Arrows and Acres

Arrows and Acres
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Arrows & Acres Podcast Hosted by Daniel & Allison Hartman Most families are just surviving. Arrows & Acres is for the ones who want something more. Daniel and Allison Hartman are a husband and wife raising a large family on Florida's Gulf Coast — homeschooling, homesteading, running a family business, and doing all of it on purpose. This podcast is the conversation they're having at the kitchen table, in the truck, and at the end of a long day — and now they're pulling up a chair for you. They're not here to motivate you. They're here to challenge you. Every episode cuts into the real stuff: what it actually takes to raise children who become capable, godly adults. How to protect your family's attention in a world designed to steal it. What biblical manhood and womanhood look like when you strip away the cultural noise. How to build something together as a family — a business, a homestead, a legacy — without handing your life over to debt or a schedule someone else controls. What it means to disciple your children not just in faith, but in work, in character, and in calling. How to find — and be — the kind of community that actually sharpens you. What courtship, marriage, and family culture look like when you refuse to let the world define them for you. Screens and devices. College alternatives. Vocational discipleship. Fatherhood and motherhood. Homeschooling. Farmers markets and family enterprises. Homesteading. Hard conversations about culture, faith, and what we're actually building. Arrows & Acres goes wherever intentional family life takes it — because that territory is vast, and most of it hasn't been mapped. Daniel and Allison don't have it all figured out. But they've made a decision: they will not drift. They will not outsource the most important work they'll ever do. And they believe you've made the same decision — or you're close to making it. This is Arrows & Acres. We are not building an audience. We are building a movement. New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.

Episodes

  1. 3h ago

    The Enemies of a Strong Family (Ep 9)

    Less than ten percent of Americans hold a biblical worldview. Among Gen Z, it is one percent. And the mental health numbers are climbing right alongside that collapse. This is not a coincidence. It is a warning. In this episode, Daniel and Allison Hartman sit down with Randy Schrum to name the forces actively working against your family, the enemies most parents never see coming until the damage is done. This is the survey. Each enemy gets its own deep-dive episode, but here is the full battlefield laid out in one place. Inside this episode: The collapse of the biblical worldview across four generations, and why anxiety and depression rose right behind it. The entertainment economy. Children ages eight to eighteen averaging seven and a half hours of screen time a day, and the eighty-one percent of children under thirteen who already own their own device. Financial bondage. Over eighteen trillion dollars in household debt, and how the borrower becomes slave to the lender. The spiritual passivity of men. Why most fathers are not destroyed by scandal but by slow surrender. Age segregation. How church and school pull families apart, the real history of the Sunday school movement, and the eighty-five percent of youth group students who fall away within three years. The purity crisis. Premarital sex normalized inside the walls of the church, and the explicit content epidemic in the home. The failure to build family buy-in, and the family mission statement that turns a household into a team. The trauma culture and the no contact movement, and the multigenerational blessing it is quietly destroying. The closing conviction is simple. If something fragments your family, stop doing it. If it draws your family closer, keep going. "Lo, children are a heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth." Psalm 127:3-4 Chapters: 00:00 Welcome and why this episode matters 01:00 Enemy 1: The collapse of the biblical worldview 07:43 Enemy 2: The entertainment economy and the screen-time crisis 12:12 Enemy 3: Financial bondage and the debt trap 16:00 Enemy 4: The spiritual passivity of men 23:19 Enemy 5: Age segregation in church and school 32:01 Enemy 6: The purity crisis 38:30 Enemy 7: Building family buy-in and a family mission 45:49 The trauma culture and the no contact movement New episodes every Wednesday at 5 AM EST. Listen, subscribe, and share with a family that needs it. Gulf Coast Family Camp is free and meets three times a year in Panama City Beach, Florida. Learn more at GulfCoastFamilyCamp.com More at ArrowsAndAcres.com

    51 min

  2. May 27

    Purity and The Digital Battlefield Part 2 (Ep 8)

    Purity and the Digital Battlefield, Part 2 The conversation most families keep avoiding does not get easier by ignoring it. In Part 2, Daniel and Allison Hartman finish what they started and go straight at the heart of the matter. Image-based lust is not a problem that lives only out there in the culture. It is in conservative homes, in youth groups, in homeschool families. The studies say 93 percent of men admit to it. This is not a someday talk. It is a today talk. In this episode, Daniel and Allison get specific and practical. Why modesty starts with the parents and not the children. How Daniel handled the hard conversations with his sons-in-law before marriage. The safeguards they have actually built in their home, including why a screen never goes in a bedroom and why every screen faces the room. The red flags to watch for, like a child who suddenly wants to slip away and be alone. And why no app, block, or filter will ever reach what only the heart can settle. This was never about legalism. It is about families who want to please God more than they want to please people, and who are willing to stand alone to keep their children's hearts. "For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from sexual immorality; that each of you should know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor." 1 Thessalonians 4:3-4 NKJV If you feel worn out, you are not alone. But there is no season of raising children where we get to coast. Be on your game. Finish the race strong. New episodes release Wednesday at 5 AM EST. Learn more and join us at family camp at ArrowsAndAcres.com.

