Plain Values

Plain Values A Magazine on a Mission to Find Joy in the Simple Things. Faith Centered Simple Living

Are you going through something, and feel like you're alone in it? We mean it when we say we're holding space for you.WH...
09/18/2025

Are you going through something, and feel like you're alone in it?

We mean it when we say we're holding space for you.

WHAT: Porch Time
WHERE: Our office in Winesburg, OH
(if you're in Winesburg, you can't miss it.)
WHEN: TOMORROW (and every month on the 3rd Friday) from 1-4pm EST

We'll make the coffee, and you can come just as you are.

Looking forward to seeing you!

Everyone needs community. It's vital.If you're looking for a community to connect with, come to our office in Winesburg,...
09/04/2025

Everyone needs community. It's vital.

If you're looking for a community to connect with, come to our office in Winesburg, OH for Porch Time - we would be HONORED to have you.

WHAT: Porch Time
WHERE: Plain Values Office in Winesburg, OH
WHEN: September 19th, 1-4pm EST

Calling All Youth!In 2025 we launched a new column called Buddings Creatives. This image is of Brennan, who built a guit...
08/27/2025

Calling All Youth!

In 2025 we launched a new column called Buddings Creatives. This image is of Brennan, who built a guitar. His sister Abbey wrote a story about the process, and we published it in the Summer 2025 issue of Plain Values.

If you are around 16 years old or under, send us your creative work for a chance to see it published in Plain Values!

We look forward to hearing from you—with your parent’s permission, of course!

Please include your name, age, and one or two sentences about yourself, plus a short description of your work. Send all submissions* to [email protected] and put "Creatives" in the subject line, or to:

Plain Values, ATTN: Creatives
PO Box 201
Winesburg, OH 44690.

*Submission of your work does not guarantee publication. All submissions are subject to minimal proofreading and quality control at the discretion of the publisher. Our goal will always be to let your submissions shine just the way you meant them to. All submissions become Plain Values property and will not be returned.

“Every catastrophe is a catalyst for growth.”Gabe and Rebekah Lyons are known for speaking into culture—but at home, the...
08/20/2025

“Every catastrophe is a catalyst for growth.”

Gabe and Rebekah Lyons are known for speaking into culture—but at home, they’ve quietly built a life of resilience, family-first rhythms, and faithful obedience. From parenting kids with special needs to embracing homesteading one skill at a time, their story is a reminder that legacy is built slowly—and God equips us for every step.

Read the whole story in 'A Resilient Family', on page 87 of the Summer 2025 issue of Plain Values.

Our stories are about impact over influence.We chase conviction over clicks.We build people, not platforms.
08/17/2025

Our stories are about impact over influence.
We chase conviction over clicks.
We build people, not platforms.

UPDATE: Due to a number of our staff being out of the office today, we've decided to cancel Porch Time! See you next mon...
08/14/2025

UPDATE: Due to a number of our staff being out of the office today, we've decided to cancel Porch Time! See you next month!

Tomorrow is our favorite work day of the month - Porch Time!

On the 3rd Friday of every month, we open our offices in the heart of Winesburg, OH to our community and invite you come and share honest and open conversations with our staff.

1-4pm EST

We'll bring the coffee!

Stories that encourage your faith in a not so simple world.Over the years, many people have asked our founder and Editor...
08/12/2025

Stories that encourage your faith in a not so simple world.

Over the years, many people have asked our founder and Editor-in-Chief, Marlin Miller this question:

“Marlin, what is Plain Values really about?”

We think this question surfaces because we share stories across such a wide spectrum of life.

Invited is Marlin's answer.

It is not only an anthology of our most impactful stories from our first 12 years of work, it captures the heartbeat of what we are about.

As we have been invited into authentic community by our Creator himself, so we long to share life with friends, family, and total strangers on a deeper level, whatever that may look like.

Click here to order your copy today! ---> https://plainvalues.com/product/invited-collection-001/

Unexpected tragedy can bring unexpected gifts.When their house tragically caught fire in 2023 our longtime writers Shawn...
08/10/2025

Unexpected tragedy can bring unexpected gifts.

When their house tragically caught fire in 2023 our longtime writers Shawn and Beth Dougherty couldn’t have imagined all the ways that family, friends, neighbors, and even strangers would play a part in their rebuilding.

In the Summer 2025 issue of Plain Values, they talk about it being a blessing in disguise.

This story of community, hope, and rebuilding is one that will bring lasting comfort to your soul.

"I want my kids to take risks, be bold. I want them to learn to discern the voice of the Holy Spirit for themselves. I p...
08/08/2025

"I want my kids to take risks, be bold. I want them to learn to discern the voice of the Holy Spirit for themselves. I pray they aren’t followers but leaders. And I hope they never feel pressured by “everybody else” when the time comes for God to test their character. These things aren’t in the curriculum. These things happen on the fly. They’re in the moments of disagreement between siblings. They’re present in the long list of chores I leave them with as I run errands myself. This is the stuff life teaches and there is no substitute. They can’t learn to be out in the world when they spend their life boxed up in a classroom."

– Wendy Cunningham, Plain Values Summer 2025

"I absolutely love your magazine. I am so thrilled when I see it in the mailbox. The articles are written so well. Very ...
08/06/2025

"I absolutely love your magazine. I am so thrilled when I see it in the mailbox. The articles are written so well. Very inspiring. Thank you for all of your effort in seeing that it is published. Blessings to you."

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This month (and every month) we're hosting YOU for Porch Time. One of our many values is to build community. On the 3rd ...
08/04/2025

This month (and every month) we're hosting YOU for Porch Time.

One of our many values is to build community. On the 3rd Friday of every month, we do just that.

Please come and join us for coffee and the conversations that matter the most – the real life, face-to-face ones! We would be honored.

3rd Friday (August 15th)
Plain Values Offices in Winesburg, OH
1-4pm EST

Can you imagine being the parent of 49 children?Our writer, Kelly Nussbaum, got the opportunity to find out after meetin...
07/30/2025

Can you imagine being the parent of 49 children?

Our writer, Kelly Nussbaum, got the opportunity to find out after meeting Horace and Phyllis Leister, a couple caring for abandoned children at Tumaini Children’s Home in Kenya. She shared this whole story of God connecting people in the Summer 2025 Issue of Plain Values, encapsulating the call to care for the orphans.

The joys and challenges of this ministry are very close to Kelly’s heart, in fact, to her whole family’s heart.

This is an article that will bring inspiration for years to come.

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PO Box 201 2106 Main Street
Main Street, OH
44690

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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