Hey Glen Mar! Just this past week, I had the privilege of standing with another person who decided to join and make Glen Mar Church home. Each time folks join the church, they are asked a familiar question: Will you faithfully participate in the ministries of the church by your prayers, your presence, your gifts, your service, and your witness?…

Hey Glen Mar! I hope you had a great first week of August and are winding down your summertime sojourns while looking forward to fall festivities! In the same travel spirit that Pastor Lee and I have been riffing on these last couple of weeks, I would love to share a thought from our family vacation to Assateague Island this…

This week, my family and I spent several days in New England. Every year during the last week of July, pastors who graduated from the Methodist seminary in Korea and now serve throughout the eastern United States gather with their families for an annual retreat. Once again, we had the joy of reconnecting with familiar faces, catching up on one…

Hey Glen Mar, This past week, our family made our first trip to Fenway Park in Boston to watch the Orioles take on the Red Sox at America’s oldest MLB Ballpark. As a lifelong baseball fan, I have wanted to visit Fenway my whole life, so finally seeing the Pesky Pole and the Green Monster in person was a joy.…

Every person has a name. In a sense, to meet someone is to meet their name. A name is not merely a label; it is the person. Within a name dwell that person’s life and story, their joys and sorrows, and the delicate work of God who has shaped them. For that reason, knowing someone’s name is much more than…