Have you ever experienced the kind of jubilation that led the prodigal son’s father to throw a party? Have you ever been as excited as the shepherd was about finding his lost sheep? Have you ever enjoyed the “gaining of a brother,” as a result of working the reconciliatory steps of Matthew 18?
As a church body, we’ve been talking about reconciliation quite a bit lately. Well actually
Read MoreMay 2023 has been an eventful month for LTCC. Relying on Our Savior, we have both celebrated the life of one beloved pastor and called another to serve for the time being. As I hope you read in last week’s update, we extended a call to Bob Slack of Interim Pastor Ministries (IPM) to serve as our interim pastor. He accepted and will begin his time with us on July 2nd. As I anticipate Bob’s ministry to us, I have been contemplating my response and responsibilities.
Read MoreI was driving up Sumner Tapps Highway this past week, and I noticed our church building standing splendidly on the hill. I thought of all the purposes that our building serves. The Scriptures are quite clear that the church is the people rather than the building, but interestingly doesn’t say much about church buildings outside of the Tabernacle and Temple in the Old Testament. Historically, early Christians met
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