by gardenspres | Mar 16, 2019
More violence. More hatred. More terror. More fear. More sorrow. More grief. More sadness. How long O Lord? Be with the grieving, the mourning, and those who are injured. Be with the shooter whose heart was filled with...
by gardenspres | Mar 15, 2019
This Lent during our Sunday morning sermons we will be focusing on the spiritual theme of “shadows.” Shadows are funny things, are they not? We think of shadows as the absence of light – places where light does not shine, or places where light is...
by gardenspres | Feb 12, 2019
In her book, Interior Castle, Teresa Avila invites followers of Christ to, “look at our own shortcomings and leave other people’s alone” (page 69). This is wise advice for us. Fewer things are harder for us than to practice introspective confession...
by gardenspres | Jan 22, 2019
This past weekend, as a nation we celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. day. For us in the Church, this day and the work of MLK has deeper meaning. In Martin Luther King Jr. we recognize a prophet of God, shaped and formed in devotion and worship to Jesus Christ. His...
by gardenspres | Jan 17, 2019
Grace and peace to you in the name of Jesus Christ, In 2018 God was indeed good and faithful to Gardens Presbyterian Church. In every major metric GPC grew. Membership increased, worship attendance increased, and giving increased. We...
