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Pastor’s Ponderings – Less is More

Pastor's Ponderings
Greetings, Glen Mar! We continue in the Lenten series on the Desert Mothers and Fathers this week, and we are going to talk about a touchy topic: possessions. Specifically, we will examine when our possessions end up possessing us, or in other biblical words: when they become idols in our lives. What is an idol? To think about biblical idols,…
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This Just In: March 8, 2026

This Just In
There’s always something happening at Glen Mar. SPOTLIGHT MINISTRIES: Summer Mission Trips – The summer mission trips are right around the corner! There are opportunities to serve in North Carolina and Baltimore. Register ASAP! Praise Band Open Jam Session – Sunday, April 19, 12:15 pm. Do you play an instrument or sing? Come join us at our Open Jam Session…
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Pastor’s Ponderings – Listening in the Silence

Pastor's Ponderings
Greetings Glen Mar, While many of us struggle with being quiet, the Desert Mothers and Fathers believed that silence was a discipline that makes space for God to be present. Abba Poemen once said, “The victory over all the afflictions that befall you is to keep silence.” He also said, “If you keep silent, you will have peace wherever you…
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This Just In: March 1, 2026

This Just In
There’s always something happening at Glen Mar. SPOTLIGHT MINISTRIES: VBS 2026 Rainforest Falls – Registration for Rainforest Falls VBS opens on March first for kids and volunteers! Join us July 13-17th for a week of adventure exploring what it means to be rooted in a relationship with God. An extended option is also available for kids who need a full-day…
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Pastor’s Ponderings – Transformation Through Surrender

Pastor's Ponderings
Greetings Glen Mar, While Lent is just beginning, we now enter our second week of the Lectio365 Lenten series, The Desert Mothers and Fathers. This week, we turn to “the Desert as a Place of Spiritual Testing” and how the desert can intensify our hunger for holiness. Consider this saying from the desert monastics: A brother who was obsessed by…
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