As The Fount continues its quest to disaffiliate (leave) The United Methodist Church (UMC) denomination, the one major sticking point is what is called the “trust clause.” This clause is (purportedly) inserted into every property deed that local United Methodist churches hold. It says, in essence, that the real property...
I subscribe to Breakpoint of the Colson Center. Every day, Breakpoint provides commentary that helps me be a better Christian and a better citizen of the United States. I recommend it highly. Click on the link below to subscribe. Some years ago, Chuck Colson wrote the following on Memorial Day,...
It’s hard to believe but this is the Seaver’s 9th year at The Fount. With exciting new things on the horizon I often spend time thinking about what’s come before. In our time here new programs often started with so much hope and promise. Fifteen families at a Spiritual Parenting...
“Justice” is a word that is used quite frequently these days, including in the church. Which is fine, because justice is a biblical word. However, the way the word is used in many cases, especially today, is only faintly related to its biblical usage. Too often, justice is used today...
No, I am not misspelling the word NEED! N.E.A.D. is an abbreviation that has become very significant to Cyndy and me since she was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer (MBC) last September. It stands for “No Evidence of Active Disease”. It is what they used to call “complete...
Recently I have become aware that the blessings in my life have been getting much more of my attention than my God who provided them. It’s not that I have not been grateful to him, it’s just that his presence seemed distant because he had not been getting the priority...
This week I am taking some long-overdo vacation time. I’m not going anywhere, so I guess it is called a “stay-cation”! Sometime in January I realized that I had a lot of unused vacation time that I needed to take before the end of June, so I scheduled this 9-day...
On this Monday after Easter, I want to share with you a classic (in a modern sense) “song” that came out in 2001 by the late Carmen (born Carman Licciardello) called “The Champion”. It is worth experiencing again as it tells the Easter story in very dramatic fashion. I hope...
I wanted to bring The Fount Family up to date on our efforts to disaffiliate from The United Methodist Church. This process began officially when the Church Conference voted unanimously to disaffiliate back on October 19, 2022. It is now April, 2023, and the property appraisal has been done. But...
I read “Breaking Point” from the Colson Center frequently. Recently, the blog featured the topic of fathers, which I found very helpful! Instead of putting it into my own words, and to help you to subscribe to the blog (if you want to), I m going to link directly to...