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| Saint John's Church, 576 Concord Road, Glen Mills, PA. 19342 610-459-2994 |
| Welcome to Saint John’s Church. There is a place for you here. To help you find your way around, our web site is organized around our vision statement. Come grow with us! The mission of Saint John’s is to be a welcoming community committed to seeking, serving and growing in Christ. Our vision is to grow with intent. We will maintain intimacy by gathering in groups; reach all generations through fellowship; advance our mission through a vital program of outreach; nurture spiritual growth through worship, music, education and pastoral care; encourage commitment to effective ministry; and support the church through stewardship. |
| From Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend, our worship times on Sundays are 8:00 and 10:00am. |
| July 30, 2010 Dear Friends: The stories in this week’s scripture lessons are difficult ones, that speak of the nature of God’s anger and judgment, as well as what kind of behavior he expects from us Humans. While the story of the destruction of Sodom & Gomorrah (Genesis 19) was traditionally interpreted as a commentary against the wrong “kind” of sex, some scholars today see it as a commentary against the brutal violence that humans, when out of relationship with God, can engage in. The writer to the Colossians (3:1- 11) gives us a list of behaviors to “put away”, namely “fornication, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed”. Jesus (Luke 12: 13-21), trying to give us a reality adjustment regarding our love of money, reminds us, “no matter how much money you store up, you can’t take it with you when you die!” And then there’s the question: “would our God really destroy a whole city because he doesn’t like their behavior?” Or is that just the way the Old Testament writers saw God? So read the lessons ahead of time, and come help me make sense of all this Sunday, the first day of August! Fr. John |