When Lot was given a choice, he opted for what looked like Eden.
Tag: Garden
Our earthly work assignments are intentional and formational, not random and exasperating.
My friend and I got it in our heads to rise before dawn and hike a hill to meet the sun on Easter morning.
As we sit in the silence of holy Saturday, we might wonder what we can do to honor the reputation of Jesus today.
We affirm our identity as farmers and shepherds, as stewards and nurturers, not mercenaries or brawlers. We are here: saved and being sanctified for the Kingdom purpose of growing something good. And that good begins in us. We start in the four small chambers in our own chest and then we branch out from there. We are asked to approach this fallen firmament with an agrarian mindset: we are planters not combatants.
“In simple humility, let our Gardener, God, landscape you with the word, making a salvation garden of your life.” (James 1:21 MSG) I don’t quite have the words to describe the impact this paraphrased verse has on my soul when I read it. I can…
“Then the Lord planted a garden in the east, and there He placed the man He had made.” (Genesis 2:8 NLT) They say that life began in a garden. We look to scripture and see it’s true. And though Adam and Eve were ousted from…