Tending the Garden of our Hearts

This week, Elissa Bjeletich and Kristina Wenger talk about the unjust steward. It's bad to be unrighteous, right? Does God always want you to be honest and exact -- or would He rather see some mercy? You'll find more materials to make this lesson come to life for your family or classroom at: tending-the-garden.com/virtualsundayschool

This week, Kristina Wenger and Elissa Bjeletich ask what we can learn from this tenacious widow. You'll find more materials to make this lesson come to life for your family or classroom at: tending-the-garden.com/virtualsundayschool

This week, Elissa Bjeletich and Kristina Wenger talk about the upcoming feast of the Nativity. What have we learned from the parables we've been studying that might give us a new insight into this great feast? You'll find more materials to make this lesson come to life for your family or classroom at: tending-the-garden.com/virtualsundayschool

This week, Kristina Wenger and Elissa Bjeletich take a look at the Parable of the Lost Sheep and the Parable of the Lost Coin. How interested is God in bringing you home? You'll find more materials to make this lesson come to life for your family or classroom at: tending-the-garden.com/virtualsundayschool

This week, Elissa Bjeletich and Kristina Wenger take a look at the Parable of the Wicked Husbandsmen who refused to pay their rent, and attacked their landlord's representatives. What does that have to do with us? You'll find more materials to make this lesson come to life for your family or classroom at: tending-the-garden.com/virtualsundayschool

As Thanksgiving comes near, Kristina Wenger and Elissa Bjeletich consider the role of gratitude in our spiritual lives. How can we cultivate gratitude during this Nativity Fast?

This week, Elissa Bjeletich and Kristina Wenger slow the Journey through the Parables down a bit to think about Thanksgiving. You'll find more materials to make this lesson come to life for your family or classroom at: tending-the-garden.com/virtualsundayschool

This week, Elissa and Kristina explore the parable of the talents. You'll find more materials to make this lesson come to life for your family or classroom at tending-the-garden.com/virtualsundayschool.

This week, Elissa and Kristina take a look at the Ten Virgins, and why five of them could not just give the others some oil! You'll find more materials to make this lesson come to life for your family or classroom at: tending-the-garden.com/virtualsundayschool

This week, Elissa Bjeletich and Kristina Wenger explore the parable of the marriage feast, and how God calls all of us into a wonderful banquet, even if He has to go find us in the highways and the hedges! You'll find more materials to make this lesson come to life for your family or classroom at: tending-the-garden.com/virtualsundayschool.

This week, Elissa Bjeletich and Kristina Wenger explore the what Jesus means when He says, "The last will be first and the first will be last." You'll find more materials to make this lesson come to life for your family or classroom at: tending-the-garden.com/virtualsundayschool.

This week, Elissa Bjeletich and Kristina Wenger consider the unmerciful servant and the lesson he learned about how only a forgiving heart can receive forgiveness. You'll find more materials to make this lesson come to life for your family or classroom at: tending-the-garden.com/virtualsundayschool

This week, Elissa Bjeletich and Kristina Wenger explore three short parables. What is Jesus saying about how we enter into the Kingdom, and how we can stay there? You'll find more materials to make this lesson come to life for your family or classroom at: tending-the-garden.com/virtualsundayschool

In this episode, Elissa Bjeletich and Kristina Wenger take a look at struggle. What do the saints tell us about struggle? And why is it so important to our life?

In this episode, Elissa Bjeletich and Kristina Wenger take a look at struggle. What do the saints tell us about struggle? And why is it so important to our life?

This week, Elissa Bjeletich and Kristina Wenger explore the meaning behind Christ's parable of the leaven which completely and permanently transformed three measures of meal. You'll find more materials to make this lesson come to life for your family or classroom at: tending-the-garden.com/virtualsundayschool

This week, Kristina Wenger and Elissa Bjeletich explore the multi-layered meaning behind this simple, one-sentence parable! How is the Kingdom of God like a mustard seed? You'll find more materials to make this lesson come to life for your family or classroom at: tending-the-garden.com/virtualsundayschool.

This week, Elissa Bjeletich and Kristina Wenger explore the big question of why bad things happen in this world through a look at the simple and understandable Parable of the Wheat and the Tares! You'll find more materials to make this lesson come to life for your family or classroom at: tending-the-garden.com/virtualsundayschool

This week, Kristina Wenger and Elissa Bjeletich begin this unit on the Parables of Christ with a consideration of what parables are, and a look at the Parable of the Sower! You'll find more materials to make this lesson come to life for your family or classroom at www.tending-the-garden.com/virtualsundayschool

As the Church prepares to begin a new liturgical year, Elissa Bjeletich and Kristina Wenger lead families in consideration of what that means for their own faith lives, and how we might address the good and bad habits in our lives.

Just in time for their feast day, Elissa Bjeletich and Kristina Wenger explore the story of this righteous couple and the birth of their son, St. John the Forerunner.

Just in time for his feast day, Elissa Bjeletich and Kristina Wenger explore the life of the Prophet Samuel, whose prayerfulness and obedience are a great example for all of us!

In the final part of their Dormition series on the Life of the Theotokos, Elissa Bjeletich and Kristina Wenger explore the details of her passing from earthly life. Check the Tending the Garden website at tending-the-garden.com for a printable on the life of the Holy Theotokos and other useful resources!

In part two of their Dormition Fast series on the life of the Theotokos, Elissa Bjeletich and Kristina Wenger explore the role of the Theotokos during the years of her Son's public ministry, and look at what she did and where she went after He ascended to heaven.

As we prepare for the upcoming Dormition fast, we will spend some time learning about the Theotokos along with Elissa Bjeletich and Kristina Wenger. In this episode, we learn about the miracle of her birth, how she spent her childhood, and what prepared her to answer with the "yes" that changed the world.