We Need YOU! Dear Church Family, Do y’all remember back in the day when we would have a work day at the church to clean and beautify the building and grounds? Well, in a similar effort, I’d like [...]

The Sanctuary Dear Church Family, These are exciting days at Lakeside! I am looking forward to having a new preschool wing and a new look in our sanctuary. And thank you for those who have given and prayed [...]

The Tabernacle Dear Church Family, We are about to see some movement on our preschool renovation, so please be patient with us as we shuffle classrooms here and there for the next few months. This project will have [...]

In the Ascension and Resurrection Dear Church Family, I just want to thank you all for your prayers while I was out. I sure do love my church family! Also, I want to thank all of you who [...]

We Need Each Other Perhaps because of our American tendency to be individualistic, and especially our Texan tendency to go ruggedly on our own, we forget that we need each other. Our need for one another is and [...]

Stringing Pearls Dear Church Family, Please pray for our students as they gather for DNOW in a couple of weeks. Pray for Pastor Paul Pakebusch and his leaders as they guide them. Thank you for your investment in this [...]

The Lord is My Shepherd Dear Church Family,I shared this at a funeral this weekend and thought it might bless you:The Lord is my Shepherd. That's a relationship.I shall not want -- that’s supplyHe maketh me to lie down in [...]

The Reason We Are Forgiven Dear Church Family, Hope this devotional thought blesses you— Did you know Jesus does not forgive us because we confess our sins? That's a confusion of 1 John 1.9. John writes that if we [...]

Hospitality is the New Apologetics Dear Church Family, My friend Gary Stidham was in the Baptist Student Ministry at UTA for many years and is now a professor at Southwestern Seminary. He led his students to lead hundreds [...]

The Forgiven Family of God Dear Church Family, As we get ready for a new semester of discipleship here at Lakeside, I pray for you all as you seek God’s leadership in your next steps. Hope you’ve had [...]