Live for Jesus. Excel in Agriculture. Make Disciples.
Live for Jesus. Excel in Agriculture. Make Disciples.
Browsing Year
One of the areas that I struggle in as I try to be a good stewardly farmer is the amount of work that I try to get done each day. My tendency is to look at all that I want to get done, write up an optimistic to do list for the day, and then …
How does God want us to care for his creation? How does he want us to tend our farms or gardens? Well, if we look at Genesis, when God first gave the assignment of caring for his creation to man, and placed him in the garden, the instructions he gave him were to care for …
If you want to be encouraged and challenged about what God can do if we farm to His glory, watch this video interview of Mr. Brian Oldreive. Then check out his website, http://www.foundationsforfarming.org One to one with Brian Oldreive from Newfrontiers on Vimeo.
Farming is considered a business today, like any other occupation. And it is. However, several years ago, when my father was encouraging me in entrepreneurship he pointed out that there are two types of entrepreneurship: money-making entrepreneurship and lifestyle entrepreneurship. Money-making entrepreneurship is what most people think of when they think of entrepreneurship. Basically you …
The beauty of redeeming the dirt is that it is a road we travel, not a place at which we arrive. After the last post I want to make sure that I didn’t discourage anyone. My goal with this blog is not to focus on the shortcomings of the way many of us farm, but …
American agriculture is viewed by many people in the world as the shining example of successful agriculture. With our countless acres of grain in the Midwest, our California valleys bursting with vegetables, our feedlots full of beef and our barns packed with pigs and poultry, we seem to be on the cutting edge of food …
For a change, in this post I want to talk about a practical example of using God’s design to redeem the land, and show how it can bring amazing results. Perhaps it might be useful to some of you. By the way, I am very grateful to Mr. Herrick Kimball over at The Deliberate …
There seems to be something about farming that is special. It is normally not the most lucrative occupation, and many times farmers today lose money farming. Most farmers work a ‘city’ job so they can continue to afford to farm. So why do they keep farming? Well, I believe the main reason is because they …
Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God–this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test …
(The article I planned to post this week isn’t finished yet, so I decided to share some thoughts I had written some time ago about the Biblical origins of farming. I pray that they contain some truths that might be helpful.) When God created mankind, he described for them their mission on the earth. …
“Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all cicumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Fall is in the air! Down here in Alabama we have hit that part of the season where things are still green, but the weather is cool. Okra, beans, and arugula are …
“For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.” Colossians 1:13,14 Since I have sort of coined a new term, “redeeming the dirt”, I thought I should take this post to further explore …