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Grace Pursues Us

This week, we trace Peter’s story from the moment Jesus first called him while he was fishing in the Sea of Galilee to the moment Jesus restores Peter, after he had denied Jesus three times, over a meal while. In Peter we see a person… Read More »Grace Pursues Us

Grace Awaits

We know how Judas’s story ends before it even begins. The first time Matthew introduces Judas in his gospel, he does it by naming him this way: “Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.” But what if we slowed down long enough to see Judas as something… Read More »Grace Awaits

Sabbath as Liberation

In Deuteronomy 5, Moses is reminding the Israelites to follow the Law and, in particular, the Ten Commandments. When Moses speaks the command to observe the Sabbath, the reason he gives for observing it is different than the reason God gave to Moses in Exodus.… Read More »Sabbath as Liberation

Sabbath as Trust

Why is it so hard for many of us to stop and rest? Sabbath is a good gift that God has given to His people, a gift that Jesus and His disciples embraced, and yet many of us either won’t rest or feel like we… Read More »Sabbath as Trust

Sabbath as Resistance

This week, Dennis Allan explores the way that practicing Sabbath is a form of active resistance against dehumanizing systems and structures. We’re immersed in a culture that values productivity, efficiency, and seems to reward exhaustion, almost like it’s a badge of honor. We’re told time… Read More »Sabbath as Resistance

Prayer that Bears Burdens

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This week, Dennis Allan discusses the way prayer is meant to be done in community and how it’s supposed to expand outward. Jesus invites His people to come to God and ask for the things they want, to be vulnerable and honest as they express… Read More »Prayer that Bears Burdens

Prayer Requires Honesty

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This week, Pastor Dennis talks through Jesus’s prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane, when He asked God if there was a way to fulfill His mission without dying on the Cross. It’s here that we see Jesus practice a radical form of vulnerability and honesty… Read More »Prayer Requires Honesty

Christmas Eve 2025

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This Christmas Eve, Julia Allan leads Garden City’s kids and families through an interactive and conversational lesson about Jesus’s arrival and how, through Jesus’s birth, the work of inaugurating the Kingdom begins. Christmas isn’t just about the arrival of the long-awaited Messiah, it’s also about… Read More »Christmas Eve 2025

The Song of Justice

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When the prophets envisioned God’s coming redemption, they sang of a world transformed. A world where deserts bloom, the lame leap like deer, and the ransomed return home with everlasting joy. The prophet, Isaiah, paints a picture of creation itself rejoicing at God’s restorative justice,… Read More »The Song of Justice