An endearing gift book for the Christian woman that enjoys flowers
A Garden of Love is a delightful and compelling gift book – a combination of beautiful prose, flower photographs, and Scriptures – that allows us to express our love to others in softness, gentleness, peace, and intimacy of Christian love. This 8½" x 11" book is an invitation to experience love through the beauty of God's creation and the flowers He created.
The book A Garden of Love has pricked the hearts of many people either as a well-received gift book or as 30-day devotional. See what some have stated about this book of love.
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Kathy, who lives near Syracuse, New York, gave the book to a good friend. She recalls, "I do remember her real curiosity about the theme of the book – the connection between words of the Bible and the names of flowers. She is an avid flower gardener herself and a fervent Christian. I remember she seemed so moved by the photographs – we sat studying them for a long time, and her resulting commitment to visit the garden to experience the peacefulness of being among the flowers. It is a work of art and a treasure."
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See what others have been written about A Garden of Love:
- Cara Covey, in her book review on GoodReads on January 30, 2012, states that the author "writes intuitive and encouraging gems of biblical truth as he walks you through this garden with pictures and prose. I find the artistry of this book both restful and nourishing to my spirit … I recommend this lovely book for young and old alike. I think it a good volume for springtime family devotions." See http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/269975237.
- Laura Hilton, wife of a pastor and a regular contributor to her blog Lighthouse Academy, wrote: "If you or someone you know is an avid gardener, then you'll want to get a copy of A GARDEN OF LOVE for yourself or your loved one or friend. This is a perfect book for perusing, can be used for a devotional, and gives information about the flowers. I recommend this book." See her full blog entry at http://lighthouse-academy.blogspot.com/2012/01/garden-of-love.html.
- Val Frania, author of the blog Mom of Many, wrote at nice review on May 15, 2011. It may be seen at http://momofmany.wordpress.com/2011/05/25/a-garden-of-love-by-thomas-b-clarke/.
- Iris Godfrey, CEO of Psalm 19 Ministries, wrote this and it appears on the back cover: "I thoroughly enjoy Tom's writing. He is presenting the beauty of his Lord Jesus revealed in the well-tended flowers of his church's Gethsemane Prayer Garden. You will want to spend time in these pages and allow the love of our Lord to flow over you through the beauty of His own creation. Amazing insights!"
- Bob Sorge, author of many Christian books including Secrets of the Secret Place, stated, "I really enjoyed the beautiful photos of the flowers in this book, and found Tom's applications to biblical principles fascinating and refreshing. I think you'll enjoy this book too."
- Dr. J. Lee Simmons, President of Living Faith Global Ministries, wrote, "I am amazed at this book – I was deeply touched by it. It is Holy Spirit inspired and wonderful. It seems as if the Holy Spirit wrote it through Tom. I love the common theme of God's love throughout it."
- Jamie Hunt, owner of the popular Joe's Pasta Garage in Skaneateles, New York, stated, "I bought this book for my wife as a Valentine's Day gift. We both love it and now we sell it."
- Sharon Oppedesiano, teacher of a women's Bible study, wrote this on Amazon: "I love this book! The descriptions of each flower as they relate to God's love for us has left such lasting imprints in my mind of ways that God cares for me. Visual pictures like this book creates have great lasting impact."
- Jennifer T leads a college ministry along with her husband. On Amazon's website she wrote, "My husband and I were touched by the depth of spiritual application for each flower. God's creation has so much it can teach us! A must read for anyone who enjoys flowers and desires to know the LORD more."
- Connie Arnold, inspirational poet and author of three books, wrote on Amazon's website, "Love truly blooms in this book with the lessons each flower has to offer, along with appropriate Scripture verses, inspiring a feeling of Christ's love within as you read."
- Terry Delaney is a pastor of Countryside Family Church in Illinois and writes Christian book reviews on the side. By his own admission, Terry does not know very much about gardening; however, he recommended this book as a coffee table book because of its large size, lovely content and presentation of the gospel: http://christianbooknotes.com/2010/a-garden-of-love-by-thomas-clarke/.
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Tom's Corner
I am the caretaker of the Gethsemane Prayer Garden in Syracuse, NY, and an author/publisher of Christian books.
Both gardening and writing are part-time jobs for me, but they are my heartfelt passion: to help others experience Jesus Christ in a more personal way and to grow in love.
Full Refund Guarantee
I ask people two questions when presenting A Garden of Love: "Does your mother (or wife) consider herself a Christian?" and then "Does she love flowers?" Most people respond affirmative to both questions, so I suggest that they look through the book – and I usually get a sale.
What amazes me is not the sales process but the response. Of all the books that I have sold this way, I have yet to have someone say that the recipient did not like the book. Instead, most people somehow get word back to me stating how much their woman loves the book. Not one has come back even with a neutral response.
Most of my sales of A Garden of Love have been to women, and they buy this book as a gift for other women. Typically I invite them to read one of the flowers based on the Table of Contents and then talk about the guarantee.
For men and women alike, I personally guarantee a full refund if the person agrees to one thing – they must write a dedication on the front that selects one of the 30 flowers and states something like, "I bought this for you because of the love represented by the 'xxxxx' flower."
Once they present the book, if the woman then rejects it, I am more than willing to send a full refund. However, I've never been asked to provide a refund because every response that comes back to me has indicated how much the woman is thrilled with the book.
Tom Clarke
EMail: prayergardeners@hotmail.com
TOM'S OTHER BOOKS
A TOPICAL TREASURY OF PROVERBS: A categorization of the book of Proverbs, based on thousands of man-hours analyzing this practical book.
JOSHUA'S SPIRITUAL WARFARE: Based on the book of Joshua, an in-depth study of the chiastic structure in Joshua.
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