Greetings! If you wish to attend Briarwood’s in-person worship service this Sunday, please read the following Protocols. If you are able to follow these protocols, fill out the online registration form (click here) and press “submit”. Each person, including children, must be registered. At this time a maximum of 35 people can attend (plus staff & volunteers), and registration is on a first-come first-served basis. The deadline to register is Thursday at noon. You will receiv

Greetings! “Always pray in the Spirit, with all your prayers and petitions. Pray constantly and attentively for all God’s holy people.” - Ephesians 6:18 Prayer means seeking connection with God. It takes many forms. Prayer can be our words to God. We can ask for help, express anger or grief, share thanks, and declare awe to God in prayer. Some prayer is silent, where we wait and listen for God. This kind of prayer can be practiced in stillness and also through movement

Greetings! “God’s word is living and active, sharper than any double-edged sword. It pierces so deeply that it divides even soul and spirit, bone and marrow, and is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.” - Hebrews 4:12 One of the ways that the Holy Spirit speaks to us is through the Scriptures. The Holy Spirit brings the Scriptures to life. Through the Spirit, they are living and active. This means that while the Scriptures themselves don’t change, our

Greetings! Jesus said, “If you love me and obey the command I give you, I will ask the One who sent me to give you another Paraclete, another Helper, to be with you always—the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot accept since the world neither sees, nor recognizes the Spirit, but you recognize the Spirit because the Spirit remains with you and will be within you.” - John 14:15-17 As we learn about the Acts of the Holy Spirit through the book of Acts and the letters of Paul

“In the morning, while it was still very dark, [Jesus] got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed.” - Mark 1:35 One of the things about tending a garden is that there is always more work to be done: more weeds to be pulled, more twigs to be cleaned, more grass to be mowed. It can seem like an endless amount of work. But, it’s important to remember that a garden is not just work. It is also a beautiful space to be enjoyed. Our relationship with God is like a