Christian Living Confessions of a Steward — Honest Horse Keeping Guest Post, December 8, 2023 Share this:by Joel Salatin, Plain Values I don’t own a horse. I don’t keep a horse. That’s precisely why I’m qualified to address the issue—I don’t have preconceived notions about keeping horses. I have thought and yakked about it quite a bit, though, because one of the most common questions people… Continue Reading
Bold Christian Writing Mythologizing Modernity Guest Post, December 5, 2023 Share this:The cosmic tale goes ever on by The Saxon Cross History is dead. Or, so I was told. For a long time, I believed it. Not because I wanted to, but I could see the world around me. It was plain as day that I did not live in the… Continue Reading
Christian Living The Healing Land — Apples Guest Post, November 27, 2023November 28, 2023 Share this:by Shawn and Beth Dougherty, Plain Values A PLENTIFUL HARVEST The new apple trees in the orchard are bearing well this year, with russet and yellow-green fruit studding the young branches. In the convent orchard, some of the older trees are taking a sabbatical year. They will only produce a… Continue Reading
Bold Christian Writing It’s Never Over Andrew Isker, November 23, 2023November 27, 2023 Share this:by Pastor Andrew Isker A Handful of Christians with the Entire World Against Them Changed History The holiday of Thanksgiving is one of the last remaining aspects of traditional America that has survived the cultural revolution. For most Americans it is simply a part of normal life: a day off,… 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
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
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
Christian Living Porch Time | One Minute with Marlin Guest Post, September 25, 2023October 23, 2023 Share this:By Marlin Miller, Publisher of Plain Values On a recent trip, we spent a few evenings with a wonderful family who lost a young child only a few years ago. We quickly became fast friends as we connected on a deep level, sharing the good and the hard as our kids… Continue Reading
Christian Living Sowing Seeds Guest Post, September 18, 2023October 23, 2023 Share this:by Rory Feek, Plain Values Last night, Indiana and I spent the evening in the garden weeding, watering the many rows of vegetables, and checking on how the seeds we’ve sowed this spring are doing. The broccoli and cabbage that were abundant a month ago are almost gone, and Brussels sprouts will… Continue Reading
Christian Living The Healing Land — Time for What’s Important Families Guest Post, September 14, 2023October 23, 2023 Share this:by Shawn and Beth Dougherty, Plain Values A child comes in the back door with a full milk can; the screen door slaps shut behind him. There is the sound of a bucket being set on the bench, the clang of a bail handle against the side of the milk can. In… Continue Reading