The Patterson House
Every home in Lakeshore Mississippi suffered major damage from hurricane Katrina. Many of these homes no longer exist. Others can be salvaged by gutting the building and using…
Stephen Ake
My friend, Stephen Ake, made his sixth trip to Lakeshore last week. Stephen serves as a member of Grace Bible Church in Canton GA. I received a blessing…
A Typical Day
Six months after the storm we still see no end to the clean-up and recovery efforts. I must admit my human frailty. At times we feel the strong…
Rolling Hills Church
We have met so many wonderful people from churches all across the country. I hate to call favorites, but I must admit a certain affinity toward the kids…
Reformed Architecture
The other day I pulled several quotes from architect Daniel Lee. As Lakeshore Baptist Church looks forward to rebuilding our storm flattened buildings, I wanted to reflect on…
Masculine Church Architecture
Before the storm, my weekly routine included listening to the White Horse Inn. Hosted by Michael Horton, Rod Rosenbladt, Kim Riddlebarger and Ken Jones, the show features a…
Christian Architecture
This week as I began thinking about church architecture, I mentioned architect Daniel Lee. He observed, “What I sense and see in my own involvement in the religious…
21st Century Church Architecture
Leonard Sweet gives Ten Commandments of Architecture for the Postmodern Church in his article, “Church Architecture for the 21st Century.” Overlooking my discomfort with his use of the…
Thinking about church architecture
When hurricane Katrina slammed into the gulf coast, Lakeshore took the brunt of the winds and a massive storm surge. People have asked us, “was your church destroyed?”…
A visitor’s letter
Living and ministering in a disaster area affords me the opportunity to meet people from across the country on a daily basis. Last night we had people from…
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