The Quilter
I delivered this sermon yesterday at the funeral of my mother, Goldie Trezise, at the Church of the Brethren in Westernport, MD. I’ve been calling it a sermeulogy as it is more eulogy than sermon. What do you say about the death of your mother? It is common experience. The nature of life is that…
Read More 
Power Washing
I’ve been away from this blog for a long time during our move and adjustment to New Jersey. The move had a surprise benefit though. I found the following sermon that I had thought lost. I preached it on January 13, 2002 in two small churches in Baltimore County, Maryland. I hope it touches you in some way.…
Read More 
A Daily Prayer
The following prayer was authored by my friend, Don Stephens. I hope it helps you connect with Father. You may learn more about and from Don at Dispatches from the Shadowlands in the links. Holy Father, May the beauty of Your character captivate our hearts, And your glad Kingdom be extended throughout the earth. Send…
Read More 
The Witness of Friends
[I preached this sermon in 2001. It is very personal and special to me. I hope you find it to be special also.] Today is Christ the King Sunday. It is the last Sunday in the Christian year. Next week we begin again with Advent, the anticipation of the coming Christ. But this Sunday calls…
Read More 
Love Calls Us to Follow
Our current sermon series is called Love on the Cross. Today’s message is titled Love Calls Us to Follow. Our scripture reading is Mark 8: 34-36 if you care to follow in your Bibles. Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny…
Read More 
One Foot in the Kingdom
I have a passion for the Kingdom of God. Some might say it’s an obsession. It doesn’t take much to get me talking about it. So what is the Kingdom? “In the beginning God created…” What did he create? Everything! God’s sovereign will was in all he created. And what do we call the place…
Read More 
Kingdom Alignment: My Plans And Desires
Reading Time 3.5 Minutes “God bless my plan.” For a very long time I have said this mockingly as an example of exactly the type of prayer we should not pray. Living a Christian life requires us to surrender our lives to Christ, which means we live according to his plan and not ours. I…
Read More 
Getting the Message
The grocery seems to be a place where I find the Kingdom more easily. My most recent experience occurred a few days ago. As I entered the checkout line I saw that the young woman bagging the groceries had an almost rigid mask for her face. That was when I could see her face at…
Read More Welcome, I'm Tom
I'm Tom Trezise a retired lawyer and corporate executive with over twenty years of experience as a Methodist lay preacher. Raised in Appalachia, I proudly call myself a hillbilly at heart. I'm the executive director of The Everyday Kingdom, a non-profit devoted to fostering a community that helps people find and experience the peace, purpose, and joy available from living every day in Christ’s kingdom.
Search the Blog
Categories
Archives
New Release
