James 1:2 “Consider it pure joy, my siblings, whenever you face trials of many kinds.” Gardening on an eroding hillside composed largely of landfill materials – from discarded asphalt and debris from the demolition (in the early 1970’s) of the historic Honeycutt House – piled on a solid outcropping of limestone has presented many trials....
Yo howdy all y’all – each day is a beautiful day to walk about our Garden of AUS (Abundance Urban Sanctuary). “Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is –...
Yo howdy All Y’all – it is a beautiful day! “What kind of place grows waves of weeds? Thick weeds, thin weeds, weeds that grow in stacks. Tough weeds, fuzzy weeds, even weeds that grow in cracks – are wild weeds, native wild weeds – the kind of weeds that love to bloom!” I like...
Yo howdy All Y’all – it is a beautiful day. Yay, the days still short are getting longer! Gardening with God in our “Garden of AUS” (Austin’s Urban Sanctuary) is challenging. TheyThemThy alwayspresents opportunities to steward towards accepting abundance and it is hard to keep up. I’m learning toaccept the abundance – unexpected flowers and...
Yo howdy all y’all – rejoice, this is the day Creation hath made. The weather has gloriously changed – a new season’s blend of harvest and preparation. “Gardening with God” presents challenging opportunities for faith, trust and a reliance on Grace. I’m talking about composting. The piles of leaves and textured cuttings that appear and...
Yo howdy all y’all! It is a beautiful day to visit our church (yes, every day is), and to walk around andabout our wilding of downtown wildflowers and gardens for autumn harvest. It’s been a little more than two years since Pastor Layne began placing inspiring/comforting signs along the softening edges of our sanctuary. The...
