Do you take garden notes at the end of the season, writing down what thrived and what died, a journal or record to refer …
Each spring in the 40 day period before the celebration of Christ’s Resurrection, the Devotions blog digs into a poignant Biblical garden topic and returns to study and explore for 7 succeeding weeks. This style of study helps develop our sense of story and anticipation for what will happen next, arguably the greatest gift our passion for gardening can give us. Enjoy these Lenten looks from over the years.
Flowing Myrrh in The Bride’s Garden
Flowing myrrh meets us in this tear-dropping Holy Week, completing The Bride’s Garden with a mesmerizing impression of …
Fragrance Everywhere in The Bride’s Garden
We are closing in on the final days of Lent, drawing close to Jesus as He entered into His last week. Let’s enter in, …
Blooming Pomegranates in the Bride’s Garden
The Bride’s Garden has been filling out with blossoming shrubs, budding fruits, fragrant flower spires, and now blooming …
Browsing among the Lilies in The Bride’s Garden
Gardeners, are you ready to decorate your garden with showy, scent-sational blooms? Browsing among the lilies, a poetic …
Budding Vines in The Bride’s Garden
We know that with God, we wouldn’t have a love-songbook without grapevines! It is no surprise to find budding vines and …
Blossoming Henna in The Bride’s Garden
In preparing for planting The Bride’s Garden, we’ll begin near the beginning of Song of Songs, where the beloved plunges …
The Bride’s Garden
Welcome to The Bride’s Garden, a 7-week series for the Lenten Season, focusing our thoughts and meditations on God’s …
Propagating & Flax and Myrtle
Propagating constantly captivates a gardener because integral with the beauty and bounty experienced in keeping a garden …
Pruning & Apple and Apricot Trees
My Father is the Gardener moves through the work of cultivating to the finer points of pruning, an essential chore for …
Weeding & Wormwood
While weeding is generally considered part of the cultivating work of keeping a garden, the practice has a nuance all to …
Cultivating & Cucumbers, Leeks, Onions, and Garlic
Does the arrival of spring stir your heart for summer vegetables? The garden, perhaps more than any other place, …