This past Saturday, November 11th, the California-Pacific Annual Conference met in a special called session. The agenda was short: (1) Approve a budget for 2024, and (2) Vote on churches seeking to disaffiliate from the UMC. The Fount was not one of the churches voted on for disaffiliation. Because the...
We are nearing the half-way point of our 40 Days of Prayer, and this week (on Saturday) is the Special Called session of our Annual Conference for the purpose of voting on churches seeking disaffiliation. The Fount will not be on the list of churches to be voted on, because...
As we come to another Halloween, I want to make some observations. I have never really liked Halloween, even as a kid (the abundance of candy notwithstanding), but we go along with the traditions of passing out candy to “Trick or Treaters” and putting up fall decorations. And as for...
As I was praying about what to write this blog on, the word “grace” came to my mind. God gave us the free gift of life through His grace. Ephesians 2:8-9 says, “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is...
Beginning next Sunday, October 22nd, I am calling The Fount to 40 Days of Prayer. I’ll be preaching a series of sermons and sending out daily “Prayer Prompts” by email, encouraging the congregation to be in concentrated prayer for the future of our church. We are entering into a very...
Yesterday, Sunday, October 8th, I preached a sermon titled “Oh No He Di’n’t!”, having the congregation shout out the title whenever I said something that Jesus clearly did not say. It was fun, because it gave us the opportunity to play a little. But the problem is not fun; it...
This week, I want to share a post from the Colson Center for Christian Worldview, written by John Stonestreet and Kasey Leander. It is about the mess our culture is in, trying to deal with the “transgender” issue. Or, actually, how our culture is totally messing up the matter! I...
Luke 10:27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” There was a time, not too long ago, when people knew their neighbors. People walked the block...
In this season in which The Fount is seeking to disaffiliate (leave) The United Methodist Church, due to the unwillingness of parts of the church, including many of its episcopal and clergy leaders, to uphold its own rules, it can be very trying to trust God. Because there are so...
Today is the twenty-second anniversary of the terrorist attacks on our country, which we ominously name “9/11”. It is a somber time for America, and for those of us who remember, a time that can become a source of anger. Many will post memes on social media, and banners that...