The picture that accompanied this article was originally posted to my Facebook page. I was inspired to post it by two events: In October 2014, Acts 2 Enterprise (A2E) hosted an urban conference ...
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MOST Ministries Sewing Teams Go to Costa Rica
In 2012 Mission Opportunities Short Term (MOST) Ministries received our first request for a sewing team to work in Costa Rica. Pastor Edmundo Retana and his wife, Deaconess Betty, were new in ...
Michigan Lutherans Play Crucial Roles in the Making of “The First Rosa” Movie
Last September, Susan Hill, wife of Rev. James Hill (pastor at St. John, Mount Calvary, and Family of God, Detroit), and Kaye Dumas Wolff of Emmanuel, Dearborn experienced the adventure of a ...
Is Compassion a Legitimate Mark of the Church?
As Lutherans, we confess that the true Church is the totality of all believers in Christ and therefore it is invisible. On the other hand, we confess that the visible Church is found wherever ...
Helping Others is Good for Your Health
They say that helping others is good for you. The same holds true for churches. Nativity, St. Charles, was struggling to continue existing, so they asked for help. The Michigan District stepped ...
Concordia University Ann Arbor Honors Veterans with Annual Celebration on November 11
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The seventh annual Concordia University Ann Arbor (CUAA) Veterans Day Celebration will take place Tuesday, Nov. 11 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. on the University’s campus. Festivities ...
Using Hashtags
Hashtags connect conversations on social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Conversations can happen around a single, one-time event, or connect ongoing topics. Creating a hashtag is ...
“Sweatshirt Drop” Benefits Family of God in Detroit
“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality” (Romans 12:12-13, NIV). With this verse, Rev. Ryan Peterson ...
Cultivating Relationships through Community Gardening
Shortly after Memorial Day, St. Paul, Pontiac opened its “Father’s Hands Community Garden.” Several neighbors welcomed the opportunity to grow plants in the garden or take bags of garden soil and ...
The Little Church that Could … and Did
Bethel, Grandville is a small church with an average attendance of around 50 members on any given Sunday; but being small does not mean you cannot reach out to the community, spreading the Word ...
