God is alive and well and calling all of us.

- Rev. Dr. Glenn M. Wagner

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GOD INCIDENTS:
Real-Life Stories to Strengthen and Restore Your Faith

Rev. Dr. Glenn M. Wagner invites persons who are struggling with belief to reconsider God. Wagner offers honesty, empathy, and inspiration from four decades of global pastoral experience. He shares many different ways that God is made known so that persons who doubt God and those who seek to help them may find new perspectives for living.

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From the very first page, “God-Incidents: Help for the Hurting” made me think about my own life and faith. It made me feel, question, remember, re-examine and look within. I can think of no finer compliment to give to my friend, Glenn Wagner, pastor and author: This book is worth reading. 

            --Susan Harrison-Wolffis, retired columnist for M-Live

 

Dr. Wagner has written a personal, compelling account of "God incidents" that have touched his life and deeply move the reader. Coming from the experience of a thoughtful, caring pastor, this book brings theology and spirituality together in a way that motivates us to stay open to the divine activity in the everyday. An inspiring read.

-- Dr. Doug Wingeier, emeritus professor of practical theology, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

 

Glenn Wagner’s God Incidents could not be more timely. Growing numbers of Americans tell researchers they either don’t believe God exists, or aren’t sure. The inspiring biblical and contemporary stories in God Incidents, recounting God’s action in the world past and present, offer a compelling, hopeful and welcome Christian response.

            -- Gunnar Carlson, former newspaper editor and retired United Methodist pastor

 

God matters! At the deepest level human beings strive to experience and know Spirit beyond self.  Wagner encourages and gives insights into how paying attention to God sightings along the way will enrich and strengthen life.

-- Sharon Rader, retired United Methodist Bishop

 

Glenn Wagner's God Incidents Help for the Hurting articulates clearly, lovingly, and directly the basic teachings of Christianity and its author's lived experience of these teachings.

-- Dr. William Reynolds – Dean for the Arts and Humanities at Hope College

 

There is a depth of conviction and purpose in Glenn Wagner's “God Incidents” that lets you know this is the work of a lifetime. At times, when pastors, scholars and theologians discuss God's presence in our lives, a coolly academic quality surfaces, as if they are reciting by rote the elements of a lesson learned. Not so for Wagner. His look at how God becomes manifest in human experience draws not only on his many years of work as a pastor but also on his travels as a questioning, longing human being. The conclusions he draws are carefully considered and deeply felt.

-       Clayton Hardiman – Retired Newspaper Columnist and Religion Editor

 

In a time when so many are searching for evidence of God in the world and in their lives, Rev. Dr. Glenn Wagner's book, "God Incidents: Help for the Hurting", offers an inspiring glimpse into 'God moments' from his own personal experiences and the experiences of those he has served throughout his ministry. These 'God moments' help connect us to something greater than ourselves.  They can inspire and change our lives.

         -  Deb Kiesey, Retired Bishop for the Michigan Area of the United Methodist Church   

Where is God?

It is OK for people to ask questions and to wrestle with issues of doubt and belief. It is important in a healthy community for people to speak with honesty and integrity. That’s what Glenn does in his book, God Incidents: Real-Life Stories to Strengthen and Restore Your Faith.

Glenn shares real times and places when God has been made known in life changing ways in the Bible, in history, and in his life. God Incidents can help us like a book of maps for a lost traveler to find our way back home and to become more aware of the way God is at work in the world around us so that we choose to live in greater alignment with God’s hopes for each of us.

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‘After the example of Christ’

A Giant in the Neighborhood

A Giant in the Neighborhood

AIMING WITH JESUS

AIMING WITH JESUS

A Lineman Named Jesus

A Lineman Named Jesus

A Perfect Day with Hamilton! Almost.

A Perfect Day with Hamilton! Almost.

A PERSONAL “AHA!” EPIPHANY

A PERSONAL “AHA!” EPIPHANY

BEING BETTER AT CHURCH BUSINESS

BEING BETTER AT CHURCH BUSINESS

Bethlehem From Different Angles

Bethlehem From Different Angles

CELEBRATING A $2 MILLION EASTER GIFT

CELEBRATING A $2 MILLION EASTER GIFT

Conference Ponders ‘Why we sing’

Conference Ponders ‘Why we sing’

Confessions of an e-churcher

Confessions of an e-churcher

COURAGE TO FACE OUR FEARS

COURAGE TO FACE OUR FEARS

COVID Vaccine and Faith in Jesus

COVID Vaccine and Faith in Jesus

DOUG WINGEIER, BEACON FOR JESUS

DOUG WINGEIER, BEACON FOR JESUS

Do You Have Ears to Hear?

