Big Tech Peter Thiel is Right About Atoms Guest Post, November 20, 2023 Share this:by David Gornoski To save the West, we must rethink what an atom is. That’s my vision. So you can understand my disaffection when yet another catty, confused dallier attempted to capture venture capitalist Peter Thiel’s worldview for the dying establishment media, this time in The Atlantic story: “Peter Thiel… Continue Reading
Bold Christian Writing Just what IS Israel? Guest Post, November 17, 2023 Share this:The Relationship Between Christians and Jews by Ronald Dodson It is a question that is suddenly quite relevant, as the cyclical violence that has plagued the Levant has sparked again after the attack on Israel by Hamas on October 7th. It was a brutal move by the operative wing of… Continue Reading
Christian Living Roots + Wings — Mountain Time Guest Post, November 10, 2023 Share this:By Rory Feek, Plain Values Most of the time when I’m writing this column, I’m in pretty much the same place. Sitting at the kitchen table in our farmhouse or at my desk in the milkhouse, with a view outside of the backfield and within earshot of Indy and the… Continue Reading
Bold Christian Writing The Church Is Israel Guest Post, November 6, 2023November 7, 2023 Share this:by TheUncreatedLight A common belief in some American Evangelical circles (not all) is that the nation state of Israel is the Israel spoken about in the Bible, these are the “true Israelites” so therefore it must be supported at all costs, etc. But does that align with the Bible? Who… Continue Reading
Homesteading Confessions of a Steward — Chicken Familiarity Guest Post, November 3, 2023 Share this:By Joel Salatin, Plain Values Thinking like an animal is not always easy, especially if you’re trying to think like a chicken. In this article, I want to dive into one of the single biggest tensions in raising farmstead egg-laying chickens, and it all stems from chicken psychology. Like all… Continue Reading
Bold Christian Writing The Church Situation In Ukraine Guest Post, October 31, 2023October 31, 2023 Share this:by TheUncreatedLight Since I get a plethora of questions from people are confused about Ukraine, the acronyms for the churches, what’s happening, etc. I have decided to make a full on explication that I can just reference to everyone who asks. This is not about the war itself between Russia… Continue Reading
Bold Christian Writing Discerning Truth and Alligator Gallbladders Guest Post, October 26, 2023 Share this:On the hunt for the higher things by John Heers, First Things Foundation Let’s take a look at truth. What is true, what is fake? How might these ideas be related to things sacred and things profane? How should we understand these terms as war rages on and human beings… Continue Reading
Christian Living Why Parallel Economy Creatives Are Stronger Together Guest Post, October 24, 2023 Share this:by Elijah Shoesmith Jesus expected His students to become disciples. Messengers of His truth once He left to prepare our mansions. He didn’t want lifelong learners who refused to leave the classroom. And He still doesn’t. Influenced by people we follow online, it’s time for us “regular joes” to step… Continue Reading
Big Tech Marshall McLuhan’s War Guest Post, October 23, 2023October 27, 2023 Share this:The Medium is the Weapon by The Prudentialist Since February 2022, Western minds have been exposed to a deluge of information, more data than any average individual can comprehend, let alone make sense of. Without taking serious time and processing efforts to draw a coherent narrative or to make sense… Continue Reading
Christian Living Biblically Based Fatherhood Guest Post, October 19, 2023 Share this:by Jacob Brown Why does our Lord tell us to pray to God as Father? When asked by his disciples to teach them to pray, the Lord Jesus Christ taught them to pray by addressing the Almighty God of all creation as Father. He just as easily could have taught… Continue Reading
Christian Living The Roundtable — Amish Insights on Forgiveness Guest Post, October 18, 2023November 1, 2023 Share this:from Plain Values THIS MONTH’S QUESTION: How do you practice forgiveness in your community? Jerry: In any close-knit community, forgiveness is the elixir that cures disease. It cleans the cancer from the joints and makes things pliable again. The spiritual WD-40 that lessens the creaking and groaning. Forgiveness is counter-cultural. It… Continue Reading
Christian Living The Healing Land — Community Inter-Dependence Day Guest Post, October 11, 2023October 23, 2023 Share this:by Shawn and Beth Dougherty, Plain Values July Fourth is an important day in our village. We always say Hinton has the best fireworks display in the valley, and people come from all over to watch. The park is full of strangers as well as neighbors, and the lines in front… Continue Reading