"When the nation gets a cold, Detroit gets the flu, Pastor." So said a businessman in the auto industry. I've learned some lessons from this recession that I'd like to share with you. Remember when Becky and I moved to Detroit in 1999 there were more jobs available than people to fill them. People were…Read more Recession Lessons: Detroitonomics part two
Faith
Driving Out Worry
You will either drive worry out of your life through prayer; or you will allow worry to drive prayer out of your life. “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can…Read more Driving Out Worry
Amazing Grace; Eric Metaxas’ Story of William Wilberforce (part two)
If Christianity is just doctrine it affects us, but Christianity is a person, Jesus Christ, and Christ changes us! Wilberforce loved his enemies as Christ taught us. William Wilberforce’s two great objects The Repression of Slave Trade The Reformation of the Culture This is part two of my posts about from Eric Metaxas' lecture…Read more Amazing Grace; Eric Metaxas’ Story of William Wilberforce (part two)
Amazing Grace, Eric Metaxas’ Story of William Wilberforce
Eric Metaxas, was a presenter last week at Acton University. Eric is the author of the New York Times best seller Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy. It was also named the Book of the Year by the EPCA. He also wrote another one of my favorite biographies about William Wilberforce entitled Amazing Grace. He wrote…Read more Amazing Grace, Eric Metaxas’ Story of William Wilberforce
People bringing Hope in Detroit
I've been in Detroit quite a bit the last couple of weeks and I've witnessed something encouraging, "People bringing Hope." In some ways the city is making a comeback. Small business are opening, restaurants and independent coffee shops staffed by energetic, idealistic and hard working young men and women serve the business owners and their…Read more People bringing Hope in Detroit
Four Lessons from a Pink Slip
Once upon a time a young man, received his pink slip. The government funding was ending for the job he had and enjoyed. The young man had outstanding performance reviews and good relationships. He had also recently married the love his life. With new responsibilities he drove home from the office not frightened but fully…Read more Four Lessons from a Pink Slip
Dream Again – The Vision
Dream Again began one evening in Kolkata, India (Calcutta) following services at the Buntain Church. Mark Buntain had been legendary for his ministry to the poor and marginalized of Kolkata and the nation of India. I had the opportunity to visit the hospital he built, to visit the orphanages, and the home for rescued little…Read more Dream Again – The Vision
Discover God’s Blessings
Discover is a key word around Woodland Church. We discovered that when people discover something for themselves they have ownership of it. It is the reason that when my children would ask what a word meant, we would look it up in the dictionary. They would remember the word, they owned it in a sense.…Read more Discover God’s Blessings
Resolved
My nephew, Phillip was teaching me how to use his bow and arrow last week. He can hit a bullseye. I missed the broadside of a barn. He hit a Coke can. I shot the arrow over the hill. He has finesse. I popped myself hard in the nose when I released the string. He…Read more Resolved
Resolved
My nephew, Phillip was teaching me how to use his bow and arrow last week. He can hit a bullseye. I missed the broadside of a barn. He hit a Coke can. I shot the arrow over the hill. He has finesse. I popped myself hard in the nose when I released the string. He…Read more Resolved
Coram Deo 