Life at Trinity
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A Call to Worship – Psalm 95 – 2/6/2011 – Dave Salsedo
February 6, 2011
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The Suffering of Love
August 12, 2010
Does your life reflect a willingness to suffer in the service of Jesus? I’ve been asking myself this question after reading a challenging article entitled “To Serve Is to Suffer,” written by a pastor in Sri Lanka, who argues that Christian suffering, while at times coming in the form of persecution, more frequently is found in [...]
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Thinking of Our Neighborhood as a Mission Field
August 5, 2010
During the past few months I’ve rather sporadically explored in this section the first two of our church’s “core values”: gospel andcommunity. Today I’d like to begin discussing the final value in this list: mission. I don’t know if you’re reading this in the middle of a busy day, but if you can, take a moment to [...]
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The Immense Privilege of Discipling Our Children
July 15, 2010
Over the last six months at Trinity, one of the real highlights for me–and I imagine it also was for many of you–was the baptism of Owen Hoving. So much was happening in those few minutes: a sign for this beautiful little boy (and for us) of God’s wonderfully gracious salvation promises; vows by parents to [...]
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Praying for Something Bigger
June 10, 2010
I’ve been reflecting recently on why I often find myself slow to come before God in prayer. Why should I have to force myself to make use of such a great privilege? While there are many reasons, the one I’m most keenly aware of right now is a failure of imagination and desire. I aspire [...]
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Community and Communion, Part 2
June 3, 2010
I’ve recently (in the last few years) come to realize something about the Lord’s Supper: it’s meant to be celebrated with other people. More specifically, it’s a meal for the church. While you would think this should be obvious to me, until recently I would so focus on considering my personal relationship with Jesus and how [...]
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Community and Communion, Part 1
May 27, 2010
This Sunday we once again have the opportunity to celebrate our family meal: the Lord’s Supper. I’ve recently come to the realization that some of my instructions have (unfortunately) been the source of confusion and consternation to some. What does it mean when I say that one needs to be a “baptized member of a [...]
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Community Demands Concrete Action
May 13, 2010
Some of us might remember the old Peanuts comic where Linus says, “I love mankind…it’s people I can’t stand!” This week I’ve been reminded of the need to love people beyond a theoretical level. A blog I read recently puts it this way: “Some Christians rattle on and on about “The Family” while neglecting their kids. Some [...]
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Church as Identity, Not Activity
May 6, 2010
Is church one of the things that you do, or is church part of who you are? This is a question posed by the book the Session is reading together, Total Church, and it’s a good one. Our tendency, as individualistic, privacy-loving people, is to see church as one of the many responsibilities we have to [...]
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Partnering During Sunday Mornings
April 29, 2010
I really enjoy Sunday mornings at Trinity. I enjoy the warm welcome my family always receives when we step through the front door, when we walk by all the tables, and then when we enter Kettering Hall and get our bulletins (for some reason everyone in my family–even Joel–must have his own bulletin). I love [...]
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What Does it Mean To Be “Radically Gospel-Centered?”
April 22, 2010
So if the gospel is the news of what God has done and will do through Jesus, what does it mean for our church to be “radically gospel-centered,” and why is it important that we are? Paul tells us in Romans that the gospel is “the power of God for salvation.” The gospel is the tool [...]
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What Is the Gospel (part 2)?
April 15, 2010
Last week I begin considering with you what we mean by “gospel.” I wrote that is the news of what God has done and will do through Jesus. This leads to a natural follow-up question: how do we describe what God has done and will do through Jesus? The answer to this question comes in focusing on [...]
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What is the Gospel? (part 1)
April 8, 2010
In describing our core values a few weeks ago, I said that Trinity desires to be a church that is radically gospel-centered. “Gospel” is a word used frequently in churches, and sometimes I feel like Inigo in The Princess Bride: “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” So what [...]
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The Christian’s Broken-Hearted Joy
April 1, 2010
As I’ve been contemplating the events this week commemorates, I’ve found a quote by Jonathan Edwards to be helpful: “The Christian’s joy, even when it is inexpressible and full of glory, is a humble, broken-hearted joy. How complex true Christian experience is! As we gaze at the cross and consider the unimaginable suffering the Son [...]
