After college graduation I stayed in my college town. I had a good job and so I stayed. I was the only one from my class that did.
My friends packed up and headed home. My degree is in acting so ,for them, their homes were mostly New York, L.A.. I stayed in Dayton, Ohio and fell fast and hard into unhealthy, distructive behavior.

I got tattoos.
I got a black leather biker jacket.
I got lost.

After just a couple of weeks of that, my dad showed up and my appartment door.
He had boxs and he packed them full of all of my things and put them and me in his van.

He took me home.


Sometimes I feel like the city of Detroit has gotten it's tattoos and biker jacket. Sometimes I feel like the city and it's people are lost and forgetting who we are.

Then I think of our Father God who loves us enough to let us fall into disrepair-but not distruction.

Help is on the way.

Hop in- cuz this van is going home.

I will be and Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord God almighty.
2 Cor.6:18

POP QUIZ-Detroit.

Who are the Big Three?

Are you thinking about cars?

Try thinking about Christ.

Now THERE'S at great benifit package!

Check this out:
2 Corinthians 6:18
I will be Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord almighty.


So, how ya like us now "bad economy"?
We are the royalty.
True royalty.
True.

Your Daddy loves you, Detroit and he OWNS this place.
Remember that.

Have you ever gotten a sunburn on a really cloudy day?
Me, too.
Which reminds me that even when we can't see it, the sun is as shinning and powerful on dark days as when it's blazing before our very eyes.
The sun is shinning.
As as a Jesus follower, that's true of the Son as well.
Shine on Detroit. Nothing can take away your beautiful light.