Join the 2025 culture gardener challenge!!! https://carmenlaberge.com/join-the-culture-gardener-challenge-this-summer/ Don't like the harvest of unrighteousness in the culture around us? Join me the 2025 culture gardener challenge. We'll talk about everything from being good soil to sewing the seed of the word of God in the world around us. And yes we'll talk about the light of God's love and the daily need for living water. But starting out today it's all about whether or not you're connected to the vine. So as we begin our journey, read John chapter 15 and consider Jesus as the true vine and your connection to him. It all starts there! Follow the link to be sure you've got all the details and get signed up right here by following this page. (fb)

It’s time to get gardening! Culture gardening. Let me explain. Consider the dominant metaphors for culture: melting pot, war zone or contest, stage, endlessly repeating cycle, or culture is likened to a house or a river. And while several of these have scriptural support, the primary metaphor God uses for culture throughout the Bible is actually, a garden. Our view of culture – the way we see the culture – influences how we engage and relate to the people, technology and events of our day. So, if we see the world only as a battlefield, then culture is a war zone and we are culture warriors. There is truth to this— we are certainly Ambassadors of a foreign King and kingdom (2 Corinthians 5:20). But even in war, you have to eat. So, here is my question: who is tending the garden of culture today? This summer, I invite you to join me as a Culture Gardener. God has set us in the garden of this day and time. And this summer, through simple, weekly challenges, we will till and plant and cultivate good fruit right where we are. Each week, I’ll post a new “Culture Gardner Challenge” on Facebook. Grab a family member, a friend or a whole Bible study group and do it together! Who knows what God might cultivate in, among and through us. More info: https://carmenlaberge.com/culture-gardener/ #CultureGardenerer #CultureGardenerChallenge2025 (fb)