Healing In The Garden with Socrates Charos

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A tree can be more than shade and fruit. For us, it can be a living reminder that love is real, that prayer is possible, and that healing can start the moment we stop rushing and start paying attention.

Joe Grumbine sits down again with Socrates for a joyful, faith-forward conversation about the Holy Spirit, creation, and why gardens feel like sacred ground. We talk about learning “love” through the trees, the Bible’s repeated return to gardens and water, and the way time outdoors can soften anxiety and fear. Joe also shares how his own garden and nonprofit retreats are turning into a place where people from different backgrounds come to breathe, work in the soil, and leave calmer than they arrived.

We get surprisingly practical too: olive trees, curing olives, and why olive oil carries both health value and spiritual meaning in Christian tradition. From there, the conversation turns to prayer in everyday places, spiritual authority, and a grounding scripture Socrates points to for self-prayer: Romans 8:11. We also wrestle with the tension between love-centered faith and “religion as business,” coming back to one simple mission that keeps showing up: love one another.

If you’re looking for a Christian podcast conversation that connects healing prayer, nature therapy, and real-life practices for peace, this one is for you. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs encouragement, and leave a review telling us where you feel most at peace.

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