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Pastors Ponderings – Happy Father’s Day

Pastor's Ponderings
Dear Glen Mar friends, Happy Father’s Day (a little early). There are many ways to celebrate dads this weekend and to celebrate that in God, we have a perfect parent who loves us, sacrifices for us, and teaches us how to serve. It’s also a great way to honor Juneteenth, and the freedom Christ desires for all people. Friday night…
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Pastors Pondering – Holy Boldness: Doing and Giving

Pastor's Ponderings
Dear Glen Mar friends, I’m thankful for the “Holy Boldness” of Glen Mar church as we seek to follow Jesus Christ! “Holy Boldness” looks like confirmation class. It looks like mission and serve trips to Hurley, Virginia and Baltimore. It looks like showing the love of Christ to all people at the Pride events in DC this weekend, or writing…
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Pastors Pondering – Where to Watch Ordination and a Note about Pledges

Pastor's Ponderings
Commitment Sunday, ordination, ordination service, pledges
Dear Glen Mar friends, I forgot to tell you that the Ordination Service will be livestreamed tonight at 6 pm at the Baltimore Washington Conference website. www.bwcumc.org God bless all our new pastors and ordinands, and especially Pastor Heerak! Also, our finance folks reminded me that for our Commitment Sunday, if you want to keep your pledge the same, you…
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Pastors Pondering -Pentecost, Confirmation, Commitment

Pastor's Ponderings
Annual Conference, Commitment Sunday, confirmation, National Gun Violence Day, Pentecost, preventing gun violence, Wear Orange Weekend
Dear Glen Mar friends, This Sunday is Commitment Sunday, where we will affirm our commitments to follow Jesus through our ministries at Glen Mar UMC. I hope you’ve had the chance to review our Mission Possible updated brochure and have joined me in the prayerful willingness prayer: “God, how do you want to use me and that which you have…
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Pastors Pondering -Weeping in Ramah

Pastor's Ponderings
elementary school tragedy, Everytown, Isaiah 58:12, Jeremiah 31:15, Moms Demand Action, preventing gun violence, Romans 12:21, Texas, tragedy
Dear Glen Mar friends I am feeling heartbroken and sick today following the mass shooting at the elementary school yesterday. I am thinking about Jeremiah 31:15, “Thus says the Lord: A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children…”.  I know you join me in deep and fervent prayer for the families of those…
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