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The Garden Church
May 19, 20221 min read
Bold Faith
As we slowly slide into summer the evidence is all over the garden. Tiny squash and zucchini, tomatoes ready to be planted and the first...
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The Garden Church
May 12, 20222 min read
Led to the Healer
Here at the Garden Church we are visited by many who suffer affliction -- which probably includes all for us to some degree -- and we...
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The Garden Church
Apr 28, 20222 min read
Planted!
When someone starts up a new church it is called a church "planting." And after seven years on West 6th St., San Pedro, California, both...
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The Garden Church
Apr 21, 20221 min read
Soil
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of standing with Peter Rothe and a class of 4th graders at the Vic and Bonnie Christensen Science...
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The Garden Church
Apr 14, 20221 min read
On the Look-out for New Life
Please note: Easter worship is at 10:00 am not our usual 4:00 pm. In the Luke version of the resurrection story, the angels say to the...
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The Garden Church
Apr 7, 20222 min read
"Palms and Procession: Holy Times abound"
There are a lot of Holy Seasons happening now and in the coming weeks. Our Muslim siblings began the month of Ramadan this past Saturday,...
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The Garden Church
Mar 31, 20222 min read
Words that Restore Life.
Mortal, can these dry bones live? So the Lord God asks the prophet Ezekiel in the valley of dry bones. [see Ezekiel 37:1-14 NRSV] The...
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The Garden Church
Mar 24, 20222 min read
Daylighting
At Garden Church every Sunday our Prayer of Confession begins: Holy and Merciful God, we acknowledge that we are on the homeland of the...
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The Garden Church
Mar 17, 20221 min read
Living Water
This Sunday is the 3rd Sunday in the church season of Lent. Together the Garden Church is reading through the gospel of Luke together and...
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The Garden Church
Mar 11, 20222 min read
"Ever Greater Life"
For those who want to save their life, Jesus tells us [Mark 8:35] , will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the...
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The Garden Church
Mar 3, 20221 min read
"Earth and Order"
It is Lent! Yesterday marked the beginning of the season of Lent with Ash Wednesday. A time to gather, read scripture, recall our...
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The Garden Church
Feb 22, 20221 min read
Black History is Our History
Whatever our race or ethnicity, however long ago or recently we or our ancestors came to this continent, black history is our history as...
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The Garden Church
Feb 22, 20222 min read
Jesus and Capitalism
I will confess that I am approaching this week's topic, Jesus and Capitalism, with considerable trepidation. There are many for whom...
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The Garden Church
Feb 4, 20221 min read
"Jesus and Climate"
In the garden things are growing like crazy, the feed and be fed farm stand at the farmer's market (in Little Italy, 638 S. Beacon St.)...
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The Garden Church
Jan 27, 20221 min read
Jesus and Prosperity
If I had to summarize Swedenborgian teaching in one sentence, it would be, "Deep satisfaction in life comes when we discover our highest...
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The Garden Church
Jan 20, 20222 min read
"Jesus and Guns"
Just as there are differences of opinion in families, Religious traditions also have differences. Christianity is often dominated by one...
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The Garden Church
Jan 13, 20221 min read
"We should believe in each other's dreams."
Those words are taken from a Marvin Gaye song 'Wholy Holy." A live recording of this song by Aretha Franklin sustained me spiritually...
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The Garden Church
Jan 6, 20221 min read
In The Waters of Baptism
We have been blessed with a lot of rain recently, a much welcomed sight in the midst of time when 85% of our state is in drought or...
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The Garden Church
Dec 30, 20211 min read
New Year's Renewal 2022
"How are you?" "Surviving." "Surviving," as the response to a greeting is characteristic of a number of family members and friends. Heck,...
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The Garden Church
Dec 23, 20211 min read
Christmas is Coming
Christmas is Coming! The garden is ready for Christmas. As we look to the new season of Christmas we are excited to welcome our Lord as...
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