We American Christians find ourselves living under strange conditions. A country settled by Christians, yet so lacking in any visible proof. Our ansestors and and ourselves have committed a sickening crime. We have watered down the Gospel that transforms the world into the “gospel transformed by the world”. It seems that […]
Last night after supper I was holding our new child when John and Noah came over and sat down with us. The boys took it apon themselves to “teach stuff” to their new brother. It was such a blessing to watch. It took quite a while for them to explain all they have […]
1. Our Midwife is a Christian.
2. Hospitals are in cities, our home is in the sticks.
3. No driving on city streets.
4. No running to the wretched city between milkings.
5. Midwife less likely to cut my wife up to make an extra buck.
6. Midwives bring herbs not drugs.
7. Our […]
Just thought I’d check in with you folks, and let you know whats going on . Leah is due in 8 days and we have been working at getting the house ready for the birth. For those who don’t know, we birth our babies at home. This will be the first one […]
Every so often someone will ask me why Christian Agrarianism is critized so often by other believers. The answer is simple, we have embarked on the greatest idol smashing campaign this country has seen in some time. While most of conservative christendom gives lip service to the idea that the bible speaks to […]
Today the boys and I dropped Leah off at the Above Rubies Reatreat for the weekend. Its chilly out tonight, we sit here by the warmth of nice hickory fire listening to some Johnny Cash. We read a few chapters in On The Shores of Silver Lake after we got some wood carried […]
“That’s such a small community that there’s nothing to do but visit friends and eat and sing and talk all night. It was a wonderful time….”
These comments by Kelly about life in the Bush are very true.
I’ve lived in farm country my whole life, but my first experience with true community was […]
We are busy up on the hill canning and splitting wood. Our computer mouse was broken for a few days, just at the time that I had time to blog. The workload is pretty big right now, so if you have emailed us and we haven’t got back to you…..thats why.
Caleb […]
The natural thing for people to do when they “become agrarians”, is to want the whole shebang…..last week. As the country didn’t fall apart in a week, a christian agrarian homestead will not built in week. The homestead might well take many generations before it is a real income generator that can sustain […]
This morning at 4 o’clock, Little John and I headed off to start the morning chores. I tapped John on the shoulder a few times and told him we needed to get going. He got up right away and wiped the sleep from his eyes, got dressed, put on his rubber boots and […]
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