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. 10H AGO

    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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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
  • 5 Episodes

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About

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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  • Creator
    Arrows and Acres
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    5
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 Arrows and Acres
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