How can dead roses make you thankful for the good things that have come to an end? Or bees show you how to care for others? What can pruning teach you about living a full life? Gifts In The Garden is a devotional podcast that looks at how nature reveals the very nature of God, His love for us and what He wants to teach us through His creation.
Latest episodes
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Trusting in God
Sometimes the best thing about a garden is that it gives you a quite place to read and let God speak to you. Trust was the word He spoke to me about as I read 1 Chronicles 5:18-22.…
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Waiting For A Change Of Season
When you just want a change in life, and it's not happening, it can cause anxiety and frustration but God's word has some encouragement as you wait for change.
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Rooted In Christ
Even in the darkest times, there is still life if you're rooted in the right person.
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God Changes Your DNA
Jesus didn't just cover your sin. He made you NEW and changed your DNA.
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Are you Encouraging or Discouraging?
When trying to encourage someone you might inadvertantly be discouraging them. Why does this happen? How can you keep it from happening again? We'll talk about it in this episode.
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God's Pruning: Uncomfortable, Necessary and Beautiful!
When it feels like God is cutting things from your life, it may be uncomfortable but it's actually a good thing. I'll talk about why God 'prunes' us and what it produces in this ep…
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You Are In His Hands
It's easy for our problems to become bigger than God when we focus on the wrong thing, but He is bigger!
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The Most Precious Thing Ever Made
Of all the things God created, He says this is the most intricate...the most precious...
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Yes! I'm STRESSED!
Plants will give you a clear sign they are stressed, but it's harder to tell with people. How can you tell if someone is stressed? What can you do about it? How does God handle you…
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Do You Have What You Need To Grow?
When it doesn't feel like you're reaching your full potential, or things aren't happening as they should, it could be that there's something missing. Find out about one of the key…
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Learning To Follow God
There are moments you realize you're doing things backwards. Like when a praise and worship song brought to my attention I was asking God to follow me, instead of me following Him.
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A Solar Eclipse And Prayer
A solar eclipse can teach us something about the way God answers prayer.
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Strength to Confront Life's Challenges
Bison run straight into winter storms. Where do we find the strength to confront the storms of life?
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3 min
You Are Someone's Light
Just as plants need light to grow, we need spiritual light but for more than just one purpose.
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Perspective Changes Everything
God's perspective can change how you see your life and how you live it.
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You Can Never Do Too Much Of THIS
Is there anything you CAN'T overindulge in? There is according to God. You'll find out what you can never do, or have too much of, in this episode.
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Your Growth May Be Different
If you don't feel like you have accomplished as much in life as you should have by now, it's ok! Don't compare your life to someone else's. God's timing is different for every pers…
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A Place You Can Thrive
Ever feel like you're in the wrong place? Maybe you need to be replanted? And, we'll talk about the one place you will always thrive.
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Taking Away to Be More
Even a good thing can be the wrong thing, if it takes away from your true focus. It's time to prune your life!
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I know You As Love
There's a lot to learn from sheep about how to know who is the True Shephard. We're going to learn how to follow and why we follow.