The God of the Garden

Thoughts on Creation, Culture, and the Kingdom

De: Andrew Peterson

Narrado por: Andrew Peterson

There’s a strong biblical connection between people and trees. They both come from dirt. They’re both told to bear fruit. In fact, arboreal language is so often applied to humans that it’s easy to miss, whether we're talking about family trees, passing along our seed, cutting someone off like a branch, being rooted to a place, or bearing the fruit of the Spirit. It’s hard to deny that trees mean something, theologically speaking.

This book is in many ways a memoir, but it’s also an attempt to wake up the listener to the glory of God shining through his creation. One of the first commands to Adam and Eve was to “work and keep” the garden. Award-winning author and songwriter Andrew Peterson, being as honest as possible, shares a story of childhood, grief, redemption, and peace by walking through a forest of memories: “I trust that by telling my story, you’ll encounter yours. Hopefully, like me, you’ll see that the God of the Garden is and has always been present, working and keeping what he loves.” Sometimes he plants, sometimes he prunes, but in his goodness he intends to reap a harvest of righteousness.

©2021 Andrew Peterson (P)2021 B&H Publishing

Tree-Mendously Good

Andrew Peterson’s music has long been a huge part of my life and spiritual journey. It never fails to lift my heart to God. This book is no different. Beautiful, vulnerable, and sacred journey to find the love of Jesus. Hope you take the time to read it. It was my best Christmas gift this year.

Perfect

This is a beautiful picture into the soul of a sojourner. Andrew Peterson reading this makes it even better. It has spoken to me in a season that I desperately needed it. The words he speaks about the way he has discovered and continues discovering the love of God have ministered to me in a special way. I am thankful.

Must Read!!!

This book has brought so much connection and excitement for something I already enjoyed, trees! But most of all to connect with the author in so many areas of life, in brokenness, and finding that common ground that we have in Christ, our Hope and Redeemer. Praise the Lord for such a wonderful testimony.

Read it, or listen to it!

I love Andrew’s heart behind anything he writes. He’s honest and frank, but thoughtful. I listened to his book 6 months after I visited Ireland for the first time, and the book unexpectedly brought language to how I felt about the place. God gives people hearts for his creation, and to hear others talk about their love of creation and in return glorify God, does a soul good. I listened to the book instead of reading it, because Andrew was the reader in the audio book, and his voice has become familiar over the years and is a comfort.

I like trees too.

I feel God's love in all the world around me too. This book is a inspiring account of healing, through the goodness of God's creations especially trees and gardens. I'm often surprised by the gentleness of God's encounters with His children. This is a gentle account. God's gentleness enables our own free will to believe, trust, and diligently seek Him.