The text is below the video… “So Sow” Tuesday Meditation. 05-26-20. Alan Neale. Trinity Church, Newport, RI Mark 4:26 He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. 27 Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he… Continue reading →

The text is below the video… “Turn on the Light” Monday Meditation. 05-25-20. Alan Neale. Trinity Church, Newport, RI Mark 4:21 Jesus said to them, “Is a lamp brought in to be put under the bushel basket, or under the bed, and not on the lampstand? 22 For there is nothing hidden, except to be… Continue reading →

The text is below the video… “Vivat Rex”. Sermon, 05.24.20. Alan Neale, Trinity Church, Newport RI This past Thursday the church universal, quietly as usual, celebrated the Feast of the Ascension; the story is recorded by the church historian Luke in volumes one and two of his history – Volume One, the Gospel of Luke… Continue reading →

The text is below the video… “A Thorny Subject” Friday Meditation. 05-22-20. Alan Neale. Trinity Church, Newport, RI Mark 4 “18 And others are those sown among the thorns: these are the ones who hear the word, 19 but the cares of the world, and the lure of wealth, and the desire for other things… Continue reading →

The text is below the video… “Shallow”. Tuesday Meditation. 05-19-20. Alan Neale. Trinity Church, Newport RI Mark 4: 10 When he was alone, those who were around him along with the twelve asked him about the parables. 11 And he said to them, “To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God,… Continue reading →

The text is below the video “The Divine Pre-emptive Strike”. Sunday Sermon 051720. Alan Neale. Trinity Church, Newport, RI 02840 Today I do what I have ever rarely done in four decades of preaching ministry. I take as my text the Collect, the Special Prayer for the Sixth Sunday after Easter (though originally it was… Continue reading →

The text is below the video… “Sow what? Sow How?” Monday Meditation 5/18/20. Alan Neale. Trinity Church, Newport, RI Mark 4 Again he began to teach beside the sea. Such a very large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat on the sea and sat there, while the whole crowd was beside… Continue reading →

The text is below the video… “Family Dynamics” Friday Meditation. 05-15-20. Alan Neale. Trinity Church, Newport RI. Mark 3: 31 Then Jesus’ mother and brothers arrived. Standing outside, they sent someone in to call him. 32 A crowd was sitting around him, and they told him, “Your mother and brothers are outside looking for you.”… Continue reading →

The text is below the video… “That’s Unforgiveable!?” Tuesday Meditation. 05-12-20. Alan Neale. Trinity Church, Newport RI. 28 Truly I tell you, people can be forgiven all their sins and every slander they utter, 29 but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; they are guilty of an eternal sin.” 30 He… Continue reading →