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May 2021

Goldenwood on Steadfast with Sandra McCracken

In the fall of 2020, Goldenwood co-founders David Kim and Amilee Watkins sat down for a conversation with our friend and Goldenwood Resident, Sandra McCracken, to discuss renewal and patience in a world that demands immediate gratification. This was a rich conversation for us to have and we are grateful to Sandra McCracken and her podcast team at Christianity Today for having us. Listen here. Goldenwood, a ministry that seeks… Read More »Goldenwood on Steadfast with Sandra McCracken

No Longer Sealed Up

Sara Beth Turner is a freelance photographer and one of eight Dream Pod Members in Goldenwood’s 2020-21 Dream Forum. This is our final entry in this year’s #InsidetheDreamPod series. Find out more about Sara Beth’s dream, Foster (Town) Home, following her recent reflections below: Often God gives me dreams and they live in my head, stuck, without ever seeing the light of day. The most incredible thing I’ve learned through this… Read More »No Longer Sealed Up

What do you do with your dreams?

What if dreams are given not to be kept for ourselves but to be shared, that others might hear and converge around similar visions of a future reality that is yet to be? In December 2020, eight Dreamers shared their visions of Spirit-inspired renewal in a public forum for the very first time and embarked on a 6-month journey of communal dream cultivation and development. Their process included monthly workshops… Read More »What do you do with your dreams?

An Antidote for Achievement

Andrew Nemr is a renowned tap dancer and one of eight Dream Pod Members in Goldenwood’s 2020-21 Dream Forum. Find out more about Andrew’s dream, Nuach: A Place of Rest, following his recent reflections for our #InsidetheDreamPod series below: As a performing artist I’ve spent the majority of my career building things – from the most basic tap dance steps to full length shows. The process begins with dreaming. I see… Read More »An Antidote for Achievement

Am I Achieving or Receiving?

Laura Gauthier is a freelance textile designer and one of eight Dream Pod Members in Goldenwood’s 2020-21 Dream Forum. Find out more about Laura’s dream following her recent reflections below: Bringing a dream to fruition has taught me a lot about both myself and the concept of dreams. Being presented with the idea of receiving a dream vs. achieving one was the beginning of my journey. There’s this thing I… Read More »Am I Achieving or Receiving?

A Flicker of Light

Eva Ting is the Director of Events and Programming at W83 Ministry Center and one of eight Dream Pod Members in Goldenwood’s 2020-21 Dream Forum. Read reflections from other Dreamers in our #InsidetheDreamPod series. Find out more about Eva’s dream, Here to Honor, following her recent reflections below: To receive and pursue a dream during a global pandemic can feel strange. In the midst of so much suffering and loss,… Read More »A Flicker of Light

Creating In Darkness

Troy Woolley is an entrepreneur and one of eight Dream Pod Members in Goldenwood’s 2020-21 Dream Forum. Read other Dreamer entries from our #InsidetheDreamPod series here. Find out more about Troy’s dream following his recent reflections below: God’s creative power is born in all of us. Just as God spoke the heavens and earth into existence, so too can we create, for we are created in His image. But it isn’t… Read More »Creating In Darkness

The Gap Between Dreams and Reality

Noemia Marinho Boccato is a visual artist and one of eight Dream Pod Members in Goldenwood’s 2020-21 Dream Forum. This is the third post in our #InsidetheDreamPod series. Find out more about Noemia’s dream, The Gleaning Project, following her recent reflections below: I went to Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx the other week because I had an appointment for the COVID vaccine.  My husband and I parked the car close to… Read More »The Gap Between Dreams and Reality

It’s Not in the Doing

Rasheeda Winfield is one of eight Dream Pod Members in Goldenwood’s 2020-21 Dream Forum. This is the second installment of our #InsidetheDreamPod series. Find out more about Rasheeda’s dream, Permission to Fly, following her recent reflections below: After months (or more like years if I’m honest) of dreaming about what it would be like to create a program or some type of initiative to champion women of color in entertainment and… Read More »It’s Not in the Doing

“Are you sure you want me?”

Amanda Eubanks is a mother of four and one of eight Dream Pod Members in Goldenwood’s 2020-21 Dream Forum. This first entry kicks off our #InsidetheDreamPod series. Find out more about Amanda’s dream, Wellness Discipleship Network, following her recent reflections below: The redemption of some of the deepest pain and need in my life resides in my dream, the faithfulness of God that interrupted my brokenness now turned outward because… Read More »“Are you sure you want me?”