Many of the TGNs derive from my memories of growing up on my dad’s rice farm in Hamburg, Arkansas. He too was the son of a rice farmer in Carlisle, Arkansas. Farming during his lifetime changed from mules & horses and huge thrashing machines, to tractors & combines. What did not change was that farming is high risk, hard work, and long hours with Principles that have not changed over the years.

My dad was an incredible farmer. While he never finished high school, I remember highly educated people in agriculture coming out to the farm seeking his wisdom. His fields & his yields always seemed to be better than our neighbors. He had the touch. I remember so many times him walking across the field much like a proud grandfather with his grandchildren in his lap. He loved to farm…It was in his blood.  

 Farming is a lonely profession. This was the reason I told my dad I could not farm. Years later I surprisinglydiscovered I had been using many of the farming principles that he taught me, in leading & supervising people.

The Bible begins with Adam & Eve on God’s Farm. Throughout the Bible there are many references to farming. Jesus in particular, illustrated the Principle of Seedtime & Harvest. The unavoidable truth in everything is, we will harvest what we plant in our life. “Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant.” Galatians 6:7