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 7 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
May 18, 2025 – Isaiah 22 – Eliakim, Messiah and the Key of David
An oracle by the prophet Isaiah – before his murder by King Manasseh – describes the rise of a man named Shebna who usurped the position of chamberlain from another man named Eliakim. But Isaiah leaves his prediction of Shebna’s … Continue reading
May 11, 2025 – 2 Chronicles 33 – Manasseh’s Evil Reign
Manasseh had the longest and worst reign of any king of Judah. This evil king reinstituted idolatry, and imposed a cruel tyranny on the people. But when he was captured and tortured by the Assyrians, he repented, and God accepted … Continue reading
April 27, 2025 – 2 Kings 20 – Hezekiah’s Illness and Healing
While threatened by Assyria, King Hezekiah falls ill, and God tells him he’s going to die. He cries out to God, and God heals him and gives in 15 more years to live, confirming it with a miraculous sign. Unfortunately, … Continue reading
April 20, 2025 – 2 Kings 19 – Hezekiah’s Prayer and the Miraculous Defeat of Assyria
When the Assyrian King Sennacherib invades Judah and threatens Jerusalem, Judah’s King Hezekiah “spreads out” his troubles before the Lord in the Temple. God responds by sending the prophet Isaiah to comfort the king with assurances that the enemy would … Continue reading
April 13, 2025 – 2 Kings 17 – Israel’s Exile to Assyria
King Hoshea of Israel stops sending his tribute money to Assyria, plotting with Egypt to rebel. Assyria imprisons Hoshea and lays siege to Samaria, defeating them after three years. After 200 years of idolatrous worship of the golden calves, the … Continue reading
March 16, 2025 – 2 Chronicles 31 – Hezekiah’s Broader Reforms
The celebration of Passover inspired the people to spontaneously go throughout Judah and even into parts of the northern kingdom and tear down idolatrous altars and images. It also produced a spirit of giving. Then the courses of priests by … Continue reading
March 9, 2025 – 2 Chronicles 30 – Hezekiah Re-establshes Passover
Once the Temple and Jerusalem had been cleared of idolatry, and the priests and Levites restored to their proper functions, Hezekiah invites the people of Judah and also those who are able in the northern kingdom to travel to Jerusalem … Continue reading