The funny thing about the Christmas story of Jesus' birth... it's the same story every year—we know it so well, we've heard it so often. Yet, sometimes we forget the…
This Sunday, we will look at how we are guided by the spirit of Christmas Love. As you read the Christmas story, you see how the love of a baby…
This Sunday begins our journey into Advent 2020. Advent is the season before Christmas when we wait with great expectation for the coming of Christ—the light into the world.
As we continue our series, "We're Still Standing," we explore the meaning of "pressing on" in an ever-changing world -- especially these days when it feels like an uphill battle!…
Today is All Saints Day. We look at the core value of Spirituality as we continue our 6-parts series, "We're Still Standing." Together, we'll explore how The Garden's core values…
Today we look at the core value of Outreach as we continue our 6-parts series, "We're Still Standing." Together, we'll explore how The Garden's core values of: Love, Outreach, Spirituality,…
This Sunday beings a new 6-parts series, "We're Still Standing." Together, we'll explore how The Garden's core values of: Love, Outreach, Spirituality, Social Justice, Inclusiveness, and Celebration have allowed us to prosper…
We have journeyed through "Getting Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable" over the past few weeks. Many have wrestled with the subject racism and social inequity not just during this series but…
Last week we worked to begin to grasp an understanding of how racism has and is malformed us. We were invited to look internally at the narratives we were taught…
As a country and world, we are currently grappling with the effects of the historic COVID-19 pandemic, while still experiencing the epidemic of racial injustice we have had to start…
“Dear friends, do you think you’ll get anywhere in this if you learn all the right words but never do anything? Does merely talking about faith indicate that a person…
As a country and world, we are currently grappling with the effects of the historic COVID-19 pandemic, while still experiencing the epidemic of racial injustice. Because of these two major…
Last week we talked about being teachable and coachable. Perhaps one of the reasons why we have such a hard time with opening ourselves to being teachable and coachable is…
In our search for some fun theme's Dana Cochran Wiley shares the following... "I keep thinking about what the world needs more of these days. Kindness, for sure. Gratitude, definitely.…
In the midst of the pandemic, for many, daily living has changed scope. We have gone from big living to more of a myopic lifestyle. Working from home, only going…