Print Vol. 1

Foreword

Where to begin? I suppose with a welcome, we’re glad this is in your hands and you’re flipping through it. And Sons began as a vision shared between a father and three sons while smoking cigars around a heater in the family garage while everyone was home one Thanksgiving. It was 2012 and we had no idea where this would go.

Over the next six years (so far), this idea would grow into an online magazine that we worked on after shifts at the bar and grad classes with each of us living in different states. From there, multiple short film series, a feature length film, and a podcast series would blossom, until we have arrived here: with Volume 1 of the anthology. We’re stoked.

The idea for this magazine was born out of a shared desire to see quality content address a wider landscape than what most would assume to be “Christian” or “masculine” or any other of a slew of catchphrases. From bow hunting caribou in the Yukon to hearing the voice of God to tattoos to fighting human trafficking to making killer charcuterie on our kitchen counters… this volume has much to be explored.

A few years into this, we are really excited for you to have this hard copy in your hands. There is so much more of And Sons to check out on our website, andsonsmagazine.com, or on our podcast, which can be found wherever you listen to your current favorites by searching for “And Sons.”

Thanks for joining us in the search for the ancient paths. We hope you enjoy this, our inaugural print edition.

   – Sam Eldredge