We’ve been talking about “re-digging the wells” of Gospel Swamp, and we’ve been “Preparing for Revival”, and we’ve invited and welcomed “The Master’s Storyteller” to our church. It has all been in an effort to reclaim what God has planted in our area and to rekindle the flames of...
The month of March will afford all of us a wealth of opportunities to invite friends, neighbors, former members, co-workers, family members and perfect strangers to consider a life of Christian discipleship. The opportunities are around us all the time, of course, but with Easter this month and with evangelist...
Aldersgate Renewal Ministries (ARM) is an affiliate organization of the UMC which seeks to revive churches and people across our denomination. One of the local church events that ARM sponsors is called “Lord, Teach Us to Pray” (LTUTP), which FVUMC hosted a few years ago. Pastor Glen and Cyndy have...
As our culture turns more and more away from its Judeo-Christian roots, we who follow Jesus will find ourselves on the outside of the “in crowd.” And that is okay with me. To be honest, the church gets lazy and soft if the culture is friendly and accommodating to it. When...
Our church will be the location for a memorial service for John and Sylvia Stambol’s youngest grandson, Dillan Morris, who died recently of leukemia. The service will be this Saturday, January 23rd at 1:00 PM in the Sanctuary. The family has requested that those attending wear colorful clothing to reflect...
The older I get, the more I realize that I am my harshest critic! Oh sure, I put that critical nature on others, thinking that they are “judging me” when in reality they don’t actually notice my faults, at least not nearly as much as I do myself. If I...
It is difficult not to be depressed about the events going on in the world right now. As I write this, the news is heavy with conflict in the Middle East, refugees fleeing war-torn areas of Syria, and Turkey and Russia considering military options against one another. It is a...
Last month, I wrote about my vision of a church full of mentors. Each member of the church taking one or two others under their wings and mentoring (discipling) them into deeper walks of faith (discipleship). The question naturally arises, “Where do I find people to mentor?” The answer to...
From October 8th through October 16th, Pastor Glen will be on vacation. For the better part of that time, he and Cyndy will be in Texas for their grand-daughter’s 2nd birthday! If you have a need for pastoral care, you can still call Pastor Glen’s cell phone (909-762-9211) and he...
Evangelism is a scary word for some people. Going door to door, talking to people about the 4 Spiritual Laws can be daunting. But evangelism doesn’t have to be like that. In fact, evangelism is really only effective when it flows naturally from who you authentically are. It starts with...