Do You Have Ears to Hear?

Fasteners hold us together

Fasteners hold us together

FINDING GOD’S FINGERPRINTS IN HAITI

FINDING GOD’S FINGERPRINTS IN HAITI

FIVE WISE WAYS TO MAKE HARD DECISIONS

FIVE WISE WAYS TO MAKE HARD DECISIONS

FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS

FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS

FROM MICHIGAN TO KENTUCKY WITH LOVE

FROM MICHIGAN TO KENTUCKY WITH LOVE

Giving Thanks in 2020

Giving Thanks in 2020

God's Dream For No Gun Violence

God's Dream For No Gun Violence

Grandparenting is Grand Indeed!

Grandparenting is Grand Indeed!

Grandpa Taught Me How To Fish

Grandpa Taught Me How To Fish

Greensky Hill and TroyHope Praise God

Greensky Hill and TroyHope Praise God

GROWING COMMUNITY FOR CHRIST

GROWING COMMUNITY FOR CHRIST

HELPING OUR NEIGHBORS IN KALAMAZOO

HELPING OUR NEIGHBORS IN KALAMAZOO

HOLLAND CHURCHES LAUNCH A DREAM

HOLLAND CHURCHES LAUNCH A DREAM

HOPE ON THREE WHEELS

HOPE ON THREE WHEELS

HOSPITALITY WORTHY OF GOLD MEDALS

HOSPITALITY WORTHY OF GOLD MEDALS

IT WORKS FOR ME!

IT WORKS FOR ME!

Jesus Comes Amid Disruption

Jesus Comes Amid Disruption

Lessons from the Wilderness

Lessons from the Wilderness

Living A Life Of Trust

Living A Life Of Trust

NEW ONLINE-ONLY CHURCH CHARTS NEW TERRITORY

NEW ONLINE-ONLY CHURCH CHARTS NEW TERRITORY

Now is the Time for Some New Beginnings

Now is the Time for Some New Beginnings

On the Road Toward Change

On the Road Toward Change

Our God is still making music

Our God is still making music

PASTOR HONORED FOR 60 YEARS OF SERVICE

PASTOR HONORED FOR 60 YEARS OF SERVICE

Reflections On Personal Space

Reflections On Personal Space

Remember These Days.  Jesus Would.

Remember These Days. Jesus Would.

ROAD-TRIP THROUGH MI METHODIST HISTORY, PART 1

ROAD-TRIP THROUGH MI METHODIST HISTORY, PART 1

ROAD-TRIP THROUGH MICHIGAN METHODIST HISTORY, PART 2

ROAD-TRIP THROUGH MICHIGAN METHODIST HISTORY, PART 2

RURAL LIFE SUNDAY GROWS VITAL MINISTRY

RURAL LIFE SUNDAY GROWS VITAL MINISTRY

Seeing Is Believing

Seeing Is Believing

SERVING CHRIST IN KENTUCKY HILLS

SERVING CHRIST IN KENTUCKY HILLS

7 Tips For Coping With COVID

7 Tips For Coping With COVID

Singing Through Challenging Times

Singing Through Challenging Times

S. AFRICA’S BISHOP STOREY VISITS MICHIGAN

S. AFRICA’S BISHOP STOREY VISITS MICHIGAN

Sunday Morning Live At Wagner's

Sunday Morning Live At Wagner's

Take Time To Live Our Mission

Take Time To Live Our Mission

The Old Man In The Family

The Old Man In The Family

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS AND ME

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS AND ME

200 YEARS OF FAITHFULNESS IN MOUNT CLEMENS

200 YEARS OF FAITHFULNESS IN MOUNT CLEMENS

VETERANS DAY TRIBUTE TO DAD

VETERANS DAY TRIBUTE TO DAD

What Would Wesley Think?

What Would Wesley Think?

When Things Get Ugly

When Things Get Ugly

Who Did You Influence Today?

Who Did You Influence Today?

Why Memories Are Important

Why Memories Are Important

Glenn's Articles

Glenn's Articles

Mary H:

“Having known Glenn for almost 25 years, I can attest to his excellence as a speaker – he truly brings the Scriptures to life, and relevance in our everyday lives. It takes a real gift to be able to do both. He is also a truly compassionate and unselfish friend.”