Despite many rural churches struggling to fill the pews, some find optimism in the cyclical nature and fortitude of rural America’s faith communities.

Fewer rural folks in America seem to want to be involved in membership-based community groups, secular and religious alike.

The Bible shows that Jesus’ diet consisted of what was traditionally eaten by all religious people of the time, including a variety plant & animal products.

Kansas farmer Kelsey Pagel writes Till & Talk, an AGDAILY column that answers reader-submitted questions about modern agriculture and rural life.

While hard work and determination goes a long way, many farmers also use prayer to find their strength during tough times.

There is no common religion across America’s countryside. While Christianity as a whole does dominate the rural landscape, even that can be broken down into regional clusters: In the South you’re likely to see Baptists and Methodists, while Lutherans are big in the Dakotas, and Catholics are prominent in the Upper Midwest. It’s in that […]

God said, “See, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food.” Genesis 1:29 My mother had the above embroidered and framed as a reminder — not only of her farm upbringing, but […]

Not only do farmers usually have a strong faith in God, they also tend to have a strong faith in what they do.