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  • The God of the Garden

  • Thoughts on Creation, Culture, and the Kingdom
  • By: Andrew Peterson
  • Narrated by: Andrew Peterson
  • Length: 4 hrs and 59 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (399 ratings)

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The God of the Garden

By: Andrew Peterson
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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
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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.

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Great Story

Wonderful story about trees and grief and life and earth. Highly recommend, short, but beautiful read.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Life changing book

I love the author’s perspective on the world. It makes me feel like I’m not the only one who appreciates creation the way that I do. We can learn so much about garden while we are in his garden, and this book reminded me that there’s an even better one coming in eternity. The days that I will spend gardening with Jesus can’t come soon enough. Thank you for putting into words what was only in my heart.
I am in school for landscape architecture, and it is all too easy to get caught up in that developer’s mindset, but I will now approach design with a gentle hand and a spirit of reverence for what is Jesus’ and what he has given us to share.
God bless

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A Heartfelt, Inspiring, Beautiful Reflection

A heartfelt , inspiring and beautiful reflection on trees, gardens and nature that evokes within us a longing for the One who will make all things new.

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Thank you…

These words have helped heal my soul. I can’t express enough my gratitude for Petersons time spent on this book. As with all his other readings, I truly enjoy your delivery of the constant. Thank you, again and again for this piece of art.

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This was good for the soul

Andrew Peterson has a precious story to tell. He shares his heart in a way that makes me reflect on my own messiness. This is another great book to add to my library and one I will probably listen to again just to think on it more deeply.

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Excellent!!

Another fantastic work by Peterson. As someone who dwells in the shade of many old Carolina oaks I loved this reflection on trees (and creation in general). Peterson is a wonderful story teller who helps me process my own living, moving, and being in this world of worry and wonderment. I highly recommend this work to anyone!

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