I am a long time member who is returning after a self imposed exile with a name change. I thought since there was suddenly a new name talking with a familiar voice that I owed you at least a heads up. The point of the exile was an attempt to change the tone some of my conversations had descended in to and hopefully hit the reset button on some of the relationships.
So welcome to the new me! I’m a lot like the old me but much less likely to try and fix stupid. I refuse to admit that stupid can’t be fixed but I resignedly accept that it can’t be fixed in this setting.
Since I am reintroducing myself I may as well go whole hog. My wife ( @windblown ) and I are Torah keepers who are attempting to conform our lives to God’s Commands. This was not always our goals in life and while we bear some scars from past disobedience we are constantly humbled and amazed at the incredible mercies of our God and the blessings He has poured out on us. Our family is blended but between the two of us we have 14 children and one grandchild. Not all of the relationships are whole but we look forward to the day they will be.
An extension of having so many children is a desire to raise them separate from the corrupt and corrupting world we live in. Our goal as a family is to live in a set apart enclave where we can strive to obey God apart from all other influences and surrounded by other believers.
To that end we are interested in simple living, self sufficiency and radical, damn near anarchistic, politics. No king but King Jesus!
Those are the broad outlines. Everything else fits inside one of those over arching themes. I look forward to being a part of the community again. I’ve missed you all!
So welcome to the new me! I’m a lot like the old me but much less likely to try and fix stupid. I refuse to admit that stupid can’t be fixed but I resignedly accept that it can’t be fixed in this setting.
Since I am reintroducing myself I may as well go whole hog. My wife ( @windblown ) and I are Torah keepers who are attempting to conform our lives to God’s Commands. This was not always our goals in life and while we bear some scars from past disobedience we are constantly humbled and amazed at the incredible mercies of our God and the blessings He has poured out on us. Our family is blended but between the two of us we have 14 children and one grandchild. Not all of the relationships are whole but we look forward to the day they will be.
An extension of having so many children is a desire to raise them separate from the corrupt and corrupting world we live in. Our goal as a family is to live in a set apart enclave where we can strive to obey God apart from all other influences and surrounded by other believers.
To that end we are interested in simple living, self sufficiency and radical, damn near anarchistic, politics. No king but King Jesus!
Those are the broad outlines. Everything else fits inside one of those over arching themes. I look forward to being a part of the community again. I’ve missed you all!
