Pain. Nobody likes that word. We avoid pain at all costs. If you watch tv for any length of time at all, you will see product after product that will eliminate your pain. You can take the pill to cure...  Read More

"You see it in the whines of a little boy, you see it in the entitlement of the teenager, you see it in the needless argument of the married couple over something unimportant, and you see it in the bi...  Read More

HOPE is real. It is in our Lord! PEACE is a state of the heart, not a situation. When we place our trust firmly in God and His perspective on our lives, we are able to view our lives and evaluate what...  Read More

We all know that we should daily be reading the bible as part of our Christian lives. Along with prayer and worship, reading scripture is necessary. But when you (we) read the scriptures, do we unders...  Read More

"The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth." John 1:14May the strength of God s...  Read More

Greetings Lakeside family. A couple of weeks ago, at our Sunday service, we were looking at the One Anothers. Our scripture was from 1 Peter 4:9 “Show hospitality to one another without grumbling”. I ...  Read More

I recently started reading Psalms 113 as a part of a quiet time devotional. It has served as a good reminder to me that the LORD is worthy of our praise no matter what the circumstances are in my life...  Read More

"With what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you." Matthew 7:2This statement is not some haphazard theory, but it is an eternal law of G...  Read More

Sometimes things in life are not clear to us. This is similar to the heavy fog this morning where I cannot see past our lilac bushes. Now, I know what is beyond the bushes but I can not see it.When we...  Read More

Mark 10:51  And Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” And the blind man said to him, “Rabbi, let me recover my sight.” 52  And Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made yo...  Read More

Struggles with greed, pride, selfishness, anger, arrogance and being judgemental are daily challenges. Asking ourselves "why" - why is this happening, why now, etc can fill our minds with negative tho...  Read More

Greetings Lakeside family,I would like to share some of my thoughts with you today from Romans 12:9-21. Given what is going on in the world today, what do I look like to this world? When they look at ...  Read More