A sermon for Laity Sunday preached on October 18, 2026 by Ray Trygstad, Lay Leader, Wesley United Methodist Church, Naperville, Illinois. The scripture reading before the sermon was Matthew 22:15-22, NRSVUE. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation … Continue reading
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Most vocal musicians are familiar with solfège. This is the do-re-me-fa-so-la-ti-do scale brought to the awareness of the broader world by the “Doe, a Deer” song from the Sound of Music. The world of Scottish Highland bagpipes has its own sung version … Continue reading
A repost from December 22, 2008 The Tale of the Three Little Penguins Once there were three little penguins who decided to leave home and make their way in the world. The first little penguin decided to build his house … Continue reading
A memory of my mom I delivered at her memorial service on August 26, 2018 at Faith Lutheran Church, Vista, California. Let me start by saying I was pretty sure I could stand up here and talk about my mom … Continue reading
A sermon by Rev. Blair Trygstad Stowe and Ray Trygstad Sunday, June 17, 2018 at First United Methodist Church, Ontario, California and at Wesley United Methodist Church, Naperville, Illinois. Variations in delivery before each congregation are noted in the text. … Continue reading
A Sermon by Ray Trygstad At Wesley United Methodist Church, Naperville, Illinois, June 19, 2016. Download as a PDF. Promises. Everybody makes promises. We make promises to ourselves, often on New Years Day: “This year, I’m gonna lose 40 pounds.” … Continue reading
From one of my favorite blogs, Techdirt, here’s a concise breakout of the Lenovo/Superfish/Komodia affair that came out in the media last week: “Last week it came out that Lenovo was installing a bit of software called “Superfish” as a … Continue reading
Folks from WGN came to campus today and talked to me about the Sony hack. You can watch it on the top video at http://wgntv.com/2014/12/17/sony-will-not-release-the-interview-christmas-day/; I come in at about 1:41 … Continue reading
A Sermon by Ray Trygstad At Wesley United Methodist Church, Naperville, Illinois, October 26th, 2014. Download as a PDF. Twenty-two years ago this month, I became a professor. In all that time I have taught many courses in multiple subjects, in … Continue reading
A Sermon by Ray Trygstad At Center Valley United Methodist Church, Chatsworth, Georgia, October 19th, 2014. Download as a PDF. May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord our strength … Continue reading