This is the first installment in our series, From Eden to Easter: Life and Death in the Garden. Each day throughout Holy Week, we will take a special look at the gardens and wildernesses of Scripture, and in particular, these scenes' connections to Christ's redemption won for us on the cross.

The seemingly small, the particular, the previously overlooked, magnifies in importance.

Waiting on God can seem like slow motion torture sometimes.

The fact is this: we all are going to die. Whether we are rich or poor, foolish or wise, we will all pass away.

Part of the journey involves seasons of affliction, and during those times it is easy to feel separated from God, even rejected by our God