As we embark upon the new school year, and as we continue our work on the vision, some questions come to mind. How might God work in the hearts and lives of the many people who call Trinity their church home? How might God use this time to improve relations...

There’s a saying: Pastors never retire, they just get put out to ‘pastor.’ I suppose, in a way, I am retiring from serving as the called pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church. I am being sent out to a new pasture, The GreenFields, to pastor! For me it is both an...

Mention the word “change,” and you get all kinds of responses from dread to fear and questions: “Why?” This month we celebrate one of the greatest changes in church history as well as the history of the world – The Protestant Reformation! As Lutherans we praise and thank God for...

I’m sure you remember the well known phrase above from the lips of “Tiny Tim” in Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” It may seem like a strange title for an article in the July “Trinity Tidings,” I suppose. It’s not one of those ‘Christmas in July’ attempts, I assure you....