New Book Club Starts Today!

The Most Important Place on Earth

Our new book "The Most Important Place on Earth" by Robert Wolgemuth is now available! You can order it from Amazon or pick one up at Gardendale-Mt. Vernon UMC children's department. We are excited to introduce to you and your family this new book! Robert is author of many books including "She calls me daddy" and "Pray with me, Daddy" along with many other books. He has been an author and publisher for over 30 years.

I cannot wait to go through this book with you! It is truly a wonderful experience. Today we are discussing the Introduction. The book's introduction begins with a comparison of this book to a cafeteria line. He says that there is all kinds for "appetizing things you can pick and choose from." In no way are you expected to take everything from the book but you can pick and choose what would work for your family and use that. He also lays out that fromt the title of this book, you can tell it is told froma distinctly Christian perspective. He states that from research for the book, he found studies that say that very little of what we believe is reflected in our lifestyle. That is an alarming statistic!

Our Homes Should Be Like FlyPaper

Wolgemuth says that as a child he remembers visiting his grandparents home in Pennsylvania. He remembers flypaper everywhere in the house. He says our homes should be like the flypaper of the neighborhood. That we should be the home people are drawn to. Children shoudl be drawn to our yard, our neighbors should feel comfortable coming to ask for a cup of sugar, or borrow a couple of eggs. People basically should be able to look at our Christian homes and think "wow, there is something different about that home."

Do our homes represent that in our neighborhoods?

Are we willing to put the time and effort into making our homes reflect Christ?

Join me as we journey through this book to see what exactly a Christian home looks like and why it truly should be "The Most Important Place on Earth."