tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post7044423510977385240..comments2024-03-23T05:42:07.516-04:00Comments on The Deliberate Agrarian: The Agrarian Writings ofO.E. Baker(Part 4)Herrick Kimballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-46217814218174305082017-02-14T13:04:54.188-05:002017-02-14T13:04:54.188-05:00Wonderful, but how does a farm stay in one family ...Wonderful, but how does a farm stay in one family for generations without being split up into tiny slivers. Consider that each generation has four children - what do the other three do? Join the army? Become a hired hand on the farm they were raised on? Population growth has to be factored in. <br />I was raised on a farm with three brothers and one sister, when Dad died we sold the farm because we had all moved off. We sold to farmers in the area whose children had all moved off. <br />What to do about population growth over generations?<br /><br />Stressed in the cityAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07835487812688578564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-41889960255174115512016-04-05T00:26:16.909-04:002016-04-05T00:26:16.909-04:00We've heard the word "remnant" rever...We've heard the word "remnant" reverberating in more than one place lately. The Lord must be highlighting this concept. Looking forward to your thoughts on the subject when you have the opportunity to write them down.clinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04608881966182992515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-32549800424115104012016-04-04T19:37:26.910-04:002016-04-04T19:37:26.910-04:00Hi Kyle,
Thanks for the thoughtful comment. We ar...Hi Kyle,<br /><br />Thanks for the thoughtful comment. We are clearly seeing the collapse of traditional values, proper-functioning families, and civil government. The economy too, but that is not as serious as the other things. And you are sooo right about the worldly culture luring our children into its snares. It is a rare young person who fully understands the crisis this nation faces, and who is wise about not conforming to wayward modern cultural expectations. My family is not immune. It can be powerfully discouraging.<br /><br />To some degree the lure of the world system has consumed people and their children for several generations, but I do think we are rapidly approaching some sort of significant apogee. <br /><br />I'm of the mind that we who see this crisis need to create what Kevin Swanson calls "Islands of freedom" in our homes. I don't know if Kevin sees these islands of freedom as agrarian, but I do. <br /><br />Along these lines, I've been thinking for months about writing about God's remnant. I've come to a new realization about the biblical remnant, and how it applies to our time. Stay tuned for that. I think I'll just condense my thoughts on the matter and get it done... soon. And if I do get it done, it will provide a clear course of action for concerned Christians—at least it will for me. :-)<br /><br />Herrick Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-54655806039418424772016-04-03T16:59:02.090-04:002016-04-03T16:59:02.090-04:00Yes, I agree with the above commenter. Mr. Baker i...Yes, I agree with the above commenter. Mr. Baker is so on-target and ahead of his time with his writings, but I see the world in a downward spiral away from traditional family values and community.Jennifer Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08552811423957687020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-84201329160035617812016-04-03T10:04:37.692-04:002016-04-03T10:04:37.692-04:00Mr. Kimball,
Those were very powerful quotes. Mr...Mr. Kimball,<br /><br />Those were very powerful quotes. Mr. Baker sure saw all this coming down the road before most others did. He was right on the money. As I nod in agreement while reading this, I have to sadly admit that I'm pessimistic. How, apart from God, will we regain the institution of the family, the rural community, the churches? How will we be able to, apart from God, retain our representative democracy?<br /><br />I would assume it starts within each family and like Mr. Baker suggests, encouraging your children to have a love for the land. The problem with that is that the world is a powerful lure, shiny bait that is hooking our kids and leading them away. It is hard to compete.<br /><br />This is some heavy, thought-provoking reading this morning before church! God bless you, Mr. Kimball. Please keep up the good work.<br /><br />Kyle SonnierKyle Sonnierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17038162463413083306noreply@blogger.com