Is Your Best Good Enough for God?
When I was a child, I thought of God as a vague (unclear), faraway being who wanted something from me. To be honest, I was a bit confused. I knew there was a problem with…
Come Unto Me
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and…
My Mess Is Turned to Beauty!
I’m in bigger trouble than I have ever thought possible, as I look over my life, my marriage. I see broken pieces of glass all shapes and sizes. They overwhelm my soul and mind as…
Is Christ In Your Box?
After a while, those who disagreed, shared their beliefs-how a person gets more and more born again over time, and by death they have hopes of getting to heaven. They based their belief on how…
New York Amish vaccinate horses against deadly brain disease
Amish farmers, whose beliefs stop them from inoculating their children but not their horses, thronged a first-ever free veterinary vaccination clinic this week to fend off a disease that has killed a dozen horses and…
Kansas county clashes with Amish over outhouses
FORT SCOTT, Kansas (Reuters) – The simple way of Amish life is a bit too simple for one Kansas county, which wants outhouses on their farms to be upgraded and an end to plowing raw…
Amish Couples Robbed at Gunpoint
GEAUGA COUNTY, Ohio – The Geauga County Sheriff’s Office is looking for two men who robbed two young Amish couples at gunpoint, at separate times, about 11 p.m. Sunday on Patch Road in Parkman. “The…
Amish Communities Deal With Meth Problem
One look at the countryside and the beauty should take your breath away. “If you want to retire some place, this is the place to do it,” said Justin Siak. “There’s something to this.” Amish…
Mennonite Farming Death Raises Cultural Questions
GREENWICH, Ohio – Life in Mennonite and Amish communities in northwest Ohio center around family. The children intrinsically know how to please and provide. “If it’s feeding calves, you know, they can do that before…
Ohio’s “Amish Bernie Madoff” gets prison term for bilking investors
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — The man dubbed the Amish Bernie Madoff tried to disassociate himself from the notorious New York City swindler Wednesday, but a federal judge didn’t buy it. U.S. District Judge Benita Pearson rejected…