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Creating Sacred Space – the making of a garden chapel

June 21, 2018 By Heather Sleightholm 4 Comments

Our house gave us an unexpected gift on the first day we moved in. With our new keys in hand, we entered the backyard to […]

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Filed Under: Discipleship, Prayer, Spiritual Practices Tagged With: garden, Prayer

Getting Ready for the Year-End Sprint

November 9, 2017 By Rachel Jones Leave a Comment

This end-of-year sprint is familiar territory for all of us. And still, every year it rolls around and surprises us.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: Faith, fall, Family, garden, gardening, grace, gratitude, Holidays, St. Matthew, winter

God grows me as I tend my place in Creation.

August 2, 2017 By Rachel Jones 4 Comments

I can hardly believe we have just six weeks left of actual summer on the calendar.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: animals, chickens, farming, garden, Prayer, summer

It’s summer: time to watch for how God is growing me.

June 21, 2017 By Rachel Jones 2 Comments

I have to tend the beds of my heart, and weed out the garbage that threatens the tender vines and leaves of my life that God has called to be fruitful.

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I grow my garden; Jesus grows me.

June 7, 2017 By Rachel Jones Leave a Comment

How I feel about these plants in my garden is merely a fraction of the way Jesus feels about me and how I am growing.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: garden, Jesus, Pentecost

I have Spring Fever. I hope it’s contagious.

April 26, 2017 By Rachel Jones 3 Comments

Digging in the dirt and encouraging something to grow changes how we think about God, time, and our lives.

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I give thanks to God for Plainsong Farm.

November 24, 2016 By Nurya Love Parish 4 Comments

It didn’t exist a year ago. But today, it is a real ministry just beginning to bear fruit.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: discipleship, food, garden, grace, gratitude, Plainsong Farm, Prayer, Thanksgiving

Why We Say Grace

November 22, 2016 By Nadia Stefko 2 Comments

It is by God’s hand, not our own doing, that we are all continually fed.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: food, garden, grace, Lords Prayer, Prayer

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