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4/7/06
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Unless The Lord ... Magazine
(Ps 127:1) Building Up and Guarding Our Families in Wisdom and Dependence on God
A Magazine for Christian Parents  

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Our Mission Statement

Our purpose is to encourage:

  1. A life of trust and dependence on the Lord (Ps. 37:3,5,7,34; Ps. 127:1-2);
  2. Holy, godly living, walking in a manner to please our Lord (1 Peter 1:14-16; Col. 1:10; Eph. 4:1); Living sensibly, righteously and godly and denying worldly desires (Titus 2:12);
  3. Not being conformed to the world (Rom 12:2), being unstained by the world (James 1:27) & not loving the world (James 4:4; 1 John 2:15-17); examining everything carefully in order to abstain from evil while holding on to what is good (1Thess. 5:21-22)
  4. Fathers to be good leaders/rulers of their households (1 Tim. 3:4-5), loving their wives as Christ loved the church (Eph 5:25-33; Col 3:19); teaching their children the ways of the Lord (Deut 6:6-9), and protecting their families (Proverbs 14:14-15 & 22:3; Ps. 127:1);
  5. Mothers to be keepers/workers at home, loving their husbands and children, in submission to their husbands (Titus 2:4-5);
  6. The love of children and the acceptance of them as unqualified blessings from God (Ps. 127:3-5);
  7. Seeking a peaceful & quiet life (1 Thess. 4:11; 1 Tim. 2:2)

     We seek to accomplish this mission through the media of a magazine, and to a lesser degree, correspondence and conversations. Our magazine includes articles of encouragement, advice and instruction, often sharing very openly from our lives or the lives of others. We also commonly include articles on controversial issues affecting Christian families - seeking to objectively analyze such issues with a desire to please the Lord.
     We are available to share from our experience and what we have learned thus far in our "pilgrimage." We offer ourselves as just one of many Christian couples who have walked certain paths a bit longer or farther than some, who are willing to lend a helping hand.  Our path has included a marriage of over 30 years, home schooling for  24 years; raising 4 children to adulthood and 2 others about half way; about  8 years experience as grandparents (soon to be 9 grandchildren); two home birth VBACs following four cesarean sections; experience with one daughter and one son being married through Christian courtship; building our own home with the help of our older four children and moving to the country; from 20+ years working in a major corporation, to home businesses, homesteading, and farming; some experience with home churches; etc. If you have interests or are seeking advice in some of these areas - we are available.


Homeschooling
College
Volume  6 Issue 3
College at Home:
 Why or Why Not?
College: Is It Worth the Risk
 for Your Young People?
Ideas & Approaches
 for Home College
An Ideal Higher Education
A Life-Changing Ministry Opportunity: A Mother's Helper
A Worthy Ambition: Supporting Your Family From Home
The Sabbath & Sunday
Short Topics:
 Very Large Families
Health News
She Looks Well to the Ways of Her Household : Hospitality
Back to the Basics:
 Hand Dipped Candles

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How To Contact Us


email:david.crank@pdq.net

Phone: (979) 826-9812


Mailing Address:
Unless The Lord ... Magazine
27959 Mellman Road,
Hempstead, TX 77445

        
David Crank, Publisher & Editor
Some Regular Topics

Home Schooling / Home Education
Christian Marriage & Child Raising
Home Births / VBACs / Midwifery
Trusting God for Family Size
Family Friendly Churches
Family Health
Country Living
Biblical Courtship / Betrothal 
Home Bus. & Working From Home
Homemaking (Recipes, Hints & Crafts)

 

The David & Lori Crank Family 
(Summer 2002)
(Including the Samuel & Aimee Crank Family and the Greg & Heidi Greenlaw Family)


 

Contents of Recent Issues

 

Vol. 5 Issue 2
Marriage

Vol. 5 Issue 3
Church & The Family

Vol. 5 Issue 4
Christian Home Schooling

Vol. 6 Issue 1
Family Vision

Vol.  6 Issue 2
 A Christian Worldview

The Battle Over the Definition of Marriage; The political battle over same sex marriage & how we came to this point. Our failings as a church to effectively teach God's purposes and instructions for marriage. A Family Integrated Church: An Interview (with Pastor Ted Seago). A detailed description of a successful family integrated church and advise for others considering either starting such churches or transforming a traditional church to this model.

Distinctively Christian Home Schooling

 

 Multi-Generation
Family Vision

 

The Importance of Worldviews

 

The Seasons of Marriage; Just as there are seasons of life, so there are of marriage. A look at the blessings and trials of the seasons of marriage.

