From The November LifeLine of Lakeshore Pregnancy Center:  11.03.08

Our mission statement provides the direction for this ministry, its focus, and its rationale. It reads:

Lakeshore Pregancy Center is a Christ-centered ministry, responding to those in our communities experiencing an unplanned pregnancy; emphasizing the eternal value of all human life,

 and teaching Biblical sexuality."

     While it is vital to our interests that we intercede for the children being carried by our clients, we have not lost sight of the women and men who come to us with needs far greater than pregnancy, which brings me to my interest in Jesus and John.

     We stand on the front lines of a world that has lost its way and we extend to them a lifeline of hope; an opportunity to hear the Good News.  We purposely seek to communicate the person of Jesus Christ, His relationship to God, and His interest, willingness, and ability to become our clients' perfect advocate-- to become their hope and their Savior.

     In all the Bible, there are but four narratives describing the life and times of Jesus Christ, and of these four, only John seeks to present him as the Son of God who is seeking the lost. He is life and light and most importantly, He is God, and John's role is to present him in such a way as to leave us with no question about His credentials nor His compassion:

"But these [things] are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing, you may have life in his name." (John20:30b-31)

     John presents him as both completely human and completely divine. As God, he has always existed and with God, he has always shared the Godhead. This means that to know Jesus is to know God. But there is more.

His humanity gave him the ability to enter our existence, to walk among us and then to die. He is not distant from our difficulties and discouragements, yet his life is an example of the life well lived in obedience to the Father.

And finally, in taking a human body he sanctified the value of human life, gave that life purpose, and gave it the potential for a legacy larger than itself.  "What is man," writes the Psalmist, " that you are mindful of him and the Son of man that you care for him." (Ps.8:4)

     Ours is a ministry that honors the life of children yet unborn, and the mothers and fathers who must bear the responsibility of caring for them.

     Why not join me for an excursion beyond your wildest imaginations? Month by month we will make our way through this wonderful gospel and explore the unsearchable ways of God, while we unearth the everlasting mercies of His Son.

And that... is the best News our clients can ever receive.

The Vicar