My Father is the Gardener Devotions in Botany and Gardening of the Bible

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My Father is the Gardener digs into the plants gardening and landscapes of the Bible unearthing inspiration in the routine ways of caring for plants and keeping a garden. Shelley S. Cramm leads you through the gardeners workchores like preparing soil watering weeding cultivating and compostingto understand these practices as enriching garden metaphors full of wisdom and meaning in daily life. Her selection of Biblical plants from flower bulbs to vegetables to shade and fruiting trees connects horticultural subtleties to the deeper purposes of God. Pleasing-to-the-eye pages await you marrying classic botanical illustrations with mesmerizing macrophotography of pressed plant specimens from the BRIT Herbarium and supporting institutions. Artist Layla Luna offers original drawings with an earthy playful style stirring Gods Word to whorl off the page and into your heart. Whether you are a seasoned gardener and confessed plant geek or you are starting a garden and budding in faith you will gather much from this delightful look at the worlds oldest gardening book. A wonderful gift for your favorite gardener!