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…
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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…
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New Release Contributes to the Popular Appalachian Literature Genre
“Over the past couple of decades, Appalachian literature has developed a strong and close relationship with independent publishing, showing the latter to be an important medium for the expression for Appalachian voice,” writes Kristopher Clifford in a master’s thesis in 2007. A new release, Former Things Forgotten, by Thomas Trezise, published by the hybrid Redemption…
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Pray Like Tevya
In high school, I had roles in two productions of Broadway musicals. I didn’t even sing, but they gave me the bug. Since then I’ve had a love affair with Broadway. One of my favorite musicals is Fiddler on the Roof. If you are unfamiliar with it, the musical tells the story of a Jewish…
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What’s My Line?
I preached this sermon today, October 27, 2013, at Trinity United Methodist Church in Hackettstown, NJ. In the early days of television, there was a game show called “What’s My Line?” It was hosted by Gary Moore, and featured Kitty Carlisle, Bennett Cerf, and other celebrities. (If you are asking yourself “who are they?” then…
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Faithful Obedience
I preached this sermon on August 11, 2013 at Trinity United Methodist Church, Hackettstown, New Jersey. Professor Michael Green tells us of the young man who, while navigating a narrow mountain path, falls off the edge and tumbles down a cliff. As he bounces down the face of the cliff, he is able to reach…
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Finding Christ in Disney World
I preached this sermon on June 9, 2013 at Trinity United Methodist Church in Hackettstown, NJ. Once there was a missionary about to set off on an expedition into the heart of Africa. He retained baggage bearers, planned the trip and the places for stops, and then set out. The first day they made great…
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Walking Humbly
I preached this sermon at Trinity United Methodist Church in Hackettstown, NJ on April 21, 2013. Everywhere he turns he sees people slipping away from God. The leaders just take more and more land and taxes, making the poor poorer. Wickedness prevails but the spiritual leaders have been cautioned not to preach against it and…
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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.
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