The New York Times publishes feature story on Magnalia's Walden Cabin [VIEW ARTICLE]

NY Times ARTICLE Features Magnalia's Walden Cabin

A Shelter and a Beacon

Sharing Gospel Life and Learning in Community
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Village Blacksmith Shoppe

Smithy Opens for Vets and Visitors

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Walden Cabin

For Thinking and Praying to Rock the World
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Magnalia Snapshots

Journal Entries About Life Here

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Magnalia 50/50

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A Shelter and a Beacon

Sharing Gospel Life and Learning in Community

Magnalia Homestead Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization established to be a welcoming shelter and beacon of hope by sharing gospel life and learning in the context of community.

Magnalia hosts community-creating experiences, offers “soul-enriching hospitality,” and curates related educational and ministry programs on its 12-acre property in North Carolina.

Nearly 2,500 guests visited Magnalia this past year for retreats, events, community meals and respite, often referred from partner ministries.

People come to experience homestead life in what has become a kind of Parish Village which reflects a “theology of place” – each venue is connected to history, literature, and the theology behind it all. Learn More

Community Experiences

Hosting eclectic gatherings of diverse people to promote gospel-centered community

Soul Care Hospitality

Experiencing Homestead life with meals, adventure, reading, prayer and conversation

Educational Programs

Socratic-style online and life-on-life learning, served up in a spirit of Christian hospitality

mag na lia / n. plural only
Wonders, great things. [Latin. 17th c.]

2024 Project:
Camp Paradiso

A re-imagining of an extended stay American camp in a bygone era, for “glampers” young and old alike, with a view to The Shire and camp artifacts of an Italian immigrant.

2025 Project :
Narnia House

Inspired by the home of author C.S. Lewis, Narnia Cottage is a very special guest house: a place that “keeps the light on” with Narnian charm and hospitality. Learn More
Inspired by the home of author C.S. Lewis, Narnia Cottage is a very special guest house: a place that “keeps the light on” with Narnian charm and hospitality.
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2026 Project:
The Hobbit-hole Cellar

A re-creation from Tolkien’s magical Shire, The Hobbit-hole will be used for spirited fellowship, homestead workshops and food preparation, and guest lodgings. Learn More
A re-creation from Tolkien’s magical Shire, The Hobbit-hole will be used for spirited fellowship, homestead workshops and food preparation, and guest lodgings.
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“Only where hands are not too good for deeds of love and mercy in everyday helpfulness can the mouth joyfully and convincingly proclaim the message of God’s love and mercy.”
The Story of a Boy Who Helped Inspire This Vision
Concert Guests Record Song on Homestead Veranda
One Guest’s Invitation to Carolina’s Walden Cabin

Snapshots of a Homesteader’s Life
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A New Year Dawning: Further Up and Further In!

Jan 01, 2026
Merry Christmastide and Happy New Year’s Eve to you and yours! Greetings, friends! I was thinking today about the fact that 2025 was probably the...
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Handwritten Notes in the Age of AI

Sep 22, 2025
Handwritten notes in the AI Age are more a gift these days than ever. We were blessed to help our dear friend Jennifer Way Kloss host a group of...
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A World Without Children?

Sep 19, 2025
WHAT WOULD THE WORLD BE LIKE WITHOUT CHILDREN? ❤️ These snapshots from Magnalia yesterday made us smile -- a joyful son of the Clan Lockhart...
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Help us create places of community, healing and hope! Magnalia Homestead Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization (EIN #27-4002746), so your donation is tax deductible as allowed by law. Public financial information is available here.

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