Unleavened Brett
Brett’s Friday blog.

Should I Have My Child Baptized?
This question touches a nerve for many because it involves matters of faith, family traditions, & strong feelings. But our

Can a Christian be cremated?
Someone stopped me recently at church to ask whether cremation was acceptable for Christians. It’s a question that’s been asked

Why a church food pantry?
This month, our Open Arms Food Pantry, which has been a blessing to thousands of Downriver families, turns 20 years

New rights & better freedom
The 250th birthday of America this week brings back the bitter childhood memory of being prevented from celebrating the Bicentennial

Is youth ministry really a good thing?
Like many men in ministry, I began in youth ministry. This week marks 40 years since I transitioned from youth

What is God’s calling on fathers?
Since it’s that time of year to recognize fathers, let’s revisit what God actually calls fathers to do–not according to

What’s your hope in?
Fortune magazine quoted billionaire Ross Perot speaking to students at the Harvard Business School in 1989 (before he ran for

How modest are you?
With hot summer weather here, many will be stripping down & showing more skin. Yet Scripture calls believers to a

What can faith do?
The movie “Pearl Harbor” features a scene where President Roosevelt, seated in his wheelchair, gathers his cabinet in the War

What will truly make America great?
This Memorial Day weekend is a good time to think about what our military members served, fought, & died for.

Are aliens among us?
Our government is in the process of reviewing tens of millions of documents about UAPs (formerly known as UFOs) to

Have a less-than-ideal childhood?
Mother’s Day can be a complicated day of mixed emotions for many these days. The ideal traditional first-marriage, two-parent family