Dear Glen Mar friends, It’s a different pastor pondering this week, as Pastor Mandy and Eric are celebrating their 30th anniversary with a cruise. I was reading an article recently that spoke about people’s openness to hearing the message of Christmas. The writer noted that, overly commercial or not, our faith story is front and center in popular culture through…

Dear Glen Mar friends, I hope you’ll join us for our 70th birthday celebration this Sunday! Pastor Emeritus Andy Lunt will be our main preacher of the day, and we will have a great time of praising God, growing disciples and serving the world together! If you missed my sermon on Sunday, folks have been wanting a link they could…

Dear Glen Mar friends,  I hope you’ll join us this weekend as we hear again the Gospel, good news for all people, and learn about how to “render unto God the things that are God’s.” Did you know that the Roman Empire had one concept of “gratitude” and that Jesus had another? Come be reminded of who we are and…

Dear Glen Mar friends, This weekend, we’ll have our 8th annual Jewels for Hope sale on Saturday! Come on out and buy some wonderful treasures for a terrific cause! And on Sunday, we have All Saint’s Sunday, Holy Communion, and the start of a worship series on thankfulness called “Bless this Mess.” Y’all come! (And don’t forget to set your…

Dear Glen Mar friends, Early voting starts this week for this year’s election and I know, no matter your politics, you are probably viewing this event with some anxious feelings. Our Bishop shared an eloquent email about this that I wanted to share with you. It can be found here. I join her in encouraging all voters who are eligible…