Good afternoon to The Fount Family, and Happy Monday, I decided to do this blog post on the verse of the day from the Bible App. It comes from Romans 12:10- “love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor.” This verse sounds so simple to do,...
Next week, Cyndy’s and my family will be taking care of an important element of life: saying “goodbye” to a loved one. We humans need closure, and we need to properly and ritually say “goodbye” to someone we love who has died. Three years ago, Cyndy’s brother, Don Brainerd, died...
Growing up as a 3rd generation pastor’s kid. I have seen, experienced, and critiqued what it means to be a Christian. I’ve worshiped in a conservative Korean setting where sticking to the rules and having good behavior was the model of a good Christian. I’ve also served and led in...
On Wednesday, February 14th (Ash Wednesday), we will be joining with other congregations on campus to observe the beginning of the season of Lent. Our Ash Wednesday Worship will include writing our sins on slips of paper and nailing them to the cross. Then, we will burn those slips of...
51 years ago today, on January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court of the United States made a horrendous mistake in declaring a “constitutional right” that is no where in the Constitution. Under the guise of “privacy”, the court ruled that a woman had a “right” to kill her unborn baby,...
This Sunday, January 21, 2024, is Sanctity of Human Life Sunday, a day when we celebrate the sacredness of all human life, born and unborn. Come and worship with your church family as we lift up the sanctity of all human life!
If you’ve been in church for a while, you’re probably pretty familiar with the phrase “In the name of the Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit”. Those words are used in several different contexts, but we probably hear them most when seeing someone be baptized. Our mission statement at...
January 15th in observance of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr.
It is my intention to retire from active ministry this coming June 30, 2024. Wow! I can’t believe I just wrote that! And yet, there it is. I’m going to retire in six months, the Lord willing and the creek don’t rise! We’ve been through a lot in the past...
All Professing Members of The Fount are invited to attend our annual Church Conference on Sunday, January 21, 2024, at 11:00 AM. The South District Superintendent, Rev. Sandy Olewine, will be with us to preside over this meeting. All Professing Members of The Fount are entitled to attend and vote....