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Pastor’s Ponderings – Groundhog Day

Pastor's Ponderings
Dear Glen Mar friends, As February begins, I’m reminded of the movie Groundhog Day (where reporter Bill Murray repeats the same day – Groundhog Day over and over). Sometimes our life can feel like that . . . and certainly the horrific news from Memphis and Monterey leads to the lament “O Lord, How Long?” We are so weary of…
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Pastor’s Ponderings – Whistle While You Plow

Pastor's Ponderings
Dear Glen Mar friends, When I was little, we’d go to my Papaw’s house in Southwestern Virginia for holidays, to be with my dad’s family. They come from a long line of Georgia red dirt poor farmers, and the stories that I hear about my forebears are a lot about the hardship they faced. It had to be difficult to…
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Pastor’s Ponderings – Singing a New Song

Pastor's Ponderings

Dear Glen Mar friends,
There’s a saying that someone who sings, prays twice. Music elevates our praise and helps communicate in a different, often deeper way. Music and singing have been part of what it means to praise God since the earliest days of the Hebrew people, and through the present day of the Christian tradition.

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Pastor’s Ponderings – Let the Son-Shine In!

Pastor's Ponderings

Dear Glen Mar friends,
Happy New Year!! I’m so grateful for everyone’s prayers and support for my family following my mom’s health issues. She was suddenly diagnosed with colon cancer somewhat out of the blue, and had surgery to remove it. I went to be with her to assist in her recovery. She’s much better now and I’m very glad to be “back in the saddle.”

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