Dear Glen Mar friends, This Sunday is All Saint’s Day, where we will share in Holy Communion and honor all the saints in our lives. It’s also Second Mile Giving Sunday, where we’ll have the chance to give a little extra to benefit our Capital Fund. Come pray, sing, worship, and light candles at this meaningful service! We’ve been talking…

Dear Glen Mar friends, I wanted to lift up our AWESOME middle school retreat, and all the leaders who made it possible (Pastor Heerak, Tom, Amy, Chad, Sal, Doreen)! I had a blast hanging out with these great youth and teaching them about having faith like Peter (cue roller coaster video). If you or your youth are considering a visit…

Dear Glen Mar friends, I was a big fan of the TV show Cheers when I was in college. One of the characters would come into the bar and people would always shout his name, “Norm!!” The theme song of the show contained the lyrics, “Sometimes you wanna go… where everybody knows your name, and they’re always glad you came……

Dear Glen Mar friends, Lawyers get a bit of a bad wrap in the gospels, because they are always trying to “test” Jesus about one thing or another. But lawyers in real life can be a huge help, and I know very many who are doing Christ’s work every day! When Shakespeare’s character says, in Henry VI, “The first thing…

Dear Glen Mar friends, This week, I’m thinking about baseball, and the great Brooks Robinson, who went to be with the Lord recently. Surely Brooks was among the best to play the position known as “hot corner” — 3rd base — and I suspect was a hero of O’s fans of his era. What I like about Brooks, and any…