Devotions Blog
where Bible verses sprout, grow roots, bloom, bear fruit,
and draw you deeper into God’s delight
Joy in Drought
Let’s get right to the point—we’re all sweating out here, at least in my southwestern…
Glimpse the Feast
A chance glance at a different translation of the Parable of the Talents has me…
Book Review: Be Fruitful
Bible gardeners, I am so excited to introduce you to a special book published recently,…
Entwining Hearts
The Passion Translation® of the Bible reveals a dimension to the concept of waiting on…
Red Sea Recipe
Pentecost and Feast of Weeks festivities are taking place this weekend, the Christian and Jewish…
Nigella Know-How
More blue flowers from the book of Isaiah! Succeeding flax’s showy bloom from the last…
Flax Flowers and God’s Redemption
Flax’s dainty, delightful, periwinkle blue flowers have intrigued me for years. Delicate-looking and destined to…
Faith’s Humble Journey
This Grounded in God series, pondering Isaiah 53, has been nearly a play-by-play for the…
Humble Prayers
Isaiah 53 reveals the Lord’s ministry of intercession, making all the humble prayers we offer…
Humble Places
“I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with…
Weeding Out Proud Words
Gardeners are always on the look out for weeds—yes, perhaps obsessive tendencies take over when…
Humble Servants
Today is a celebration crossroads for two of God’s humble servants, Queen Esther and St.…
Humility is Holy Ground
Continuing in the Ground in God series, hard questions arise when it comes to Christ’s…
Grounded in God
Welcome back to the Garden in Delight blog in a winter that won’t let go!…
New Year’s Focus
Happy New Year! This optimistic, decree-in-a-greeting is surely grounded in the goodness of God and…
Evergreen Peace in Potted Olive Trees
Christmas beauty is in full parade with garlands, wreaths, and Christmas trees decorating homes everywhere—perfect…
Winter’s White Flowers
There is nothing like a long-awaited flower bloom, no matter the size, to fill one’s…
Strengthen Me with Raisins, Refresh Me with Apples
Raisins and apples are versatile, old-favorite fruits from the fall harvest to sweeten holiday meals.…
Wildflower Gospel
Nothing speaks of the Father’s loving faithfulness like fields of wildflowers, so it is no…
The 7 Species: A Garden-to-Table Guide
Autumn is always a good time to reflect on God’s bounty and provision, with end-of-summer…
Seedtime and Harvest
It is officially fall, and the hope of harvest is upon us! Figs and the…
In simple humility, let our gardener, God, landscape you with the Word, making a salvation-garden of your life.
James 1:21 The Message
About the Author
Shelley S. Cramm loves to see the ancient words of Scripture come alive in today’s gardens. She is the author of devotions for God’s Word for Gardeners Bible, writes the Devotions Blog at www.gardenindelight.com, and speaks enthusiastically to garden clubs and faith groups about the connection of garden to table to Scripture to life.
Wife and mother of five, Shelley’s inspiration to write a gardener’s Bible grew out of a routine of morning journaling and an enduring hope to finish up the laundry and go outside and play! Transplanted Californians, Shelley and her husband Topher live and garden happily in Irving, Texas.
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Coming Soon!
New Biblical botanical gift book series
Author Shelley S. Cramm is collaborating with BRIT Press, the publishing department of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) to create an illustrated, four-book series of God’s Word for Gardeners devotions, perfect gift for the gardener in your life. BRIT is an international scientific research and learning center in Fort Worth, Texas, conducting scholarly research to discover, understand, and conserve plants and all life.
Help this venture with your “seed” money and be a part of this unprecedented publishing project! Your tax-deductible donation to BRIT Press will fund all publishing costs and help others to connect to the wonder of the Lord in the landscape.
Let us go early to the vineyards to see if the vines have budded, if their blossoms have opened, and if the pomegranates are in bloom
Song of Songs 7:12 NIV
Plant Guide
explore the plants of the Bible and see what might grow in your garden and flourish your faith from garden to table
Inspired by the Book
God’s Word for Gardeners Bible is a devotional Bible for gardeners, featuring daily essays on a range of garden themes, Bible plants, landscapes of Scripture, and quotations from garden writing across the history and “how to” of gardening. Enjoy digging into the oldest gardening book from a gardener’s point of view.
No other book examines gardening knowledge and wisdom in Scripture with the devotion of God’s Word for Gardeners Bible. Discover that gardening is not merely a quaint metaphor but an essential tool in growing a deep faith in God and His Word.
