How Can Wildflowers Inspire Our Art? With Ruth Chou Simons

Nat Theo Nature Lessons Rooted in the Bible

Eryn Lynum

Education For Kids, Religion & Spirituality, Kids & Family, Christianity

4.8 • 616 Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

How can wildflowers inspire your art? Award-winning author and artist Ruth Chou Simons shares how God’s wildflowers inspire her work and art even in difficult seasons.

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Order The Way of the Wildflower: https://www.amazon.com/Way-Wildflower-Meditations-Unburden-Anxious/dp/1400244412
Ruth Chou Simons Website: https://ruthchousimons.com/
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Eryn's Books:

The Nature of Rest: What the Bible and Creation Teach Us About Sabbath Living: https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Rest-Creation-Sabbath-Living/dp/0825448891
Rooted in Wonder: Nurturing Your Family's Faith Through God's Creation: https://www.amazon.com/Rooted-Wonder-Nurturing-Familys-Creation/dp/0825447615
936 Pennies: Discovering the Joy of Intentional Parenting: https://www.amazon.com/936-Pennies-Discovering-Intentional-Parenting/dp/0764219782

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0:00.0	Hello world, wake me up to another good, good morning time to go.
0:07.6	Are you ready to explore God's wild and wonderful world?
0:12.7	Welcome to the Nat Theo podcast.
0:15.3	I'm your host, Aaron Linum.
0:17.1	I'm a certified master naturalist, Bible teacher, and author, and I am so excited to dive into God's written word, the Bible, and his created world with you.
0:32.5	What do you think of when you see wildflowers?
0:42.2	Do they make you feel peaceful, joyful, or maybe inspired?
0:47.5	Yesterday, author and artist Ruth Cho Simons joined us as we learned all about the ways
0:53.0	that God has carefully clothed the wildflowers,
0:56.6	designing them with great detail, and how they remind us that we don't have to be afraid or
1:01.7	live in anxiety. Instead, we can cast all of our cares upon God because he cares for us,
1:07.9	just as he cares for the wildflowers, even more so than the wildflowers.
1:13.4	Today, Ruth is joining us again, and I am so excited to hear how wildflowers have inspired
1:19.4	her work as an award-winning author and artist.
1:23.6	Ruth Cho-Simon's is the best-selling author of beautiful devotional books that feature her art,
1:29.4	including her newest book, which released yesterday, The Way of the Wildflower,
1:34.6	Gospel Meditations to Unburden Your Anxious Soul.
1:39.1	Before we get started, let's thank our sponsor who made this special guest episode possible, Generations
1:45.6	Ministries. The God Made Science Series by Generations Ministries is one of my favorites. When I'm
1:52.6	trying to understand something in nature, I often grab one of the God-made books off our shelf
1:57.9	and find a perfect visual and explanation to help me understand God's
2:02.6	designs. You can save 15% on the God Made series and your entire order with the code Nat Theo. That's one word,
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