The Purpose Driven Church: A Book Review; An in-depth book review examining this church strategy, both it's benefits and potential shortcomings.

Family Devotions & Home Schooling

 

 

Home Schooling Vision

 

Worldview and the
Age of the Earth

 

 Marriage & Children; The importance of children in marriage. Should children be delayed for a few years after marriage? Marriage and childbirth. Marriage and the raising of children. Questions of Church Strategy, Structure & Practice; A look at some of the competing models for churches (i.e. family integrated, purpose driven, home churches, etc.) and some of the issues involved.

A Different Approach to Math

 

 

 

Renewing Your Vision

Assumptions About Origins & Early Man

 

Marriage & Home Schooling: The husband's responsibilities in home schooling - a joint venture.   The Road to Simplicity, by Donna Martin ; Simplifying your life by simplifying your possessions. Frugality + simplicity = liberty.

The Power of Peer Pressure 

Passing on the Vision

 

 

Examining Things
Carefully

 

The Question of Head Coverings: A careful look at a hard issue and the differing teachings concerning the meaning and application of I Corinthians 11:2-16. Also a look at the problems that arise for the practical application of a cloth head covering. 
The Population Bust: An Opportunity; A look at the potential impact upon present day American society, in this time of population bust, if even a small percentage of Christian believers would "go against the flow" and successfully raise large families over but a few generations. A 10% minority could grow to a 68% majority in just three generations.

Making Clothing Decisions

 

Majoring on the Minors 

Becoming In-Laws

 

Daughters & College; by Johnyne Rees; A personal testimony reconsidering the value of a college education for daughters. What were the fruits of those years earning both a bachelor's and master's degrees? Is the college environment a healthy one? Does college contribute to an independent spirit and discontentment with the role of wife and mother?  Fluoride: Safe & Effective,  or Not? An examination of the arguments and counter-arguments concerning the safety and effectiveness of fluoride for preventing dental decay.

Book Review: The Maker's Diet

Should Women Play Sports?

 

 

Update on Vaccines: 
The Autism Controversy

 

Gambling & Investing: A look at the issue of gambling from a Biblical perspective. Comparing investing to gambling and where it sometimes crosses over the line to become like gambling. A Perspective From the Past: Alexis De Tocqueville 1830s. How American society has changed since the 1830s (mostly for the worse) concerning women's roles, marriage and family.

Giants & Stones: A Down's Birth - Faith Under Fire

 

 

Book Review: The Fall and Rise of Christian Standards: Thinking Biblically About Dress and Appearance

 

 

 

 

The Ornament of a Meek & Quiet Spirit; by Donna Martin; A look at the value of a meek and quiet spirit as described in 1 Peter 3:4.  

She Looks Well to the Ways of Her Household: The Pantry

 

 

Debt Free by the Grace of God

  
Naomi's Birth Story: A Home VBAC  Following Three Cesareans; by Michele Myers   The Blessed Arrows Ministry: 

Amalgam ("Silver ") Fillings: A Health Concern?

 

 

 

 
Homestead Happenings: Growth, by Lori Crank; The importance of trials for our growth. Homestead Happenings: A Servant's Heart, by Lori Crank; Life on the Farm, Home Schooling, Teaching children to have servant's hearts.. Homestead Happenings: Vision & Preparation, by Lori Crank; Theo's Birth Story: Our Journey Home

  
Letters to the Editor: Not Bonding With a Child Letters to the Editor: Marriage Licenses; Advertising; Home Schooling & Being Street Smart; Divorce & Remarriage Letters to the Editor: How do family integrated Sunday School classes work?; An Immunization Dilemma; Sewing & Modesty; Comments on the last Issue. She Looks Well to the Ways of Her Household: Organizing Your Home She Looks Well to the Ways of Her Household: Your Home - A Haven of Rest
Back to the Basics: Simple Sewing Tricks, by Lori Crank; Easiest Dress, French Seams, Baby Quilt.

Recipes: For Cooling Off For Summer  

Back to the Basics: Melt & Pour Glycerin Soap, by Lori Crank;

Recipes: Desserts for the Holidays

Back to the Basics: A Simplified Rag Quilt, by Lori Crank;

Recipes: Cooking From Your Pantry - Mexican Style


Back to the Basics:
 A Crocheted Purse

 

Back to the Basics:
 Sock Dolls