Truth
“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” (John 8:32). —Jesus What is truth? This question has been asked many times throughout the histo-ry of humanity, and each time it’s…
No Answers
I have learned, or I should say, I am learning, that God often doesn’t give the answer. We want answers. One plus one equals two. We want to read the Bible that way. We pray.…
Dealing with Pain from the Past
I have felt called to address this subject for a long time, but I find it difficult. It is like a splinter that was never re-moved. The pain continues. Abuse of any kind is horrible.…
The Clothing We Wear Matters
Adam and Eve had just eaten from the tree. Their eyes were now open, and they saw things they had never seen before. Immediately, they were ashamed and embarrassed. “…they sewed fig leaves together and…
Don’t Lose Focus
The Lord has been speaking to my heart. He said: “Joe, you and all others who have been born of the Spirit are in a race that began 6,000 years ago in the Garden of…
A truck driver is convicted in the fatal shooting of an Amish woman in her Pennsylvania home
MEADVILLE, PA – A jury convicted a 53-year-old truck driver Thursday of shooting to death a pregnant Amish woman inside her rural Pennsylvania home early last year. Shawn Christopher Cranston was charged a few weeks after Rebekah…
MAP Newsletter – June 2025
June, 2026 IN THIS ISSUE: Visiting Amish Circles of Fellowship – Joe Keim Visiting Amish Circles of Fellowship (By: Joe Keim) During this past month, Esther and I made several trips to Indiana, several trips…
‘Miracle that they’re still alive’: Tornado devastates Amish family of 11 in Washington County
WASHINGTON COUNTY, KY — An EF-2 tornado tore through Washington County early Friday morning, killing one person and injuring 14 others. Among the hardest-hit was the Whitmore family, a local Amish family of 11, whose home…
Man jailed in Amish holdups facing more charges
A West Middlesex man incarcerated in Mercer County for reportedly holding up Amish buggies at gunpoint is facing new charges in Lawrence County for writing a bad check. Pulaski Township police filed charges last Wednesday…
Amish community packs Pomeroy, Ohio, courtroom as disturbing murder case advances
POMEROY, OH — A Pomeroy courtroom was packed with members of Amish community as an unusually disturbing murder case advanced though Ohio’s court system. Samuel Hochstetler, 18, is accused of killing 28-year-old Rosanna Kinsinger, of Pomeroy. Hochstetler was…