by Gardens Presbyterian | Oct 12, 2026
In this week’s Gospel reading from John 8, Jesus commands an adulterous woman to “Go and sin no more.”Here’s my question:What if Jesus meant what He said? What if it was actually a command to go out and stop living in sin? Is that impossible? If so, why would...
by Gardens Presbyterian | Oct 1, 2026
World Communion Sunday is—on many levels—a great idea. Those who created it had very good intentions. It came about in 1934, and the Nazis were beginning to flex their muscles in Europe and the church was experiencing some chaos, and so Christians (particularly...
by Gardens Presbyterian | Sep 27, 2026
Every human being experiences spiritual hunger, though many may not recognize it as such. This deep longing manifests as a sense of emptiness that material possessions cannot fill, a yearning for connection beyond the superficial, or a persistent question about...
by Gardens Presbyterian | Sep 21, 2026
“Give us, this day, our daily bread.” We pray this all the time, but what does that even mean? What are we asking when we ask to receive “our daily bread?” As one of this week’s readings tell us, in the desert, the Israelites were sent manna. Each day, they...
by Gardens Presbyterian | Sep 14, 2026
In all of the attention to forgiveness this week, it seems appropriate to mention the concept of forgiving ourselves. Why? Well, because it’s often harder than forgiving others, making it an incredibly a messy concept. I say that because I see people who use the...
