The God of the Garden, Andrew Peterson
The God of the Garden, Andrew Peterson
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The God of the Garden
Thoughts on Creation, Culture, and the Kingdom

Author: Andrew Peterson

Narrator: Andrew Peterson

Unabridged: 5 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/07/2024


Synopsis

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 reader 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.

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About The Author

Andrew Peterson is an award-winning singer-songwriter and author. In 2008, driven by a desire to cultivate a strong Christian arts community, Andrew founded a ministry called The Rabbit Room, which led to a yearly conference, countless concerts and symposiums, and Rabbit Room Press, which has published thirty books to date. He and Jamie have been married for twenty-six years, with three grown children and two brand new daughters-in-law—all of whom have planted memories deep in the soil of their acreage in Nashville. In his spare time, Andrew keeps bees, builds stone walls, gardens, draws, and waxes poetic about footpaths.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Cindy

I read this in one day, and for some reason I didn’t expect to like it. I sometimes feel The Rabbit Room is just a tad bit self-conscious but I have never felt that way about Andrew Peterson. And this book hit all the things I really care about-Tennessee, Florida, trees, walking, footpaths, flowers,......more

Goodreads review by R.M.

This is one of those books that you want to rate 6-stars on Goodreads if only because you don't have the words to describe it and at least an extra star would communicate a little bit of how much you loved it. Like I said in one of my updates as I went along, this has got to be the most emotional boo......more

Beautiful, poignant, and deeply moving, The God of the Garden offers a look into the beauty and the lessons God has imbedded into His creation. It's a raw, heart-wrenching look at Peterson's life and his emotions. And let's face it. Most of us both resonate AND don't understand parts of his story. W......more

Goodreads review by Joseph

What a good book. Andrew Peterson is such an excellent, God-glorifying writer. His words flow like poetry. It was a privilege to be taken into his confidence and shared vulnerable stories from his life in this volume. I am so blessed to be having the opportunity to learn directly from this incredibly......more