Friday, October 22, 2010

The Pin Oak in Autumn

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In 2006, we planted a 15-foot pin oak in the Gethsemane Prayer Garden in recognition of the Founding Pastor J. Lee Simmons. The tree was ...
Sunday, October 3, 2010

Listen and Heal Ministry's Prayer Garden

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As the caretaker of the Gethsemane Prayer Garden at Faith Chapel in Syracuse, NY, it was with a great deal of interest that I learned of an...
Friday, August 13, 2010

Psalm 63 Applied to Gethsemane Prayer Garden

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There have been times when I've received questions something like, "This garden is beautiful, but why a 'Prayer Garden'?...
Tuesday, August 3, 2010

A Visitor to the Prayer Garden

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I will call her Helen but that is not her real name. She stopped her car behind mine as we were about to begin work in the garden. Visibly ...
Saturday, July 31, 2010

The Poison Ivy Fight

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There is a small stream at the far end of the Gethsemane Prayer Garden where I and many others just enjoy sitting. Unlike the more heavily ...
Monday, July 26, 2010

A Daisy-Like Flower Bed in Memory of Gino

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I must admit that I am not much of a fan of the color yellow in a meditative garden. Long and hard I have put off the urging of others to a...
Friday, June 25, 2010

The Beautiful 'Bonica' Roses

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In June, the roses in Central New York come into their glory. Whatever the type, hybrid or not, roses seem to peak around Father's Day...
Thursday, June 24, 2010

The Start of the Gethsemane Prayer Garden

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The Gethsemane Prayer Garden was first envisioned independently in 1999 by two people: Pastor Lee Simmons, founding pastor of Faith Chape...
Monday, June 14, 2010

The Layout of the Gethsemane Prayer Garden

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Some gardens start with a grand scheme, a vision, a great idea, a landscaped scheme that appears beautiful on paper. Some have no apparen...