Welcome!
Our Meeting Schedule
Our church community gathers throughout the week at different places on The Block, a neighborhood between downtown and the Lakewood area of Dallas, Texas, near the corner of Beacon and Columbia Ave. We'd love to have you join us!
Music!
We've posted a bundle of links to the songs of John Rutledge - including the Psalms of Ascent and the Hallel. Click on a song and sing along.
Audio Archives
If you can’t make it to The Block, you can listen to podcasts from the archive by our late elder, Ole Anthony, recorded at his daily Morning Bible Studies, available here. Sundays
Note: There are no Sunday Morning meetingsPotluck Meal: We gather together for a potluck meal at 4 p.m. Sunday at The Lair, our community restaurant, located at 5644 Columbia Ave., downstairs.
'Big Group': Then we all gather from 5 - 6 p.m. Sunday for worship, singing and Bible study at the home of John and Joysanna Rutledge next door at 5640 Columbia Ave., upstairs. Contact John Rutledge jhnrutledge@gmail.com or call (214) 385-0230.
Spanish-language Bible Study
There is a Spanish-language Bible Study led by Pete Evans, Sundays at 8 p.m. Contact Pete at pete@trinityfi.org or call (214) 738-3349.Tuesdays
We usually have a pot-luck meal at 5:30 p.m. in the Lair (5644 Columbia Ave.) followed by Bible study at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Gary and Judy Buckner's home at 5632 Columbia Ave. Contact Gary Buckner, buckner.construction@gmail.com or call (214) 682-8007.Fridays
At 7 p.m. Fridays, Bible Study taught by Pete Evans at 5640 Columbia Ave., downstairs. Contact Pete Evans, pete@trinityfi.org or call (214) 738-3349E-mail us: blockoncolumbia@gmail.com
Category Archives: Readings
September 13, 2026 – Malachi 3 & 4 – Messiah and His Messenger
The corrupt priests in Malachi’s day were literally robbing God of the tithes while complaining that He is unjust. The prophet enumerates their sins, and warns that God will “suddenly come to His Temple” to purify and purge the priesthood. … Continue reading
September 6, 2026 – Malachi 1 – The Sins of the Priests
The prophet Malachi delivers a number of complaints God has against Israel’s priesthood. They were bringing blemished, sick or lame animals for sacrifice, which contradicted commandments in the Torah. That showed they considered God’s table “contemptible.” As a consequence, God … Continue reading
August 30, 2026 – Danger of Mixing with the World – Ezra 7-10, Nehemiah 13, Malachi 2
Ezra and Nehemiah arrive in Jerusalem about 60 years after the Temple has been rebuilt. They find a serious problem. Many prominent Jews have taken wives from the idol-worshipping Samaritans and surrounding peoples. The children of these unions barely speak … Continue reading
August 23, 2026 – Ezra 5 & 6 – The Temple Completed
When the Jews restart construction on the Temple, the new Persian governor is suspicious. He writes a letter to Darius the king asking him to verify the Jews’ claim that Cyrus had given them permission to build. Darius had already … Continue reading
August 9, 2026 – Zechariah 7 & 8 – Fast of Ab Transformed
When a delegation asks if they should continue to mourn the destruction of Jerusalem by observing the Fast of Ab, the prophet Zechariah receives an answer from God. First He chastises them for not simply following His commandments instead of … Continue reading
July 26, 2026 – Zechariah 6 – The Crowning of Joshua the High Priest
The prophet Zechariah is told to collect silver and gold from certain men and make crowns (or, an “elaborate crown”) and set it on the head of Joshua the High Priest. But this was forbidden according to Jewish law. However, … Continue reading
July 19, 2026 – Zechariah 4 – Vision of the Golden Lampstand
God encourages Zerubbabel and Joshua in the rebuilding of the Temple with a vision of the Golden Lampstand, with pipes filling the lamps with an unending supply of oil without human effort. Zerubbabel and Joshua are again depicted as types … Continue reading