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Apostolic Farming

Catherine Doherty of happy memory, my namesake, is the author of a sweet work titled, Apostolic Farming.  I meandered through it this afternoon and was particularly struck by the words of her father that she relates from her childhood memories: … Continue reading

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Food: The Cornerstone of Christian Credibility

Joel Salatin makes an excellent case here for Christians to have a consistent ethic of life–ecological life, that is.  If we say that we’re pro-life, but don’t include in that pro-ness the lives of cows and chickens and earth worms, … Continue reading

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Cutting the Cord

Yesterday, we stopped shopping for fresh groceries at the grocery store; Devin, who graciously does the shopping for our family, visited our local HEB (if you aren’t a Texan, you don’t know the delight that shopping at HEB provides) and … Continue reading

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