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Cultivate, Share, and Receive God's Gifts // Christie Purifoy


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"I kept thinking, 'Okay. What does God want me to do for others? What am I offering others? What am I giving to others?' And again and again, the things I felt called to do or make or create or tend would literally refresh me."

— Christie Purifoy

Today's Episode: This episode is an absolute joy! We're so grateful to Christie Purifoy for sharing her wise insights into generous living and openhanded receiving. Christie is an author, teacher, and gardener. On today's episode she tells stories and shares biblical truths about God's abundance and our calling to cultivate spacious places not only to share them with others but to actually receive them as a blessing for ourselves.

This month's memory verse: “A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.” — Proverbs 11:25

Today's guest: Christie Purifoy is a writer and gardener who loves to grow flowers and community. She is the author of six books, including two spiritual memoirs and a recently completed trilogy of gift books with essays and photographs celebrating the gardening life. Her latest book, A House to Call Home: Creating Places That Will Comfort and Care For Us, will launch in February 2026. Christie earned a PhD in English Literature from the University of Chicago but eventually traded the classroom for an old Pennsylvania farmhouse called Maplehurst where she lives with her husband and four children. You can find Christie on Instagram (@christiepurifoy) and on Substack where she writes a regular newsletter on home, garden, and the ancient church called A Spacious Place.

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Links from today's show: 

  • ChristyPurifoy.com
  • On Magic and Miracles by Marian A. Jacobs
  • Everyday Gospel by Paul David Tripp
  • Anxious No More Necklace 
  • Dwell Differently Bible Study membership


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