Garden Talk Blog
Escaping the Land of Anxiety
There is a place in the deep recesses of the Wasteland known as the Land of Anxiety. It is home to those who suffer from the ‘What If’ disease and where they go to sulk, stress and worry. It is no exaggeration to say that its inhabitants are prisoners whose lives are...
Cause You Came Through, Just When I Needed You Most
Let’s face it, the 70s was an awesome time for music. I’ve always been a sucker for love songs, especially those that speak of melancholy and the pain of a broken heart. Randy VanWarmer had a great one back in 1979 entitled, “Just When I Needed You...
What If Loving God Became Our Pleasure?
Several weeks ago, I was invited to give my life testimony to a group of about one hundred people. The timing was perfect. On August 7th, 2023, I had released the epilogue to my book, entitled “Choose Life Now,” so it was the perfect opportunity to talk about the two...
Epilogue to ‘The Bridge’
It was 12:49 a.m. the morning of November 28th, 2017 when it happened. After reading further some may conclude that all that follows was just my imagination. Something made up to legitimize everything I had gone through in my life. A...
The Bridge from ‘Thanatophobia’ to ‘Ataraxia’ Part – 2
About a week after my gas station encounter with ‘Ataraxia’ (a state of freedom from emotional disturbance and anxiety) I was knocked out of my seat again while reading the book of Hebrews. My plan that morning back in 2017 was to read the first three chapters...
The Bridge from ‘Thanatophobia’ to ‘Ataraxia’ – Part 1
In 2017, a year I entitled the Final Descent, I had an experience that defined me for life. It came after a multi-day writing session that left me numb from the neck up. Exhausted, I decided to turn on the television, lay on the couch, and relax. After a few minutes...
A Day I Will Never Forget
It had been seven years since God asked me to take a journey with Him. A journey that would lead me back home to a place I was meant to live, a place where my soul could find rest, the garden! It is our original home, a paradise abode were we find ourselves communing...