Call of Abraham — A Message for September 20, 2026

Friends, we are focusing on very familiar stories from the Old Testament over the next few weeks. Last week, our focus was on Noah and his family. Noah was faithful to God in a time of widespread disharmony. God commissioned Noah to build an ark – Noah and his family...

Flood and Promise — A Message for September 13, 2026

Friends, welcome to church on Welcome Back Sunday. This is our first day of children’s Sunday School, so we may occasionally hear voices coming up from the church nursery where the kids are meeting. Here is a plug for Adult Sunday School – we meet every week at 9 am...

Let the Nations Be Glad — A Message for August 23, 2026

Friends, this morning we have the pleasure of hearing 4 Psalms. These are the “favorite” scriptures of our own June Waters.  These Psalms are all different from each other but contain similar themes. One of the themes common in all of the Psalms we will read is...

The Grace of Waiting — A Message for August 16, 2026

Last weekend, I had the privilege of attending the funeral of Lew Motter, a long-time champion of Trinity Christian UCC and the beloved father and grandfather of the Vogl clan. The service was very personal, and we all learned a little more about Lew as we heard about...

Faith for the Long Haul — A Message for August 9, 2026

Friends, each week of this summer we have focused on a “favorite” scripture shared by a person from our worshipping congregation. This week, we are focused on 1st Corinthians chapter 13. This passage was lifted up by Nancy Gallagher – apparently, it was read at Gary...

The Burden of Potential — A Message for August 2, 2026

A few weeks ago, on Lucia’s favorite scripture Sunday, we heard a little bit about the time of the Judges in Ancient Israel. During the roughly 400 year period after the Jewish people entered the Promised Land following their flight from Egypt, they were led by...