    36 min

  3. May 20

    Purity and the Digital Battlefield Part 1 (Ep 7)

    This is the conversation every family keeps avoiding, and it cannot wait any longer. Daniel and Allison Hartman go straight at the digital battlefield being waged for the hearts and minds of our children. The average age of first exposure is now 12. By 18, the overwhelming majority of boys and a majority of girls have already seen it. Most did not go looking. The algorithms went looking for them, on phones, on social apps, even on school-issued devices. This is not a teen issue. It is a heart issue, a marriage issue, and a parenting issue, and the data is a true emergency. Daniel and Allison walk through what this does to a child's brain, how it rewires reward and impulse control into addiction, how it sears the conscience, and how it quietly destroys marriages. They trace how it starts. A school tablet handed over with pure intentions. A fishing video that escalates one innocent click at a time. A shopping site one tap away from the gutter. Then they turn to what God says. The body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. The marriage bed is undefiled. We are bought with a price. "But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart." (Matthew 5:28, NKJV) And they get practical. The safeguards that actually hold. Why parents must own the devices. Why there are no devices in bedrooms and the doors stay open. The free phone lock most parents have never heard of. Why the answer to "when do I give my child a phone" may simply be never. For anyone already caught in it, hear this clearly: you are not damaged goods. This is about a 180, a turning, and a run toward freedom in Christ. IN THIS EPISODE The 2024 statistics every parent needs to hear, from the Institute for Family Studies and the American College of PediatriciansHow accidental exposure actually happens, and why school devices are a wide-open doorWhat it does to the brain, the conscience, and the marriageThe biblical case for purity, drawn straight from the WordSafeguards that work in a real home with real childrenThe modesty conversation: what are you selling, and who are you defraudingFreedom for the one already trapped, and how to lead a child backWhy your children's friendships either guard their hearts or undo everything This is Arrows & Acres. We are not building an audience. We are building a movement. New episodes every Wednesday at 5 AM EST. ArrowsAndAcres.com Gulf Coast Family Camp: GulfCoastFamilyCamp.com

    38 min

  4. May 13

    The Woman Who Builds: Proverbs 31 Is a Blueprint, Not a Guilt Trip (Ep 6)

    For two generations women have been told Proverbs 31 is impossible, oppressive, or worse, a quiet shaming wrapped in poetry. Daniel and Allison Hartman walk verse by verse through the most misunderstood chapter in the Bible and show what culture buried. She is not a doormat. She is a builder. She is not silent. She is the loudest voice in the gates. She is not waiting until 30 to start her life. She is already running her household, her businesses, and her ministry. In this episode: The real cost of the career-first script and the children women never have Why "I birthed all my employees" is a Proverbs 31 economic strategyHow Allison turned one son selling moringa trees into two markets with over a thousand vendorsThe trust contract between husband and wife the modern home has lostWhy meekness is controlled strength, not weaknessThe power of the tongue over your children, illustrated with one three year old and a poorly made bedAnd the closing line that defines the whole chapter: she did not apologize for her life Scripture: Proverbs 31, Psalm 127:3, John 8:36 Subscribe so you never miss a podcast drop. Then send this to someone in your life who needs to hear it. wsfpm6im

    56 min

  5. May 6

    Authority Isn't a Dirty Word (Ep 5)

    Authority has been turned into a trigger word — patriarchy, oppression, control, “toxic.” Modern culture has spent decades feminizing fathers, ridiculing the dad on every sitcom, and convincing a generation of parents that the loving thing to do is back off, soft-pedal the rules, and “gentle parent” their children into chaos. In this episode, Daniel and Allison Hartman make the case that the absence of biblical authority in the home isn’t kindness — it’s cruelty. Children aren’t rebelling against rules. They’re rebelling against rules without relationship. They’re rebelling against hypocrisy. They’re rebelling against parents who lay down the law from a recliner instead of laying down their lives. DANIEL AND ALLISON UNPACK: Why “rules without relationship lead to rebellion” — and what that actually looks like in the homeThe two destructive extremes wrecking families right now: heavy-handed authoritarianism and “gentle parenting” with no spineHow biblical authority is built on hours clocked, not titles claimedThe “no contact” movement seeping into churches — and how youth pastors are validating kids out of their own familiesWhy authority modeled in the marriage is the foundation everything else stands onThe Malachi 4 promise: the hearts of fathers turning to their children, or the whole world falls under a curse This isn’t theory. It’s eleven children, twenty-eight years of marriage, married kids who choose to be at the family dinner table almost every night, and a son-in-law who told them, “I didn’t expect you to be the kind of mother-in-law you are — I just want to be around you guys.” Authority done God’s way doesn’t push your children away. It draws them in for life. 📜 Get our FREE manifesto, Raise Adults, Not Children: ⁣ https://arrowsandacres.kit.com/manifesto⁣

