God of the City

This version of this song is amazing! As I watched this video over and over - only one thought occurred to me: God is the God of Allen Park and Taylor and Dearborn and Lincoln Park and Southgate and Wyndotte and all of Downriver Detroit. There is no one like our God and there are greater things to be done and yet to come in these cities! I just have the privilege of being a Pastor of Grace Church in Allen Park (www.graceallenpark.com), and HE is not done with us or these cities> The Lord of creation WILL use us to reach these cities and greater things are yet to come.

With that said, I believe that this song can and should be our rally song and HE give us HIS vision! Amen.

Cake

OK – I just realized something. April will be the month of “cake” in the Hunt household. With Abigail’s birthday on the 16th and Kel’s on the 21st – we will have no shortage of cake. I say this after eating a piece of Abbey’s from her party, spotting the cake Kel’s mother made her for hers, and purchasing a ColdStone cake for Kel. Some say the holiday season is the time that people put on weight – I guess for me is will be April because I am a cake (sweet – tooth) fanatic…

Good Friday?

Some people see this as an extra day off of work and school, an extended weekend. We know it is much more than that. As I reflect on my “to do” list today – I am stopping and reflecting on the true meaning of this day. It is ironic that this day is called Good Friday. On one side, it is not good! It is a day that an innocent man died a cruel death 2000 years ago. Then there is the flip side – it is Good because without this day in HIStory, we would not have a broken relationship with the Creator God RESTORED! To the Glory of God – THANK YOU JESUS….

Life

OK - life has been very crazy the last couple of months. Life can be that way. So, I am here to just say a couple of quick words. Right now all my life is getting a quick update; this blog, Facebook, a new apartment to live in, re-focused ministry (I will be updating this very soon - the Lord is opening an exciting door right now), and even Kelly is back to work. The Lord is blessing in soo many ways right now! We are thankful- just as the Apostle Paul tells us we should!

More Faith

OK – because I have not posted in a while I cannot decide what to write. So, I am going to write about faith. The Bible says that faith is the reality of what is hoped for, and the proof of what is not seen. In life we should always hope for the unseen. But when it becomes reality, then it does not take much faith. I have learned in my life that when we experience the seen, it does not take much faith. God desires us to always trust in Him, Who we do not see. When we journey with Christ in this life, we should always take steps of trust in Him. The amazing thing about this life and this journey is that when we think we have things figures out or we take steps that do not require much faith, the Lord calls us out. As the next three months unfold, I will continue to share the last several years of faith and how it is effecting present decisions and how the Lord is showing up in my life in the present. Until then, enjoy the journey…

Hope

OK it has been awhile since I have posted. Life has been extremely busy with seminary, Kelly going back to school to get her nursing degree, and the business of ministry. This past Sunday was also the first Sunday of Advent. Churches all around taught about hope, and the coming hope of the birth of Christ. I think that this is a very fitting topic for our day. It seems like everything is falling apart around us. A short list of the bad stuff is:

The DOW is plummeting
Everybody is looking for a handout from the Government
Jobs that were lost last month were a lot more than expected
Obama is already going back on campaign promises
People cannot afford Christmas
Local governments are in budget crunches

Man, we can get really depressed think about such things. The real kicker of all this is that it is not just the United States suffering from this. This is a world wide event. I hear of people looking toward the government and the stick market for their hope. Is that were we should place it? So I ask you, where is your hope? People who have peace, real peace find their hope in Christ. Lately I have been watching a lot of Fox News and even they do not paint a pretty picture. There is despair in our world. It says in Matthew 6 that we should seek first God’s righteousness and then He will take care of us. We need to seek to be right with the Lord and He will hold us in the palm of His hands.

I do not know about you, but take comfort in this. I will say that I am human and I have had times of uncertainty and also times when I have put too much trust in the wrong places. But, something draws my attention back to Christ and the important things in life. So, I write this from a place of peace knowing that I have a purpose and a place to focus my trust. Do you have peace?

Good Song Sillieness

OK, I have been delying posting this. It looks like I will not be (or Dr. Lou) be running for any public office after you see this.



I hope you have a good laugh at this :)