Homesteading Confessions of a Steward — Carbon Development on the Farm Guest Post, May 3, 2023May 3, 2023 Share this:by Joel Salatin, Plain Values Last month I introduced the concept of the carbon economy for soil fertility and the numerous ways God designed soil fertility and development to run on sunbeams converted to biomass. From bison on the prairie to wildebeests on the Serengeti, perennial prairie polycultures pruned by… Continue Reading
Big Tech The Roundtable | Amish Insights on: Technology | Pt. 1 Guest Post, May 1, 2023 Share this:by Ivan Keim, Plain Values This Month’s Question: The balance between the blessings and pit-falls of modern-day technology can be hard to find. How do we balance using technology with staying connected to our community? Answered by: Ivan Keim, a minister in his local Amish church “How do we balance… Continue Reading
Bold Christian Writing Evolution: The Greatest Story Ever Told? Guest Post, April 28, 2023 Share this:How evolution evolved from the minds of men… by John Heers, First Things Foundation In this edition of Heavy Things Done Lightly, the plan is to take a walk through history to discover something like antecedents. Where does Darwin’s evolutionary theory come from? Is it a scientific discovery, or is… Continue Reading
Free Speech Ron DeSantis Flies To Israel To Destroy Free Speech In Florida Andrew Torba, April 27, 2023April 27, 2023 Share this:This week Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida made a trip to Israel to sign HB 269, a bill that makes it a felony with up to five years in jail for passing out “offensive” flyers or pamphlets. This move has been widely criticized by free speech advocates and legal experts… Continue Reading
Bold Christian Writing The Christian Duty To Produce “Cultural Christianity” Andrew Isker, April 26, 2023 Share this:by Pastor Andrew Isker One of the most commonly held ideas within conservative evangelicalism is that “cultural Christianity is bad because it produces nominal Christians.” Nearly everyone has heard this from evangelical pulpits at one time or another. The former head of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty… Continue Reading
Christian Artisty Roots + Wings —Sprouting Wings Richard Osgar, April 25, 2023May 15, 2023 Share this:by Rory Feek, Plain Values Here in the middle of Tennessee, the arrival of March signals the return of spring. The long-awaited blooming of yellow daffodils that encircle our family cemetery here on the farm lets us know that winter is wearing thin and that warmer weather will soon be… Continue Reading
Bold Christian Writing It’s Time To Burn The Ships Of Traditional Media Andrew Torba, April 24, 2023 Share this:In 1519, the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés arrived in the New World with a mission to conquer the Aztec Empire. He arrived with a small army of 600 men, but he faced a significant challenge. His men were afraid and they were not sure that they could succeed in their… Continue Reading
Bold Christian Writing Wisdom From Above And The Christian Nationalist Ruler Andrew Isker, April 21, 2023 Share this:1 Samuel 29:1-11 by Pastor Andrew Isker Introduction Jesus Christ is the king of kings and ruler of this world. And He has brought His people into His kingdom to rule with Him. Believers are saved from sin, death, and hell, and saved to rule as kings under King Jesus…. Continue Reading
Christian Living Let’s Talk About It Guest Post, April 18, 2023 Share this:By Ferree Hardy, Plain Values “Oh, I don’t mean to be talking over and over about me,” worried the widow sitting next to me. “I don’t know why I find myself telling you all this.” I assured her she was fine. “It’s what I do. I let people talk to… Continue Reading
Bold Christian Writing Christendom or Chaos Andrew Isker, April 13, 2023April 13, 2023 Share this:by Pastor Andrew Isker Recently there has been criticism of the idea of Christian Nationalism from some corners of ostensibly conservative evangelical church. For instance, Executive Vice President of G3 Ministries, Scott Aniol posted the following: Continue Reading
AI “How Many Fingers am I Holding Up?” Guest Post, April 11, 2023April 11, 2023 Share this:A Religious Ontology of AI by David Treebeard “After God, let us have our own conscience as our mentor and rule for all things, so that we may know which way the wind is blowing and set our sails accordingly.” –St. John Climacus, Ladder of Divine Ascent, Chapter 26.6 All… Continue Reading
Bold Christian Writing The Gospel Message of Transformation vs The Godless Message of Tolerance and Transitioning Andrew Torba, April 7, 2023April 7, 2023 Share this:Last week a member of the trans community unleashed a wave of devastation upon Christians in Nashville that ended the lives of six of our brothers and sisters in Christ including three young children. I noted in my last post on this subject how we must learn to hate evil… Continue Reading