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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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A Slower Pace

Some people play video games for escape.  I used to read novels.  Now, I have less time to read entire chapters, so I choose lighter fare.  I read farming magazines. Yesterday, I was reading a sweet little publication called, appropriately, … Continue reading

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A Post About Food

Katie and I just watched Food, Inc. via Netflix. Not much of it was new to us because we are already up on the understanding of how our food is made and what is wrong with the processes, but it … Continue reading

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