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The Garden Church
Apr 26, 20211 min read
Think of Food as Sacred!
Think about this before you throw food away: Someone grew this for me. Someone packaged and labeled this for me. Someone delivered this...
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The Garden Church
Apr 22, 20212 min read
Beloved Child of the Earth
While serving communion at the Garden Church we address each other as "Beloved Child of God." And as we wrap up Earth Month, I am mindful...
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The Garden Church
Apr 19, 20211 min read
Yes We Can Freeze, Can or Dehydrate!
When we are tempted to throw away food because it is almost spoiled, think of the 3 options in the title. Freezing is the easiest, even...
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The Garden Church
Apr 15, 20212 min read
Earthlings
It's Earth Month! "Now that's some pretty compost" is not an uncommon thing to hear in the garden. We have some A+ compost makers in our...
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The Garden Church
Apr 12, 20211 min read
Are We Good Refrigerator Managers?
Let’s keep our refrigerators organized. Take a look right now. Is there too much food in there? Place like items together. Place food...
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The Garden Church
Apr 9, 20211 min read
Living Water
Here at the Garden Church we are celebrating April as Earth Month, and we kick it off with a celebration of living water. Living Water!...
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The Garden Church
Apr 5, 20211 min read
Reflect on our food buying habits…
With the intention of saving money American culture has been sold on buying food quantities in bulk. But what happens when we get tired...
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The Garden Church
Apr 1, 20211 min read
It's Earth Month!
Starting this Month Each Monday we will offer "Tips to Heal the Earth" from our very own church community. Follow our blog to catch them...
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The Garden Church
Mar 31, 20211 min read
"In the Gethsemane Garden and Celebrating at Sunrise: Holy Week at the Garden Church"
Spring has sprung in the garden, Rev. Jonathan harvested our first strawberries, the flowers are blooming and the pollinators are busy....
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The Garden Church
Mar 25, 20212 min read
The One Who Comes in the Name of the Lord
On Palm Sunday we celebrate again the triumphal entry, the day when Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey, as the crowds shouted, Blessed...
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The Garden Church
Mar 18, 20211 min read
Spicy Jesus
As I sit writing this, the rain is falling and providing much needed water to the plants in the garden and at the farm. We have been...
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The Garden Church
Mar 12, 20212 min read
Caring Through COVID
On March 8, 2020 after a full Sunday rhythm, we hosted an amazing event in the Garden lead by Rudy Caseres in partnership with Rainbow...
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The Garden Church
Mar 11, 20211 min read
Fear as Frenemy
Jesus is famous for having walked on water. And I have long loved Matthew's telling of the story, in which Peter steps out on the water...
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The Garden Church
Mar 4, 20211 min read
Growing Prayer
As Lead Gardener Linda and I were admiring a full bin of compost which had been carefully tended for months by one of our volunteers. We...
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The Garden Church
Feb 25, 20212 min read
At Our Gates and Beyond
At the Garden we often describe what we are about as building the beloved community. We did that by opening our gates and inviting...
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The Garden Church
Feb 17, 20211 min read
Limited vs. Limitless
If there's one thing we've learned in the last 11 months of this pandemic it's that sometimes limits are helpful. We have been asked and...
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The Garden Church
Feb 11, 20211 min read
The Power of Love
On this Valentine's Day and in the middle of Black History Month, I am going to dedicate this service to the teachings of Rev. Dr. Martin...
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The Garden Church
Feb 4, 20212 min read
"Keeping it Going"
Each Sunday we open the garden for our "Eat Together Time" which during the pandemic is a grab & go style meal. Last Sunday when church...
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The Garden Church
Jan 28, 20211 min read
Amazing and Astounding
When was the last time you were astounded? When was the last time you were Amazed? I most often find things worthy of those adjectives...
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The Garden Church
Jan 21, 20212 min read
"Get Up and Go"
These last few weeks in our Nation have been intense. Between the COVID-19 cases remaining high, the scramble around vaccines, and the...
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