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Voices of Faith Blog
Welcome to the Voices of Faith Blog from Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Brighton, MI - your source for uplifting Christian content, motivational messages from our pastor, stories of community service, and personal faith reflections from our church family. Whether you're deepening your walk with Christ or exploring your faith, we hope these posts encourage and inspire you.
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Agreeing to Disagree - A Lesson from Acts 15
Over the past twelve weeks, I’ve had the privilege of co-leading an in-depth Bible study on the Book of Acts at the Presbyterian Church in Milford. As we studied the remarkable growth of the early church, one chapter in particular that stood out to me was Acts 15. It’s a remarkable story about conflict, compromise, and ultimately, Christian unity. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgive each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Ephesians 4:32 In Acts 15, the ea

Craig Johnson
Nov 2, 2025


Thank You for Supporting Cristo Rey Community Center!
Donation Drive a Success — Thank You! We are thrilled to share that Lord of Life’s donation drive for Cristo Rey Community Center in Lansing was a great success! Thanks to your incredible generosity, we were able to collect and deliver a wide variety of much-needed items including clothing, household goods, and hygiene products. The donations have been successfully dropped off, and the team at Cristo Rey was deeply appreciative. Your contributions are already making a differe

Michelle LeFeve
Sep 17, 2025


The Exalted State of Servanthood
Martin Luther, the author of the Reformation which we celebrate the end of October, wrote, “A Christian is a perfectly free lord of all, subject to none. A Christian is a perfectly dutiful servant of all, subject to all.” Perhaps those two sentences appear at first to be contradictory. What Luther was trying to help us understand is that we, as Christians, are called to freedom from an obligation to serve, but that we are called to the freedom to serve joyfully. This call to
Ronald J. Chewning
Sep 2, 2025


A Heartfelt Success: LOL Church Supports LESA’s Backpacks for Kids Program
Livingston Educational Service Agency's Backpacks for Kids Drop off Center This back-to-school season, the congregation at Lord of Life Lutheran Church demonstrated serving others the way Christ calls us to— coming together to support children and families throughout Livingston County through the Livingston Educational Service Agency’s (LESA) Backpacks for Kids program. In mid-July through July 27, Lord of Life collected donations for school supplies, encouraging members and

Colleen Hedblad
Aug 8, 2025


Serving with Love: LOL Youth Group’s Day of Caring 2025
At Lord of Life Church, we believe that serving others is one of the clearest ways to reflect the love of Jesus Christ. On Day of Caring 2025 in Livingston County, we had the opportunity to put our faith into action—our Lord of Life youth group team worked together to meet the practical needs of a local homeowner and share Christ’s compassion in tangible ways. Lord of Life Church Youth Group with Homeowner at Day of Caring 2025 Guided by Colossians 3:23— "Whatever you do, wo

Michelle LeFeve
Aug 6, 2025
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