This Sunday, January 8th, we will be observing Epiphany/Baptism of the Lord Sunday. As part of our observance, we will be engaging in the Wesleyan ritual of “Remembering Our Baptism”. To make this interesting, we are encouraging The Fount members to look up the date of their baptisms and come...
November: The Way to Christian Perfection By Kevin M. Watson John Wesley could remember a time before Methodism existed. He witnessed the beginnings of the Methodist movement, where the Holy Spirit moved in powerful, surprising, and at times, even indescribable ways. If at the end of his life, John...
It is probably no surprise to most of us that Americans are becoming more and more ignorant of the Bible. What with fewer and fewer Americans identifying themselves as practicing Christians and the dumbing-down of the Gospel in many churches, plus the growing number of “progressive Christians”, it should not...
What is Progressive Christianity? What is all this talk about “deconstruction”? Should we be concerned about it? What are some of the answers to the questions posed by progressive thinkers? These and many more questions will be addressed in this new online class offered by Pastor Glen this fall. Another...
I subscribe to a daily email news source called “The Stream”, subtitled “Equipping Christians to Think Clearly About the Political, Economic and Moral Issues of Our Day.” I recommend it to you if you would find such a source helpful. Recently, this article appeared in The Stream, and with the...
This Sunday, July 31st, we will be privileged to baptize three children of a family from out of the area, who’s family resides here. It is a way that we stand in for other churches and baptize so that families can come together for the event! So, while the families...
With the lawsuit in Florida brought by 106 United Methodist Churches against their bishop and annual conference, many people have asked, “Should Christians sue other Christians?” And the answer to that is “No”, but also “Maybe”. Paul counsels the Corinthian church: 1 Corinthians 6:1–8 (NRSV) 1 When any of you...
A request was made by a member of The Fount to address the question of assisted suicide. What does the Bible have to say about it? And what does the church teach about it? First, the Bible never uses the word “suicide”, but there are many examples of people who...
Pastor Glen will begin a new, 5-part sermon series this coming Sunday, April 24th. The series is called “Who We Are in Christ” and will cover 5 essential identifying marks of all Jesus-followers. Here is an outline of the series: April 24th: “New Creation” 2 Corinthians 5:17 May 1st: “No...