Tending Your Own Garden
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Tending Your Own Garden
Author: Dr. Ed Fleming
language: en
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Release Date: 2021-10-05
While having private devotions in October 2018, I came across a verse in Song of Solomon 1:6. God’s Spirit spoke very powerfully to me on that day. Being a person who loves to be busy serving in ministry (i.e., tending others’ gardens), I had forgotten the importance of “tending my own garden,” (i.e., remembering the priority of personal piety, or holiness). I confessed my sin that day and am seeking to keep a guard over my soul. At the same time, I was praying about a topic for a pastors’ conference in South Africa in June 2019. The Holy Spirit confirmed that what was necessary in my life could be a challenge and blessing to other pastors. The night before I left to return to the USA, two of the pastors at that conference encouraged me to put the material in book form. Tending Your Own Garden is the fruit of their encouragement.
The Rural Life
The former member of the New York Times editorial board offers a collection of essays that illuminate the beauty of the American landscape. With an eloquence unmatched by any other living writer, Verlyn Klinkenborg observes the juncture at which our lives and the natural world intersect. His yearlong meditation on the rigors and wonders of country life—encompassing memories of his family’s Iowa homestead, time spent in the wide-open spaces of the American West, and his experiences on the small farm in upstate New York where he lives with his wife—abounds with various pleasures for the readers as it indelibly records and elaborates the everyday beauty of the world we inhabit. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year A Book Sense 76 Pick “Captivating, subtle, and splendid . . . . Klinkenborg really is a Thoreau for today . . . . Nonfiction storytelling at its highest: unflaggingly lovely, with scope, profundity, and power achieved through a mastering of the delicate.” —Kirkus Reviews “In a voice reminiscent of E. B. White, Klinkenborg paints a picture of a fading world in colors that are solid and authentic. His joy is evident throughout.” —Los Angeles Times “Arresting, even profound, forcing us to look at the world in a new way.” —Chicago Tribune
Tending Your Garden: A Workbook for Women Ending Abusive Relationships
If you are reading this, it is likely you are experiencing some difficult times right now. Perhaps you have recently left, or are close to leaving, an abusive relationship. Right now your life probably seems very complicated. Confusing, isn't it? I urge you to relax in the simplicity of this workbook. You may be surprised to discover that the most entangled problems sometimes have simple solutions. Please accept this invitation to walk with me along some winding paths of self-discovery. As you begin, think of your life as a garden, and yourself as the master gardener. You have three important tasks: weeding, cultivating and planting. All of them are things you must do to create healthy new blooms that will last. Like you, I also had to create a new life after leaving a relationship choked by the weeds of abuse. This book is the result of my struggle. I set out to put into words, as best I could, what I would tell a friend who was coming out of an abusive relationship... Mary Kay Wyzlic, Author