For years, Ken Uptegrove thought that another Great Depression was at hand.
Uptegrove, a computer professional in Springdale, Ark., started a garden and researched ways to live more simply. He studied the lives of early Christians, and he launched a ministry and a Web site, which he and his wife use to share their beliefs with about 100 visitors a day.
Ideally, one day they’ll move with other self-sufficient Christians — the Uptegroves do not call themselves survivalists — to a remote area where they can raise their own food and be ready should things get any worse.
Inherent in this way of life is the Christian ideal of neighborliness, Uptegrove said. Surviving is not about saving yourself alone, but about coming through disaster with enough strength to help your neighbors, too.
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For years, Ken Uptegrove thought that another Great Depression was at hand.
Uptegrove, a computer professional in Springdale, Ark., started a garden and researched ways to live more simply. He studied the lives of early Christians, and he launched a ministry and a Web site, which he and his wife use to share their beliefs with about 100 visitors a day.
Ideally, one day they’ll move with other self-sufficient Christians — the Uptegroves do not call themselves survivalists — to a remote area where they can raise their own food and be ready should things get any worse.
Inherent in this way of life is the Christian ideal of neighborliness, Uptegrove said. Surviving is not about saving yourself alone, but about coming through disaster with enough strength to help your neighbors, too.
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