by admin | Feb 27, 2018 | Husbandry, International Development Training, Leah Hagan, Nutrition, Phil Murphy
“The water buffalo is one of the most widely used work animals in the world.” Says Leah Hagan, HEART Village’s Animal Manager. For good reason too: water buffalos are strong enough to pull heavy loads, and can be milked to add to village nutrition. Water Buffalo milk...
by admin | Sep 10, 2014 | Beliefs, Community, Culture, Phil Murphy, Spiritual Development, Theology, Uncategorized, Values, Worldview
“The kingdom of God is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field.” These words of Jesus are recorded in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark & Luke. This seems quite normal that a farmer would plant a seed in his field. Yet Jesus goes on to say...
by admin | Jul 16, 2014 | Community, Culture, Gardening, Phil Murphy, Spiritual Development, Theology, Values, Village Life, Worldview
Being a farmer myself, I have always been interested in the fact that Jesus often spoke to people in agricultural terms. Of course, many times He was speaking to people very linked to the land, their animals and the connections between life and death and the natural...
by admin | Feb 5, 2014 | Academics, Alumni, Community, Community Driven, Mission, Phil Murphy, Spiritual Development, Student, Uncategorized, Values, Village Life
Charlie Smith was one of founders of the h.e.a.r.t. program. His passion for the Lord and the lost have inspired countless people around the world to follow hard after God. In this newly published biography, you can read about the dream Charlie had for h.e.a.r.t. and...
by admin | Dec 24, 2013 | Beliefs, Community, Culture, Mission, Phil Murphy, Theology, Values, Worldview
According to most scholars, Jesus mentions the poor and needy more than 400 times. He mentions heaven a little over 100 times. Although it seems that modern Christianity focuses on heaven and hell a lot, it is clear that Jesus did not focus on them near as much as he...
by admin | Dec 1, 2013 | Academics, Community, Community Driven, Culture, Gardening, Mission, Phil Murphy, Sustainable Agriculture, Theology, Values, Village Life, Worldview
Many years ago I heard about a pastor that was giving lots of advice to parents and newly married couples. From my perspective as a young married person and parent, I found some of his advice very strange. As it turned out, the pastor was neither a parent nor married....