    50 min

  6. Apr 29

    Don't Put Your Child in a Box (Ep 4)

    Daniel and Allison Hartman were doing everything counter-culturally — homeschooling, guarding their kids' hearts, building a family camp from scratch — and then quietly pushing their oldest daughter straight toward a four-year degree. Because that's just what good Christian families do. Then two mentors sat them down at family camp and asked the question that cracked the whole plan open: "Why would you want to put your child in a box?" In this episode, Daniel and Allison get honest about the pivot that changed everything — and what it cost them socially when they made it. They talk about the college lie, the opportunity cost most parents never calculate, throwing smartphones in the garbage, training kids to recognize bad influences, and why "you don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great." They also share the line Allison keeps coming back to: "We did not do it right." Because raising adults isn't about getting it perfect. It's about being humble enough to pivot when the Lord makes your thoughts agreeable to His. If you've ever followed the script everyone else is following and quietly wondered if it's the right one — this one is for you. We are not raising children. We are raising adults. 🌅 Join us at Gulf Coast Family Camp — three times a year in Panama City Beach. Details at ArrowsAndAcres.com. 🎧 New episodes weekly. Subscribe wherever you listen. #RaiseAdults #IntentionalParenting #HomeschoolCommunity #ChristianFamily #DontPutThemInABox

    34 min

  7. Apr 22

    We Took the Devices. We're Not Sorry (Ep 3)

    Daniel and Allison Hartman on why they pulled the plug — and why they'd do it again. A candid conversation about devices, homeschooling, family worship, large families, and raising children who don't blend in. From skipping the nursery to guarding purity in a digital age, this is what it looks like to parent by conviction instead of culture. Not a method. A stance.

    42 min

  8. Apr 15

    We Are Not Raising Children, We Are Raising Adults (Ep 2)

    Most parents are so busy managing childhood they never stop to ask: what kind of adult am I actually building? In this episode, Daniel and Allison Hartman make the case that the shift starts with a single decision — to stop parenting for right now and start parenting for twenty years from now. That means handing kids real responsibility before you think they're ready, making family devotions a non-negotiable anchor in the chaos, and keeping your eyes fixed on the only finish line that actually matters: a fully formed disciple. This isn't a conversation about behavior management. It's about what it looks like to build people — on purpose, with conviction, from the ground up. In this episode: Why empowering children through real responsibility changes everythingHow family devotions create the spiritual backbone your kids will carry into adulthoodWhy discipleship — not achievement, not college, not success — is the ultimate goal of Christian parenting If you've ever felt like you're just reacting to your kids instead of forming them, this episode is your reset.

    31 min

  9. Apr 7

    We Are Not Raising Children, We Are Raising Adults (Ep 1)

    The conversation covers the planning of Ethan's wedding, the Gulf Coast family camp, the philosophy of raising adults instead of children, and practical tips for training children for independence. The Hartmans also discuss their family business and the importance of training children to be capable adults. Takeaways Raising AdultsFamily BusinessTraining Children for Independence Chapters 00:00 Ethan's Wedding Planning06:54 Raising Adults, Not Children24:03 Practical Tips for Raising Adults

    38 min
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Arrows & Acres Podcast Hosted by Daniel & Allison Hartman Most families are just surviving. Arrows & Acres is for the ones who want something more. Daniel and Allison Hartman are a husband and wife raising a large family on Florida's Gulf Coast — homeschooling, homesteading, running a family business, and doing all of it on purpose. This podcast is the conversation they're having at the kitchen table, in the truck, and at the end of a long day — and now they're pulling up a chair for you. They're not here to motivate you. They're here to challenge you. Every episode cuts into the real stuff: what it actually takes to raise children who become capable, godly adults. How to protect your family's attention in a world designed to steal it. What biblical manhood and womanhood look like when you strip away the cultural noise. How to build something together as a family — a business, a homestead, a legacy — without handing your life over to debt or a schedule someone else controls. What it means to disciple your children not just in faith, but in work, in character, and in calling. How to find — and be — the kind of community that actually sharpens you. What courtship, marriage, and family culture look like when you refuse to let the world define them for you. Screens and devices. College alternatives. Vocational discipleship. Fatherhood and motherhood. Homeschooling. Farmers markets and family enterprises. Homesteading. Hard conversations about culture, faith, and what we're actually building. Arrows & Acres goes wherever intentional family life takes it — because that territory is vast, and most of it hasn't been mapped. Daniel and Allison don't have it all figured out. But they've made a decision: they will not drift. They will not outsource the most important work they'll ever do. And they believe you've made the same decision — or you're close to making it. This is Arrows & Acres. We are not building an audience. We are building a movement. New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.

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