Cultivating cucumbers this summer? Two of our three cucumber vines recently succumbed to the stress of our brutal heat, …
Garden Tools in Hand
Garden tools serve as handy metaphors for the disciplines of the faith. Just as tools help cultivate a garden, faith …
Eaglewood in God’s Word
When it comes to eaglewood in God’s Word, take the day off, dear gardener! Also called agarwood or aloes, this amazing …
Happy Summer Reading Book Review
These days, the trends of “grow your own,” “locally grown,” and my favorite, clever catch phrase, “eat the yard,” have …
New Plant Index for God’s Word for Gardeners
The days are fewer and fewer until the devotional essays of God’s Word for Gardeners Bible are published all new—in a …
Double Duty Herbs
Double duty herbs: A charge easy enough, as herbs are appealing, beautiful garden plants by their nature, all the while …
Conquering Doubt
It stands to reason that conquering doubt in the faith life is a constant, for God is always interested in expanding our …
Garden Volunteers
Garden “volunteers” is a term with two meanings. Surely, we are fortunate when others volunteer to help us with our work …
Verdant
In the afterglow of resurrection celebrations and the bright delight of our Lenten look at “flowers of the field,” I …
At Last—Poppies!
We are at the last, dear gardeners—the last of Lent and the day commemorating the Last Supper. Likewise, what is the …
Drawn in by Daffodils
Does anything draw in quite like the daffodil—to all that is bright to behold? Their little trumpets seem to loudly …
Listen to the Lord in Lilies
Easter lilies are filling up florists and grocers' floral departments, in anticipation of the glorious celebration …