A Glimpse of Sunday, Feb 12 & Building Update

     Divorce has become so commonplace in our society, even among Christians, that we usually aren't completely surprised when we hear that someone has divorced. I know that that isn't true when we, once in a while, hear about a divorce among our fellow Trinity members. Being a Christian is and does make a difference, and it certainly does with most of our church family. But when we hear about a divorce among our friends or to popular people in the media, we may shrug and say it's too bad, but we're not surprised.
     This Sunday we finish our series on "Marriage in a Changing Culture," and I will be looking at some messier situations that people can find themselves in, even Christians, and help us see things from God's perspective. The Bible definitely gives us guidance, but I find that sometimes, Christians understand and apply the Bible inaccurately. I brought up a couple of things today to two of my pastor friends about the text I will be using for Sunday, and when I explained some things that reflect the actual words and culture in the time of Paul, they admitted that they hadn't seen before what the Bible was saying.
     It is so easy to form an opinion about such things like divorce and not truly understand what God is saying. This is one of the things I like so much about Trinity. We have mature believers who understand the Word accurately, and we liberally apply grace and love to all people, especially in the messes of life. Then we help them get pointed to Christ and to follow the teachings of the Bible.
     I hope that the message this Sunday will help you in your understanding of what God says about this difficult subject of divorce. And, for some of you, you need to hear it and experience God's grace because of your past divorce. Come and experience God's blessings!

     The plumbers have been out the last few days, installing the drains and piping for our kitchen and bathrooms. You can see in the pictures below, some of their progress. Next up will be to pour the concrete slab, and then the steel supports for the walls and roof will start to get put together like an erector set.