Easter Discipline

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...
Easter Discipline

Kinetic Energy

Dear Friends, Last week I had my first visit to the Plaza! I’d seen it through the windows before, but I hadn’t had a chance to wander around outside. At last, though, a Property Committee meeting sent me up there. It’s certainly a brilliant space, and seeing it in...
Protect Trans Kids

Protect Trans Kids

Dear friends, Our trans siblings have always existed, and will always exist no matter what any political or religious entity says. According to the Williams Institute, 0.6% of Americans identify as Transgender, yet, our siblings have been attacked time and again. As...
Easter Discipline

Big Transitions

Dear Friends, I am still basking in the glow of our first Sunday together. I hope you are, too. I know that big transitions (in any aspect of our lives – church is just one) can feel like an unsettling time. The nature of the experience is change. And change often...