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THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE Jan. 27 – Feb. 2, 2010 Page B-7
If you really listen, you can hear
Lifting Detroit to God
When the world appears to “History reveals that when op- that churches are coming to-
By Minister Mary Edwards
how I was doing. When I told her I had just
had another argument with my mother-in-
be going to hell, Detroiters are pression and depression is great gether in the unity of the faith.
reaching to heaven. Daily at and people cried out to God, He
It’s painful. But I’ve come to the sorry
law, her off-the-wall response was, “Keep
Faith in God.”
noon hundreds join Pastor Ovella always responded. Prayer chang-
conclusion that far too many people just
up the good work.”
Andreas as she and local clergy es things and without change
Pastor Ovella is committed
don’t listen. I mean really listen. Another
Duh. pray for Detroit. Her radio show, there can be no improvement.”
to bringing encouragement and
large number of people only half listen.
Then I was watching the latest Tyler
“The Best of Detroit Gospel,”
“The Best of Detroit Gospel”
resource information to her lis-
It was during a telephone conversation
Perry movie, “I Can Do Bad All By Myself.”
takes time out every day at noon
features ‘All Detroit, all the time.’
teners daily. She says “Detroit
that I came to this realization.
The song Pastor Marvin Winans sang,
to pray.
I have a passion for our city, es-
is hurting and God has given me
I was speaking with
“You Just Don’t Wanna
“While the city council and pecially our great local artists
the noon hour on the air to pro-
someone who had a
Know,” confirmed my
the city leaders in government who don’t get enough air play. vide a place where Detroit can be
mutual friend. She hadn’t
supposition.
are working on solutions, were We also feature local pastors uplifted and inspired.”
seen this friend in a long
Here is an excerpt from
involved also by praying for an- and their ministries. There are
time. When I told her that
the song:
swers,” she said. “It’s a corpo- so many great churches provid-
To submit your pastor or a
she had a debilitating
rate work that must be covered ing wonderful aid to the citizens
local artist to be featured, send
condition, her response
“I hurt so many nights. on all levels. We ask Detroit not in our community. Each week
email to thebestofdetroitgospel@
was “Praise the Lord.” I
Cried so many hours. just to listen to the broadcast, we highlight the ‘Best of Detroit
netscape.com. “The Best of De-
couldn’t believe my ears.
Trying to make it right. but to close their eyes and bow Gospel” pastor of the week and troit Gospel” airs daily at noon
Just didn’t have the their heads to unite in prayer what his church provides to our on 1440 a.m. and streams at
“Did you hear what
power. You ignored all of every day at noon” city. We want Detroit to know www.1440wdrj.com.
I just said?” I asked in
my tears. In hopes they’d
a state of shock and re-
disappear. I tried to let
peated what I had said.
it show. But I guess you
She responded in an em-
just don’t wanna know.”
barrassing tone of voice,
Arts programs mini-grants applications
“Oh, I’m so sorry. My
People, listen up. Folks
mind was wandering.”
are hurting out here. Pay
deadline approaching
attention.
I’m sure she’s glad
that we were on the tele- Mary Edwards
“Let he who hath an
Mini-grant applications for arts programs are preserve, produce or present traditional or con-
phone and I couldn’t see
ear hear what the Spirit of
now available for Wayne County nonprofit orga- temporary arts.
her face.
the Lord is saying.”
nizations. The application deadline is Feb. 24
The grants are a giving partnership financed
for projects beginning April 1 to Sept. 30.
She wanted our friend’s telephone
Minister Mary Edwards is a former
by the City of Detroit Recreation Department
number. I was reluctant to give it to her,
family life counselor at Joy of Jesus Min- Mini-grants fund up to $4,000 for locally
Arts and Culture Section and the State of Michi-
but I did. Hope when she calls, she has
istries in Detroit. She currently serves
developed, high-quality art projects that pro-
gan through the Michigan Council for Arts and
her hearing aid on!
widows in her Widows With Wisdom orga-
vide special opportunities to address local arts
Cultural Affairs.
nization (www.widowswithwisdom.org).
I was sharing this episode with another
needs and increase public access to the arts.
For more information, visit www.detroitmi.
She can be reached at (313) 330-4490 or
friend and she said, “I have my own story
Mini-grants support a broad range of artistic ex- gov/artsandgrants or call (313) 628-1929 from
edwardsmd@sbcglobal.net.
to tell. The other day someone asked me
pression from all cultures through projects that 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Are there fences in heaven?
By Derek Smith honor.
John 8:23: “And he said
While Christians should
unto them, ‘Ye are from be-
never think themselves holier
neath, I am from above. Ye
than thou, we certainly must
are of this world, I am not of
do our best to display godly
this world.’”
manners at all times. How can
we be viewed as the salt of the
I couldn’t help but overhear Earth while casually dropping
the sister as we both stood on F-bombs, B-bombs, and MF-
line the other day. She caught bombs like everyone else?
my ear when she dropped the This is what God meant when
name of the well known house He said the fountain cannot
of worship she attends. After at the same time successfully
a couple of perfunctory com- produce both bitter water and
ments about her love for God sweet (James 3:11).
and church, this attractive,
well dressed young woman
Brothers and sisters, the
proceeded to cut loose with a
time is short. The need to
passionate litany of salacious
Derek Smith
choose either consistent
salutations concerning the
righteousness or willful sin
compounded when the verbal
lack of financial acumen and
is drawing near. Man cannot
sewage flows from the mouths
sexual prowess of her man
have his feet in the church
of those that identify them-
that were so vulgar it would
while his heart and mouth
selves as Christians.
be unfit for even the roughest
mirrors the behaviors of the
juke joint’s ladies room.
The Bible says that out of
world. When it comes to the
the heart flow the issues of life
Kingdom of God, straddling
Not that it mattered much
(Proverbs 4:23). Because of
the fence will no longer do be-
because I’m fairly sure I’ll
this, a Christian can never be
cause there are no fences in
never see her again, but I
the effective witness for Christ
Heaven.
couldn’t help thinking of how
that Jesus expects while
double-tongued diatribes like
Derek Smith is a freelance
behaving similar to those
this woman’s help to nega-
Christian author, speaker
who publicly display their
tively frame society’s image of
and columnist. He can be
un-Christ-like, anger-filled,
the body of Christ. While soci-
contacted at divine.connec-
cussin’ and fussin’ tirades like
ety’s growing acceptance with
tion@yahoo.com, or P.O. Box
some Satan-approved badge of
public displays of vulgarity is
312296, Detroit, MI 48231.
itself a problem, the issue is
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