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What Does Christmas Mean to Me?
| December 26, 2013What does Christmas mean to me?
It's more than gifts beneath the tree
It's God's love so rich and free
Sent to this earth for all to hear and see
Keywords: amish, baby jesus, christmas, god's love, liberty, lydia chorpening, mission to amish people, victory | 0 comments
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Please Turn to the Text
| November 29, 2013The following article shows some of what often happens in the life of Joe Keim. It tells how he and a young Amish man have been communicating by texting over several months, some of the challenges involved, and why Mission to Amish People is so much needed. Some of the names and locations have been changed for privacy reasons. The bold font contains the words of Alvin Martin, the Amish man, while the regular font shows the communication of Joe Keim.
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Journey of Life
| October 31, 2013Life is like a journey where we learn a lot of lessons to prepare us for the life to come. These lessons come as experiences and tests along the way. God says that if we are faithful over a few things, He will make us ruler over many things.
Keywords: amish, change, god, heart, lessons, life is like a journey, map ministry, mission to amish people, norma miller, tests, unconditional love | 0 comments
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Multitudes, Multitudes in the Valley of Decision
| October 31, 2013I believe we have entered a crucial time of decisions. The decisions being made today are setting the stage for our eternal rewards-or the lack of them. The final harvest is upon us. We see this depicted in the church of Laodicea as this article will show.
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The Dream
| October 31, 2013"Oh, it's so strange," Mattie began. "Last night I had a disturbing dream but I didn't tell you about it, and now I've dreamed it again."
"Well, what did you dream?"
"I hate to admit it, but remember how you have been telling me that we can only be saved by the grace and love of God toward us?"
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Security in Who?
| October 31, 2013Steve Stutzman and his wife Dorcas are currently serving in ministry at Strait Paths Foundation. They are based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and much of their outreach is focused around Biblical mentoring, teaching and training; they offer personal and group sessions with a heart toward discipleship and leadership that is Biblically founded and Christ-centered.
Keywords: christ, daughters, fathers, god, god's order, inner city youth, map ministry, mission to amish people, protected, questions, salvation, security, starving, steve stutzman, wounded | 0 comments
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Teaching and Equipping Our Children for Life
| August 28, 2013Sadly though, many parents stop short of teaching their children anything about sex, pregnancy, and newborn babies. To some parents, these topics are forbidden outside a closed bedroom door and should only be discussed between husband and wife. To others, using the word "sex" in front of a young single adult is almost as bad as swearing.
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A Content Mom
| August 28, 2013When we seek our own things first, and try to put them before our children, husband, or God, we only end up spinning our wheels and becoming exhausted.
Keywords: children, christian living, husband, map ministries, mission to amish people, mom, motherhood, norma miller, parents | 0 comments
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Love, Dating and Marriage
| August 28, 2013Those who have children who turned out well know how much time it took. It takes much prayer and spending time together as a family, but in the end it is well worth the effort. You see, you are not only raising one generation, but you are also impacting generations to come. If you do it right, your children will do it right. And if your children will do it right, so will their children.
Keywords: children, dating, daughter, family, joe keim, love, marriage, marriage and family, parenting, relationships | 1 comments
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The Coming Great Harvest
| August 28, 2013In the great coming harvest, God will be calling forth an untold multitude that He has been grooming in the wilderness. These unknown men and women, coming from the most unlikely places, will go into the fields boldly, bringing in the harvest.
Keywords: amish voice, anabaptist, ben girod, bible discussion, god, harvest, map ministry, mission to amish people | 0 comments
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Pride and It's Consequences
| August 28, 2013Jonathan Edwards wrote this about pride over 250 years ago: Pride is much more difficult to discern than any other corruption because, by nature, pride is a person having too high a thought of himself. Is it any surprise, then, that a person who has too high a thought of himself is unaware of it? He thinks the opinion he has of himself has just grounds and therefore is not too high. As a result, there is no other matter in which the heart is more deceitful and unsearchable. The very nature of it is to work self-confidence and drive away any suspicion of evil respecting itself.
Keywords: bible discussion, eli stutzman, humility, james 4:6, jonathan edwards, mission to amish people, nebuchadnezzar, pride, satan, uzziah | 0 comments
Offensive Love
| July 1, 2013Have we compared Jacob Amman's life to the life of JESUS? From some of the history that I have researched, Jacob left the church he was in because he wanted to shun the ones that left. The elders of that church did not agree with him or believed it to be the right thing to do. That is why there was so much chaos when he started shunning. Jacob was sometimes harsh, stubborn, unreasonable, and self-righteous. For those that are in doubt of what I just shared, please research it yourself. Jesus, however, was kind, compassionate, and loving. Matthew was a hated tax collector, but JESUS accepted him! JESUS ate with the sinners. Yet Jacob Amman believed that it was wrong to eat with the ones that left his group.
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The Family
| July 1, 2013With so many modern families affected by divorce, unhealthy marriages and relationships, it is good to look again briefly at the Biblical model of a family. Due to our sinful natures, we still have disagreements and we still get irritated and even angry at times, but our goal ought to be to become more like Jesus every day—leaving the sin behind and becoming a loving, forgiving, happy, healthy, godly family.
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Bodily Resurrection: Can It Possibly Be Real?
| July 1, 2013Throughout Christian history, no event stands out as sharply as the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Many in that day could not believe that such an event really took place. In all the funerals you and I have witnessed, death has always been final. Simple reasoning tells us that the resurrection is impossible. But God had a plan. Death would lose its sting, and the grave would lose its victory.
