This summer has been one marked with a whole lot of weddings. As a clergy person, I get a front row seat in this extremely important life passage. I read them their vows, wait with nervous grooms in the back hallway, and watch mothers dab away tears in the front ...
Confessions are a great way to start off the new year. You reflect on what you didn't do well, who you disappointed or who you hurt. You confess these truths, to yourself or to God, and hopefully you move on to make decisions that don't repeat the offenses. These are ...
During my travels a couple months ago, I had a conversation with a non-Christian friend of mine. At one point in our conversation he said "You know Scott, it just seems like so many times Christians miss the point." I politely smiled, but admittedly thought to myself "Oh, great, here ...
On Wednesday, the Greenhills School boys soccer team will take on Hamtramck Frontier in the Division 4 state semifinals at Troy Athens High School. It’s familiar territory for the Greenhills program making its third consecutive semifinals appearance. Unlike its previous two trips to the semifinals, however, Greenhills doesn’t have the ...
By Sarah Reeves Helping Hands - a respite night for parents of children with special needs and their siblings - is making its debut at Grace Ann Arbor church. This idea came from an article on AnnArbor.com a few months ago about a similar event at St. Luke Lutheran Church ...
For the Rev. J. Douglas Paterson, it’s a simple matter -- churches should be a welcoming place. And when it comes to the gay and transgendered communities, it should be without judgment. For years, the senior pastor at the First United Methodist Church of Ann Arbor has actively worked to ...
The Vineyard Church of Ann Arbor located at 2275 Platt Rd. in Ann Arbor will be having its annual Fall Festival on Sunday, Oct. 31 from 5-7pm. Free admission! All are welcome, costumes are optional, but nothing scary please. There will be lots of fun activities for the children including ...
There are many student-oriented churches in Ann Arbor, but the New Life Church is about to embark on one of its signature events: The Fall Retreat, which has become a staple of the season for New Lifers. New Life has themed retreats throughout the year taking place at the beginning ...
After agreeing to stay with an elderly neighbor while the neighbor’s family was on vacation, Nickta “Nicki” Sanii gave up an opportunity to take a trip of her own - to the White House Easter Egg Roll- in order to keep her promise. “It was a commitment, I couldn’t (back ...
According to one recent national study, one-third of Americans do not view Easter as a religious celebration. Even more interesting is that 19 percent of Christians do not view Easter that way either! I think that is rather unfortunate - not because I hold to some sectarian faith that “rages ...
Editor's note: This is another in an occasional series of articles on congregations in the Ann Arbor area. The roots of Second Baptist Church of Ann Arbor run almost as deep as the city itself. What is today the city’s largest African-American church, with more than 500 members, began with ...
In addition to abstaining from meat, sweets or some favorite activity, some members of a local church are making a different kind of fast during Lent - one that will help alleviate hunger for others and help the environment. Ann Arbor’s St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church is encouraging its ...
My parents remember their 20s as a time of newly-wed bliss and parenthood. My father wasn’t even legally able to drink alcohol at his own wedding reception. Sure they moved from an apartment to a starter home, but they were “starting” their life together, moving towards the white picket fence ...
Bacon Apple pies have been all the rage the past few years, and I've been meaning to try this flavor combination for while because, as bacon eaters know, everything is better with bacon! (Well, maybe not everything.) Over the past year I've become quite fond of galettes, easy to make ...
Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com AnnArbor.com's partner news site MLive.com is on a quest to find the best barbecue in ......
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