This groundbreaking walk through Scripture by former physician and carpenter Dr. Matthew Sleeth makes the convincing case that trees reveal more about God and faith than you ever imagined.  “Christians looking to reconnect to the natural world will relish Sleeth’s passionate call to Christian stewardship of the Earth.”— Publishers Weekly Fifteen years ago, Matthew Sleeth believed that science and logic held the answers to everything. But when tragedy struck, he opened the Bible for the first time and was surprised to find that God chose to tell the gospel story through a trail of trees. There’s a tree on the first page of Genesis, in the first psalm, on the first page of the New Testament, and on the last page of Revelation. The Bible’s wisdom is referred to as a tree of life. Every major biblical character and every major theological event has a tree marking the spot. A tree was the only thing that could kill Jesus—and the only thing Jesus ever harmed. Reforesting Faith  is the rare book that builds bridges by connecting those who love the Creator with creation and those who love creation with the Creator. Join Dr. Sleeth as he explores the wonders of life, death, and rebirth through the trail of trees in Scripture. Once you discover the hidden language of trees, your walk through the woods—and through Scripture—will never be the same. “Sleeth is the perfect missionary to American evangelicals for the environmental cause.” —Andy Crouch, author of Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling “Matthew Sleeth carries a fresh message and unique insights arising from a life of integrity and a vantage point that offers glimpses of the world that most others miss.” —Dr. John Stumbo, president of the US Christian and Missionary Alliance “ Reforesting Faith immediately captures the soul! It awakens a hunger for the vastness of God as well as the immediate presence of God. Matthew has a great gift of taking something as common as a tree and exploding the Scripture before our eyes, resulting in an overwhelming renewed love for our Lord.” —Jo Anne Lyon, general superintendent emerita of the Wesleyan Church “Somewhere along the line, too many people picked up the notion that loving trees was somehow pagan or Druidic. As this volume makes clear, the Bible is a veritable forest, full of towering cedars and heavy-laden fruit trees. Reading this will help make the Scriptures come more fully alive.” —Bill McKibben, author of The Comforting Whirlwind: God, Job, and the Scale of Creation “ Reforesting Faith is an extraordinary book. Never before have I gone on a ‘nature walk through the Bible,’ so I’m grateful I had Matthew Sleeth as a guide. It’s fascinating to see the Bible through this lens—and to realize the connection has been there all along. I heartily recommend this captivating and beautifully written book that enables us to see Scripture in a fresh way.” —Howard Dayton, founder of Compass—Finances God’s Way “This is one of those rare books that makes you wonder how you could have read the Bible your entire life and missed so many insights and treasures. Matthew Sleeth invites us on an amazing journey through Scripture with an eye to the special place of trees. In the process he helps us reimagine the world in new ways and awakens parts in us that have been asleep for far too long. Drawing from nearly a thousand references to trees or their derivatives in the Bible, Sleeth reignites our sense of wonder and our love for the majesty of God. This book will help restore our weakened imaginations and remind us of our proper place in the world.” —Timothy C. Tennent, PhD, president of Asbury Theological Seminary “All of physical creation is an object lesson of spiritual truth. In this wonderful book Matthew Sleeth illuminates the most profound, prolific, and practical object in God’s inventory—the tree. Both spiritual solace and spirited service find meaning in trees.” —Joel Salatin, farmer and author of The Marvelous Pigness of Pigs: Respecting and Caring for All God’s Creation “When it comes to biblical knowledge and divine insights, I can read Matthew Sleeth all day. In Reforesting Faith he has given us a curiosity-driven tome telling the grand story of God through the trees of Scripture. Don’t be lost in the woods; read this book, discover the thicket, and reforest your faith.” —Kyle Idleman, senior pastor of Southeast Christian Church and author of Not a Fan: Becoming a Completely Committed Follower of Jesus and Don’t Give Up: Faith That Gives You the Confidence to Keep Believing and the Courage to Keep Going “The intricate symbolism of trees is woven through the Bible from the beginning to the end in a way that is incredibly obvious to me now after reading Reforesting Faith . Thanks to this book, I will never look at a tree the same way again. If you care about nature at all, this is a must-read.” —Angela Correll, author of the novel Grounded “Matthew Sleeth is g