From best-selling author Niki Anderson (with Cristine Bolley), comes this collection of meditations that gardeners, both novices and long-time green thumbs, will enjoy. Readers will see that valuable lessons can be learned in the garden as we search for and recognize God there.

Includes true stories on a garden-related theme, followed by a spiritual application, a brief prayer, and a practical gardening tip.

The NIV God s Word for Gardeners Bible is a hardcover devotional Bible designed to highlight the many ways God speaks to his people using the language of seeds, cultivation, growth and gardens. Put down your roots and let the Ultimate Gardener tend to your soul."

Date palm and almond tree, cypress and pomegranate, wheat and cucumbers: these are just a few of the familiar plants mentioned in the Holy Bible. Shrubs, trees, vines, flowers, and food-bearing plants appear throughout the pages of the Scriptures, often used to emphasize a message in a Bible story. Now the gardener in the city or the countryside can become better acquainted with these very special plants by growing and tending them. Gardening with Biblical Plants, by Wilma James, is a complete guide to Scriptural plants and how and where to grow them. "Whether you garden indoors or out, you experience a sense of God's presence while working with plants that kept company with biblical people and become more aware of the important role plants played in the stories of the Scriptures," writes Ms. James. Gardening with Biblical Plants covers over 100 trees, shrubs, herbs, spices, water plants, flowers, and food plants. Ms. James prefaces her instructions for growing each plant with a discussion of habitats, the purpose it served in the Bible, and ways the plant was valued in biblical times. Bible verse that mention each plant are specified, and one verse is directly quoted. In addition to instructions for growing biblical plants indoors or out, Ms. James offers ideas for groupings in keeping with the Scriptures. Carefully prepared line drawings, by Arla Lippsmeyer, aid in identification. Experienced and beginning gardeners alike will not only find that Gardening with Biblical Plants enhances their appreciation of God's Word, but also provides concrete help in planting.

Both novices and long-time quilting enthusiasts can enjoy this collection of meditations. With Scriptures, prayers and quilting tips, readers can discover that valuable lessons can be learned around the quilting frame as they search for and recognize God there.

Are you ready to reap a harvest of blessings? Learn how the seeds you sow, water, and tend will yield a wonderful life in Lessons From My Garden. Our God is faithful-step into the garden and let him teach you. Rev. Paula Bell is a retired teacher and organic gardener residing on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. She is a graduate of Salisbury University, as well as Christian World College of Theology. In addition to gardening she has a passion for books, music and spreading God's Word. You can contact her for speaking engagements by email at [email protected].

A rabbi whose faith was challenged by the death of his daughter and who rediscovered his spirituality while gardening discusses the healing benefits of observing nature, citing lessons that can be learned by caring for the land.

In a garden we rediscover and refine our relationships with the earth, with all of creation, and with our Creator. Inspired Gardening invites us to participate in and become a witness to life in a garden, and it understands the fruits of our labor as nourishment for body and soul. The devotionals show how God can teach us whether we are growing peas or making compost. These timely meditations not only help us walk through the seasons with God in the ordinariness of a garden but also offer an abundance of practical and informative tips on gardening. Included are mouthwatering recipes that use the vegetables that are explored. "Gardening is good for the body and the soul, and no one makes this clearer than Susan Berry in her book, "Inspired Gardening." In "Inspired Gardening," Berry takes us on a spiritually uplifting and practical journey into the garden to explore the complex web of relationships among everything from faith to greens to soils, and even to interspecies intercropping. Not just a thoughtful inspirational devotional, this work is also filled with wonderful tips on how to think about vegetable gardens and gardening, useful methods for contending with specific pests and other growing challenges, and mouthwatering recipes that help you celebrate the harvest, feeding both body and soul. Whether an avid vegetable gardener or a cultivator of the spirit, this gardening companion will surely stand by your side to provide sustenance, peace, and understanding as you toil through the seasons. " -Hank Will, Mother Earth News Editorial Director Susan has written a beautiful and inspired devotional based on her love of gardening and serving the Lord. Her passion and talent for connecting with others bursts from the pages. It's like she is planting little seeds in our hearts. -Melissa Caughey, Founder Tilly's Nest at tillysnest.com

God’s love and life’s hardships are evident in our backyard gardens. From the transformation of seeds, through battles with weeds, to the use of the fruit, gardens are an apt metaphor for the Christian life. Betsy Davies walks us through the seasons and the lessons she learns through each of them. No matter what is happening in her garden - transformation, growth, weeds, predators, fruit, or no fruit - Betsy relates how they reflect scripture and what we can learn about the nature of God and his love for us. Betsy also shares her struggles to garden alone after her husband’s death. Together they planted, tended, and harvested gardens for thirty years. Her grief and her efforts to continue the garden are poignant reminders of God’s call for us to persevere. You don’t need to be a gardener to relate to the stories Betsy tells. If you have ever planted a seed, watered a plant, or picked a flower you are aware of the wonder evident in growing plants. If you have ever sat under a tree you can related to God’s providence through nature. Join Betsy as she shares what she has learned in the garden. In her new book Garden Devotions, Betsy Davies gives readers inspiring paths to growth through her experiences in tilling the soil and relating that to enriching words from Scripture. I was encouraged and rewarded by her analogies, and I think you will be as well. —Etta Wilson, Agent and Editor Recently, I stumbled across the phrase, “Seeds for Growth,” and could not imagine a more fitting depiction for “Garden Devotions”. If you are willing to be challenged to grow in your faith, be uncomfortable, a bit achy, messy, and dirty, then you have stumbled into the perfect garden! Thank you, Betsy, for this inspiring devotional which has meant more than you can possibly know to so many! —Ellie Billington, Elder, First Presbyterian Church, Nashville, TN