Guest Interview: Christie Purifoy

On Wednesdays in my Meeting God in the Garden series, I feature guest interviews with other Christian gardeners.  Today I want to introduce you to author Christie Purifoy.

Christie Purifoy garden

Christie Purifoy

Christie lives with her husband and four children at Maplehurst, an old, brick farmhouse in southeastern Pennsylvania. Her first book Roots and Sky: A Journey Home in Four Seasons was published by Revell on February 2, 2016.

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How to Worship God through a Garden’s Beauty

How to Worship God through a Garden's Beauty
How to Worship God Through a Garden's Beauty

Listen to this as a podcast episode HERE.

Is any place more beautiful than a well-tended garden?

God planted a love of beauty in our hearts, back in the garden of Eden, intended to help us worship him. Eve first opened her eyes in the most beautiful garden that has ever existed. Can you imagine her delight and pleasure in those first moments, when her gaze first took in God’s glorious creation?

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Meeting God in the Garden

Meeting God in the Garden
Meeting God in the Garden

Welcome to my new blog series, Meeting God in the Garden. For the next six weeks, I hope to inspire you with the spiritual lessons I’ve learned in the past 25+ years of gardening.

Listen to this as a podcast episode HERE.

First, let’s take a virtual stroll through my gardens.

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