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06/26/2026

What if farming isn't primarily about producing food?

What if it's about producing people?

People who are patient, observant, and stewardly.
People who understand that life depends on things they cannot fully control.

Food matters. Economics matter.

But perhaps one of agriculture's greatest gifts is the way it shapes the humans who participate in it.

The work of tending land has always been about more than the harvest.

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Some burdens don't come from today's problems.They come from yesterday's mistakes.Even after repentance and forgiveness....
06/25/2026

Some burdens don't come from today's problems.

They come from yesterday's mistakes.

Even after repentance and forgiveness.
Even after years of walking with Christ.

We can still quietly believe we're loved a little less because of what we've done.

The Gospel says otherwise.

CHeck out the rest of Lana's article in the Summer 2026 Issue of Plain Values magazine.

06/22/2026

The photo that stopped him in his tracks wasn't from a championship or a major achievement.

It was a candid moment between a teacher and a student.

That's the power of investing in people.

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06/19/2026

"You’re in my pew."

It's a joke—but sometimes it reveals something deeper.

If we want people to encounter Christ, let's make sure they feel invited before they feel instructed.

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Most of us spend a lot of energy trying to avoid suffering.But eventually life reminds us that hardship isn't an excepti...
06/17/2026

Most of us spend a lot of energy trying to avoid suffering.

But eventually life reminds us that hardship isn't an exception.

It's part of being human.

The Christian hope was never that life would be easy. It's that we wouldn't walk through it alone.

A simple but powerful reminder from our conversation with Jed Johnson.

Listen to the full episode on the Plain Values Podcast.

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06/15/2026

Sometimes the most meaningful callings begin with a simple yes.

In this conversation, Jed Johnson shares how a life that looked ordinary slowly became a mission to serve some of the most overlooked people in the world.

A powerful reminder that faithfulness rarely starts with a grand plan. More often, it starts with taking the next step.

Watch or listen to the full interview wherever you get your podcasts.

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When Sophia Eng told her parents she was leaving California, she used a phrase that stopped me in my tracks:"Your Saigon...
06/10/2026

When Sophia Eng told her parents she was leaving California, she used a phrase that stopped me in my tracks:

"Your Saigon is my California."

Her parents fled Vietnam during the Fall of Saigon. They boarded a boat, left everything behind, and started over in America.

Decades later, Sophia found herself facing a decision of her own.

Not because the circumstances were the same.

But because she finally understood what it feels like to leave behind the place you thought would always be home.

Whether you've moved across the country, changed careers, left a community, or started over in some other way, there comes a moment when someone else's story suddenly makes sense in a way it never did before.

That's when wisdom stops being history and becomes inheritance.

Listen to the full conversation with Sophia Eng on the Plain Values Podcast.

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06/08/2026

With a military husband and two daughters, Sophia’s parents (boat people who fled Saigon) lived with them, creating a multi-generational home rich in tradition, work ethic, and faith.

When lockdowns hit California in 2020, Sophia’s intuition (shaped by her parents’ stories of curfews and uncertainty) told her it was time to leave. They sold everything, loaded their animals (including three $300 egg-laying hens bought in a moment of urgency), and followed a leading to Tennessee, where green grass and community awaited.

Today their homestead includes dairy and beef cattle, sheep, poultry, and gardens.

This episode is a beautiful reminder that legacy isn’t built in boardrooms but in backyard gardens, kitchen ferments, and multi-generational tables.

Listen to the full interview wherever you get your podcasts.

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