Author Archives: Mike Glodo
Dr. Frank Farrell, True Greatness
The following was written to Del and Nancy Belcher upon last week’s death of Nancy’s father, Frank Farrell. Frank and Marjorie “retired” to Orlando where he taught church history and Christian classics at Reformed Theological Seminary’s new campus during its first decade. A … Continue reading
Memorial Homily for Imogene Glodo*
Honesty can be a challenge at a funeral. Truth be told, for some people, it’s hard to come up with a whole lot of good things to say when they’ve died. Funerals have a way of making saints out of … Continue reading
The Gravedigger Digs in Vain
A Graveside Homily for Nettie Imogene Glodo June 10, 2014 It seems that people in all times and all places want to lay their dead to rest in a beautiful place, whether for the scattering of ashes or for burial … Continue reading
You Must Own It Before You Disown It
Following was the address to incoming students at Reformed Theological Seminary Orlando on August 23, 1999. See the postscript for an update on the details. My mother doesn’t live here, but let me tell you about her. She’s 82 years … Continue reading
Movie Notes: Mud
From circa a year ago: After watching Mud at the Enzian last Friday night I officially forgave Reese Witherspoon for her erstwhile C.O.P.S. appearance and Matthew McConnaughy for besmirching the memory of Johnny Cash with his tribute rendition of The … Continue reading
The Son of God: Seeing vs. Hearing
The pending release of the film Son of God reminded me of what I wrote back in 2004 with the release of Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ. Which also reminded me of the large scale recruitment of church … Continue reading
One Baptism, NIB
One Baptism – “NIB” Mike Glodo[1] Have you ever been perplexed by “netspeak?” The world wide web has introduced a flood of new vocabulary, especially acronyms – www, http, aol, ftp. Instant- and text-messaging possess a language practically their own … Continue reading