TLC Connections Pastor’s Letter April 14, 2024

How do crocodiles say I love you? When my Hush was young, he loved hearing the story of how crocodiles say I love you. The book went through a series of animals and how they said I love you. Crocodiles blow bubbles. True story. The mating dance of a crocodile includes a steady stream of

April Trinity Times Pastor’s Letter

Spring is upon us!  This season bursts upon us with signs of new life, the sound of babies of every variety, and the return of longer days and glorious light dispersing the darkness.  We have just celebrated the festival of Easter with shouts of proclamation that Jesus Christ is Risen from the dead!  Jesus was

TLC Connections Pastors Letter, Palm Sunday 2024

Palms & Victory What causes you to ‘sing for joy’? The following things cause me to ‘sing for joy’ – the sound of a beloved child’s laughter, watching my beautiful Dane run zoomies across a wide-open field, holding hands with my husband, enjoying time with my adult children, gathering for worship with my family in

TLC Connections Pastor’s Letter for March 17, 2024

‘Kiss me I’m Irish’. ‘Lucky Charms’. Leprechauns and pots of gold at the end of rainbows, shamrocks, and even snakes all come to mind as I prepare for this coming Sunday, March 17th. Why? It is St. Patrick’s Day! Ironically, it will be celebrated with great gusto by people who are not Irish or even

TLC Connections Pastor’s Letter for March 10, 2024

My devotion in the Brooks Bulletin last week was entitled, “Comfort Food”. I am amazed at how many people have contacted me this week to talk further about comfort food. I had identified Jesus, Himself, the Living Bread from heaven as our ‘comfort food’ and this image resonated with people it seems.  I had no

TLC Connections Pastor’s Letter for March 3, 2024

‘The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom’ shall I fear?’ Psalm 27 is David’s powerful, triumphant Song of Confidence. The Lord is my LIGHT. What does that mean exactly? For David? For you and me? As we continue our Lenten series this Sunday, Promised Treasures, we will move from ‘salt’, and ‘water’, to

Trinity Times Pastor’s Letter March 2024

“Wherever you go, there you are.” Dear family of faith, the quote above is from one of my favourite philosophers. Do you recognize the author of such wisdom?  Winnie the Pooh! I guess A.A. Milne, the writer of all the stories in The Hundred Acre Wood, is more accurate. I have treasured this quote, so

TLC Connections February 17, 2024 Pastor’s Blog

Calling all pickle lovers! How do you like your pickles? Sweet? Dill? Bread and butter? Salty? My grandmother taught me how to ‘pickle’ cucumbers, beets, beans, onions, and carrots. I grew up being her helper and then in later years when we had a large garden, she became my helper. I loved the hours we

TLC Connections Pastor’s Letter February 11, 2024

There is a large hill at Southern Alberta Bible Camp near Lomond. On the hill, a huge cross stands solid, like a beacon over the camp. One of the highlights of over 25 years of Confirmation retreats is meeting at that cross early in the morning for time together in God’s Word. Rarely must we

TLC Connections February 4, 2024 Pastor’s Letter

“He (God) determines the number of the stars; He gives to all of them their names.” Psalm 147:4 It is estimated that there are over 1 septillion stars in our universe! That is a really big number, it is a 1 with 24 zeroes behind it and I cannot wrap my brain around how many