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I was told once that a pastor’s only job is “Word and Sacrament.” Fair enough. I mean, that is what they taught us at the Seminary after all. A pastor is called by the congregation to preach Law and Gospel in the Word, to shepherd his flock by the Word, and to properly administer theContinue reading “Word and Sacrament Ministry?”

The first and third Thursdays of every month at Family of God are unlike the other days of the week. The fellowship hall that usually sits people from all over the neighborhood is now host to dozens of mothers and their babies. The sanctuary that serves as a place of spiritual healing during the week,Continue reading “Unprecedented Encouragment”

If you have been in the church long enough, I can just about guarantee that you have been involved in a discussion regarding “worship wars.” Allow me to explain if this is the first time that you have heard this phrase, which I despise by the way. There are groups of progressive Christians that desireContinue reading “Liturgical Power”

When the sun falls behind the old church steeples, the abandoned buildings, and the Ambassador Bridge, Southwest Detroit takes off its mask. It becomes a different neighborhood, controlled by a different entity. It’s a regular Jekyll and Hyde. But among this concrete, tangible darkness, there sits a small church, Family of God Detroit, lit byContinue reading “Why Have You Forsaken Me?”

When Moses and the Israelites cross the Red Sea, they sing a song together (Exodus 15). Because what else is there to do in the middle of the wilderness? Especially when you’ve just witnessed these powerful waters roll back with ease and then crash down on the nightmare that enslaved you and your ancestors forContinue reading “Warzone”