We did it! Thank you to each and every one of you who donated for our Thanksgiving Meal Box drive. We finished with even more than we’d hoped: 150 boxes and 150 gift cards. Each box contains non-perishables for up to four people and the gift cards give families the option to select whatever additional foods they prefer (turkey, tofurkey, … Read More
In our Getting Real sermon series, we’re looking at how spiritual practices serve as tools for heart change and authenticity before God. To help make this more practical, each week a Woodland staff member will share about a spiritual practice that has been meaningful to them as well as tips for how you might try it out. Gratitude “Do not be … Read More
It’s been a minute since we gave you an update on Settled and the tiny home project, so here’s the latest! (If you need to get caught up on what this partnership is all about, you can do so here.) Read More
With a Grateful Heart had such a great turn out, and we are indeed grateful! Thank you to everyone who shared this evening with us, and thank you to all of the wonderful artists who shared their gifts. Read More
Back at it again! Echo held their annual EchOlympics competition with the Blue Room vs. the Red Room in an epic quest for glory and the prized EchOlympics trophy. Read More
This year’s With A Grateful Heart journal features poetry, stories, photography and art from Woodland creatives. We hope you are encouraged and inspired this holiday season. Read More
In our Getting Real sermon series, we’re looking at how spiritual practices serve as tools for heart change and authenticity before God. To help make this more practical, each week a Woodland staff member will share about a spiritual practice that has been meaningful to them as well as tips for how you might try it out. Fasting Be imitators of … Read More
At Woodland our heart is to learn to love—but not as individuals! We are learning to love together. Over the past two years, we’ve been figuring out how to do this as a church that is both congregation and “podgregation.” Our Gathering Groups have become a place for this togetherness, and we wanted to share what that’s been like for one group in particular. Read More
We’ve reached our Thanksgiving meal box goals! Thank you all for your willingness to help make Thanksgiving special for families in need! Read More
Journaling is a great way to reflect on what God is doing in our lives and process his truth. It’s an opportunity to “get real” with our Creator and wait on his response.
Donald Whitney, a professor of biblical spirituality and author of the book Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life, writes, “By slowing us down and prompting us to think more deeply about God, journaling helps us feel more deeply (and biblically) about God. It provides an opportunity for the intangible grays of mind work and heart work to distill clearly into black and white. Then we’re better able to talk to God with both mind and spirit.” Read More
"Just a note of thanks. I came across the site, having heard Greg speak in Ireland many moons ago. The church here is a bit jaded, we have found. Groupthink, lack of going deep, fear, perhaps, of facing tough questions. [WH has] great sermons, and not just from Greg. Real food for a somewhat undernourished Irish Christian. Keep it up! Ian from Ireland"
– Ian, from Ireland