From the Pastor

We often feel as if Christmas should be all joy and light, and yet our Christmas Eve scriptures begin in places of darkness – deep

As the light on our Advent wreath grows, the scriptures for our Lessons & Carols Service remind us that darkness still lingers in the world

Halfway through Advent we become accustomed to thinking about both the darkness and light of this season, but this Sunday’s scriptures stretch us even further.

Advent derives from the Latin word adventus, which means “coming.”  Prophets, forerunners, and messengers tell of the advent – or coming – of our God

Even after Israel had experienced the vagaries of kings, the people still longed for a true king to set things right. He would have the

“As [Jesus] came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Look, Teacher, what large stones and what large buildings!’” (Mark 13:1). Huge

For all the saints who from their labors rest, Who thee by faith before the world confessed, Thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest. Alleluia!

It’s a big, busy Sunday this week at TLLC! We have Reformation Day and Confirmation for 2 classes of students as they Affirm their Baptisms. So as

When we think of the word “church” something like the picture of our own church building at the top often first springs to mind. On this