Lakeshore Outreach

Diversity Month comes to a close this Sunday with a worship service in which our children will play significant roles and a “reckless potluck” to follow. It seems to me that simply to experience a reckless potluck, or to assess … Continue reading October 23, 2012 →

Dear Lakeshore, Karen and I remain grateful to you for your prayers, cards, emails, flowers at the memorial service in Denver and other expressions of caring as we continue to mourn the death of our niece. Your support is a very … Continue reading October 16, 2012 →

Dear Friends, Thank you for your expressions of caring for Karen and me on learning of the death of our niece, Megan Hathaway. Megan was the daughter of Karen’s brother Jeff. She was fourteen years old. Karen and I will travel … Continue reading October 9, 2012 →

An important October occurrence at LABC is our observation of Diversity Month. This year we will honor and consider the “Ages and Stages” of life beginning with a celebration of our senior adults this Sunday. October is also the month … Continue reading October 2, 2012 →

Hi All, I played golf yesterday in the American Baptist Homes of the West Foundation Golf Tournament. The tournament raises funds for ABHOW’s affordable housing programs. Patrick Dawkins, Declan Brown, Ethan and I were the Lakeshore foursome. Pam Claassen was … Continue reading September 25, 2012 →

This is the final Summer 2012 edition of the Midweek Message. Autumn 2012 arrives this Saturday September 22. My prayer is that the autumn will hold peace, joy and health for each of you. With our Jewish neighbors we honor … Continue reading September 18, 2012 →

Today marks the eleventh anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. As we remember the lives that were lost and the courageous response of many, let us also pray for the wisdom and faith … Continue reading September 11, 2012 →

Rod Romney, pastor of Lakeshore from 1963-1980, died this summer at his home in Idaho. Rod’s values and perspectives continue to shape the nature of our ministry. Following his death Rod’s widow, Beverly, sent me a box containing all of his … Continue reading September 4, 2012 →

Greetings to all as August comes to an end, As we gather in worship, and at the Table of Communion, on Labor Day Sunday we will read from one of the most frequently ignored, and least frequently preached from, books … Continue reading August 28, 2012 →

The sermon I am preparing for this Sunday is titled “Considering Our Options,” taken from John 6:56-59. In this text Jesus says something that both his contemporaries, and 21st Century readers of the gospel. find astounding, challenging and confusing. His … Continue reading August 21, 2012 →