Helping men and women exercise dominion and mastery over their corner of the earth.
Welcome!
“Hello! My name is Matt and we are the McBee’s. The 8 of us live on a beautiful homestead just south of Dayton, Ohio that we affectionately call, The Withywindle Homestead, where we desire to build a household that is sturdy, productive, and joyful.
We are committed to building Christ’s kingdom here on earth and see it handed down from generation to generation. We are theologically reformed, confessional, patriarchal and we believe the Bible is the final authority in all matters as well as sufficient for a life pleasing to God! Any question that needs answered is answered in God’s word.
On our site you will find information on our mission, our homestead products and resources like our podcast and our local church.
Why the name “Withywindle Homestead”?
Having just journeyed through great danger, Frodo and the other Hobbits are led to the House of Tom Bombadil. In the midst of a world full of chaos, shifting ideologies, insanity, and pure evil, Tom’s house is a welcome place of rest. The’ve stepped into a carefully manicured space. This place is tamed, and well-ordered. Tom is its master and it is evident that he exercises dominion over it. What the hobbits enjoy at this moment is Tom’s domicile, a place and a house that is flourishing and suits him and his wife, Goldberry.
At The Withywindle Homestead, we desire the same to be true here: that it would be a garden of order, an oasis of peace, and a place tamed by righteous dominion and mastery. And as such, our vision is to invite others into our domicile—where they can discover a taste of the Lord’s dominion and his mastery—for the Lord Jesus Christ is the only righteous King and the Priest of the Most High God (Hebrews 7), who rules over his creation with perfect dominion and grand mastery.