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God is Our Provider
| July 1, 2013Times are tough right now, and many of us are learning to distinguish what we really need from what we merely want. Many of us need to wait when we would like to DO something, like buy flowers or clothes. Sometimes we are at the end of the money, but not nearly at the end of the needs. Then one more need occurs to make the situation look even more impossible. Sometimes we become anxious and worried, and our blood pressure rises, and we cry out, "God, what are we going to do?"
Keywords: amish voice, believe, christian living, faith, headship, lynn miller, map ministry, mission to amish people, provision, seek, worry | 0 comments
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Just How Much Does the Lord Love You?
| July 1, 2013To know just how much the Lord loves us, we need to take a look at what love really is. Quickly: what is the opposite of love? Like nearly everyone else, you probably said, “Hate is the opposite of love.” Actually, according to 1 John 4:18 fear is what we have when we don’t have love. ...but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
“Really? Fear?” you say. Think about it. Because God is love, if we don’t have Him, what do we have?
Keywords: amish voice, bible discussion, enemies, fear, jeremiah martin, love, map ministry, mission to amish people | 0 comments
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In Hopes of a Good Harvest
| July 1, 2013“Mother, we are planting good seed here, aren’t we?” “Why, yes,” Sadie answered. “It’s the same seed that always yields praise-winning produce.”
“That’s just it. In Genesis I read that God made everything to produce fruit after its own kind. Can’t I believe that if I read God’s holy Word that it will help me produce godly fruit?
Forgive One Another
| July 1, 2013We may be holding onto grudges in spite of our intention,
And feel some resentment towards the one who dares mention,
It’s always our own sins that are the hardest for us to see,
And we must kindly forgive one another if we want victory.
Keywords: amish voice, forgive, forgiving, heart, map ministry, mission to amish people, orva hochstetler, poetry, salvation, victory | 0 comments
A Brief Treatise on Faith
| May 1, 2013Defining faith as it pertains to a Christ-based belief can be a challenging task. What faith means to one person is not necessarily what it means to another. After centuries of Christendom, there are as many definitions of faith as there are denominations or even people.
A Healthy Bride
| May 1, 2013We would do well to pause for a time from our many activities and consider where we stand in our spiritual life, to see whether or not we've made any progress in the last year, or years.
Children of Who?
| May 1, 2013The apostle Peter wrote his second epistle to stir up the people's pure minds by way of remembrance (2 Peter 3:1). My heart's intent, as I begin to write this letter, is to stir up the minds of God's people, especially the brethren among the Amish and other Anabaptist descendants who attempt to preserve the faith of our forefathers.
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Choosing Our Cross
| May 1, 2013Sometimes I stop and wonder why God in his merciful love
Sent His only son, Jesus, down from the beautiful heaven above.
Was it because our gracious God could see beyond that huge loss,
And this was the only way to teach us to accept our own cross?
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What does the Bible say about going to war?
| April 21, 2013Since the Bible clearly states "Thou shalt not kill", how can going to war and killing be justified?
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Justified by Faith Alone Or By Faith Plus Works?
| April 6, 2013Faith is invisible. You cannot see it. Therefore, we, as men and women have to watch and see what kind of works flow from the one who says s/he has faith. As mere human, we can only judge by their actions. Actions then confirm whether that person's faith is real. In James 2:18 we read: "Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works."
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The Fruit of The Spirit
| March 1, 2013Love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance. Wouldn't it be great to live a life with all of these wonderful characteristics coming from within you on a daily basis? What would a life filled with constant and overflowing joy look like? Do you know someone who walks in complete peace, regardless of the turmoil that is going around them? How about that gentle person in your life?
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Rekindle The Fire
| March 1, 2013The book of Galatians is one of those books of the Bible that has been of tremendous influence in my life. In the other letters to the churches, specifically 1 and 2 Corinthians and Colossians, Paul wrote concerning immoral practices that needed to be purged from the church. The church at Galatia had a different problem. It was the same thing that so often happens when churches lose their spiritual zeal: they default to legalism. Martin Luther said, "Religion is the default mode of the human heart." Religion enslaves, and the pure gospel of Jesus Christ sets us free. Anyone, regardless of birth or creed, can be set free.
Sunday Christians
| March 1, 2013Many believers have very little to do with God outside of their time in church on Sunday morning. Very few churchgoers seem to have a good understanding of scripture and, in fact, not many even take their Bible to church. The preacher can tell them almost anything and they will nod their heads in agreement. After the service, it is often hard to find people who are interested in discussing biblical matters as their interests are more in whatever else is going on in the world and in their lives.
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Seasons and Times
| March 1, 2013It is November; the leaves are mostly down, and we are busily raking them. The smell of smoke can often be found in the air. The crisp outdoors gives us a sense of foreboding...cold, wintry days are on their way and will soon be upon us. We feel the urgency of preparing so we are not caught unaware.
Keywords: amish, amish voice, inspirational, map ministry, mission to amish people, norma miller | 0 comments
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Wild parties and sex before marriage: What does God say about it?
| February 5, 2013More and more young people who have left the Amish are sleeping together and having sex before they are married. Wild parties and getting drunk seem to be the norm. Sadly, many who are involved in sex and beer parties even claim they prayed a prayer and got saved.
Keywords: drunk, drunkedness, former amish, fornication, joe keim, sex before marriage, wild parties, wrath of god | 4 comments
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Dear Bishop Letter
| January 30, 2013As I understand God's Word, being Amish, driving a buggy, wearing Amish clothes and going without electricity, is not going to save anybody from their sins and give them eternal life. Only faith in Jesus Christ and what He did on the cross for us will save a person from sin and hell.
Keywords: amish bishop, amish church, ban, excommunication, freedom in christ, joe keim, lovina kuhns, salvation, shunning | 9 comments