Lakeshore Outreach

Family, This Sunday, as we observe MLK Jr. Sunday, we will consider the significance of Bayard Rustin, a man of great courage and insight who did much to make the soaring dreams of Dr. King a reality. The King Papers … Continue reading January 14, 2020 →

Family, The first full week of 2020 finds the world in a state of great anxiety. The killing of a prominent Iranian general in Iraq by the United States threatens to further destabilize what was already a very precarious situation … Continue reading January 7, 2020 →

Family, The last weekend of the year brought news of violent attacks on participants in a Hanukkah service in Rockford County, New York and a worship service at the West Freeway Church of Christ in White City, Texas. In response … Continue reading Last Week/First Week of The year →

December 2019 Loved Ones, Responsibilities. We all have them. Grandson Henry, who will turn six on Christmas Day, is attuned to this reality. On a recent visit to the SF Zoo to see some reindeer he explained Rudolph’s red-nosed absence … Continue reading A Christmas Letter From the Hopkins Family →

Family, Hope. Peace. Joy. And now we light the Candle of Love. I don’t know why, perhaps it is because two of my grandsons are actively involved, but I can’t recall appreciating the lighting of the Advent Candles as much … Continue reading December 17, 2019 →

Family, Pictured is the Dove of Peace wearing a bullet proof vest and with a target on its chest, given to LABC by Pastor Tanner upon her return from Bethlehem. The Dove of Peace is made from a used tear-gas … Continue reading December 10, 2019 →

Family, We honored the first Sunday of Advent on December 1st by lighting the Candle of Hope and singing the first verse of “When God Is a Child.” Hope is a star that shines in the night, leading us on … Continue reading December 3, 2019 →

Family, Allow me to offer some scattered thoughts as I sit at my desk on the Monday morning before Thanksgiving. I love Thanksgiving Sunday and the energy that surrounds  the filling of the Thanksgiving Baskets. Thank you LABC Hunger Task … Continue reading November 26, 2019 (Thanksgiving Week) →

Family, There is reason to be grateful following this past Sunday’s congregational meeting. We adopted a realistic budget which supports the ongoing ministries of LABC. We elected a good team of officers and leaders for 2020. We have some folks … Continue reading November 19,2019 →

Family, My sermon this Sunday will be my eagerly awaited :) annual stewardship sermon. I will note that the use of time, talent and treasure mattered greatly in the communities the Apostle Paul founded and nurtured even as these matter … Continue reading November 12, 2019 →