC | Dec 9, 2020 | Pastor Joseph's Blog, Uncategorized
Over 2,000 years ago, Jesus Christ was born. Christ came into the world in far less than idealcircumstances in the geographic, political, and social backwater of the world. We have normalized his birth circumstances over the millennia, making smooth the sharp and...
by Joseph James | Oct 17, 2020 | Pastor Joseph's Blog
A local doctor told me the shocking words he heard from a teenager. Living in isolation, the young man attended school virtually. When asked if he had opportunities to meet people, the teenager said he spends his free time playing multiplayer video games with people...
by Joseph James | Oct 14, 2020 | Pastor Joseph's Blog
November 3rd. Just a few days remain until election day. Millions of people have already voted through the early voting option. This has been a contentious and polarizing time in the life of our nation. We can identify the red states and the blue states and the news...
