Lakeshore Outreach

The central Scripture in our worship on May 22 will be 1 Peter 2: 2-10. In this text Peter “appropriates for his audience a number of historic designations associated with Israel.” (Joel B. Green)  He tells his community that they … Continue reading May 16, 2011 →

This Sunday, May 15, we continue to read from the first letter of Peter, a letter written to the second generation of the followers of Jesus in northern Asia Minor and the northern Mediterranean. The central Scripture in our worship … Continue reading May 9, 2011 →

Thank you for your thoughts and prayers for me on my trip to Kentucky.  I report on my journey in the Transmitter that is being mailed on Thursday.  As my plane was rolling to the gate at Oakland International Airport … Continue reading May 2, 2011 →

Eastertide Greetings to all.  Thanks to everyone who helped make our Easter celebration so meaningful. Our faith lives and thrives in community.  That being said I am saddened to report the death of Harold Cotton on April 25.  Harold helped … Continue reading April 26, 2011 →

Holy Week 2011.  Tonight (Tuesday) we will gather around the tables in the Family Room and consider the events of that Tuesday long ago when Jesus debated with his detractors, when he taught his followers to “render unto Caesar the … Continue reading April 19, 2011 →

Today is the Sesquicentennial of the beginning of the Civil War.  On April 12, 1861 the Confederacy attacked fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina.   What followed was a war that would cost 600,000 lives.  What remains is the question … Continue reading April 12, 2011 →

The Midweek Message is being sent on Monday this week as I will be making a quick trip to Washington DC (leaving Tuesday/returning Thursday) for a formative meeting of the PICO (People Improving Communities through Organizing) National Clergy Caucus. I … Continue reading April 4, 2011 →

The central Scripture in our worship on April 3 (Communion Sunday) will be John 19: 23-30. We will pay particular attention to the fifth of Jesus’ seven sayings from the cross, "I thirst." With these two short words Jesus connects … Continue reading March 29, 2011 →

In recent weeks a good number of our members have faced the death or serious illness of a pet. Just yesterday Karen and I learned that one of our beloved dogs, Hudson, has intestinal lymphoma. Thus I have been thinking … Continue reading February 22, 2011 →

It is the day after Valentines Day. I still have a couple of love quotes on my desk so allow me to share the love. “The first duty of love is to listen.”  Paul Tillich’ “Whole books have been written … Continue reading February 15, 2011 →