Greetings Friends! Things are picking up at Glen Mar Church, and everything kicks off this coming Sunday! In previous ponderings, I have written about getting involved in children and youth ministry, but now I invite you to consider participating in praising God through our music programs. Praising God and making a joyful noise are mandatory for worshipping God! Remember Psalm…

Many years ago in the late 1980s, the first year Disciple Bible Study was in existence, I was encouraging a couple of folks to participate in the class that was forming. I urged a certain youngish man to sign up, and with a mischievous grin, he said that if there were Cliff’s Notes on the Bible, he’d do it. He…

Hi Friends, Summertime is almost over, kids and teachers are going back to school, and Youth Group kicks off this coming Sunday, August 24th. I know a lot is going on at home, in the church, and everywhere else these days, but one of the matters on my heart this week is the children. In particular, the children and youth…

Greetings Glen Mar, What does it mean to be a “disciple?” Now, if you answered that a disciple is “a follower of Jesus,” you would be right. However, that definition is just one aspect of what it means to be a disciple. You see, if you think about it, we can be disciples of anything because we can follow anyone…

Dear friends, A few weeks ago I wrote about two miracles; the miracle of the human body and how it heals, and the miracle of Christian community. Since then I’ve had more opportunities to reflect on those things. Dick had knee replacement surgery last week, which I know is a familiar procedure to a whole lot of you. I have…