Lakeshore Outreach

Dear LABC, As always, it is good to walk the road of Advent with you. This Sunday, the third Sunday of Advent, we will light the Candle of Joy. Fittingly, in three of the Bible readings for this Sunday (Zephaniah, … Continue reading December 11, 2018 →

Having lit the Candle of Peace, our Advent journey continues on December 9 as we light the candle of Peace. Our central biblical text on the second Sunday of Advent will be Luke 3:1-6, Luke’s introduction to the ministry of … Continue reading December 9, 2018 →

Dear LABC, Thank you for your many kind remembrances of my birthday and of Karen and mine’s 40th anniversary. we are blessed to be part of the LABC family. As we prepare for the season of advent, we light the … Continue reading November 27, 2018 →

Dear LABC, In recent weeks I have heard a number participants in the life of our congregation lament the fact that while they felt it was their duty as followers of Jesus to pray for the President of the United … Continue reading A Prayer For the President, 2018 →

“O give thanks to the LORD, for the LORD is good; the LORD’s steadfast love endures forever.” –Psalm 118:1 From Harvard Healthbeat – November kicks off the holiday season with high expectations for a cozy and festive time of year. … Continue reading Thanksgiving Week, 2018 →

Dear LABC, Church Moderator Paige Bence wisely asked Mary Karne to open our November 11 congregational meeting with a prayer. I found her words to be a most meaningful expression of faith. Dear God, As we gather together in your … Continue reading November 13, 2018 →

As Election Day Nears In our republic there is a long history of debate about the proper relationship of church and state, religion and politics, God and government. The cover of the October 10, 2018 Christian Century magazine “Do politics … Continue reading As We Vote →

Dear LABC, It was a week full of violence and threats of violence in the United States. As we pray for the grieving of Pittsburgh and Louisville as well as those shaken by the threat of bombs in the mail … Continue reading October 30, 2018 →

Dear LABC, Thank you for your responses to and questions about my October 20th sermon outlining a faithful response to mental illness. Clearly mental illness touches the lives of many and certainly there is a deep desire that our faith … Continue reading October 23, 2018 →

Dear Family, The official title of my sermon for October 21st is “When Understanding Replaces Fear.”  The title I put on the sign at church is “Mental Illness Is Not a Sin.”  Whatever the best title, I want to talk … Continue reading October 16, 2018 →