PULASKI, TN (WAFF) – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation arrested a Pulaski, Tennessee man on several sex charges. Investigators said 80-year-old Maurice Dale “Jimmy” McAllister abused male and female victims over the course of seven years. Residents…
Amish Voice – May 2012 IN THIS ISSUE: The Minister Proclaimed The Gospel To Those Who Had Drifted Away Sex in Marriage is Good – Bruce Lengeman Commitment – Lynn Miller Youth Leaving the Amish Culture –…
My name is Marvin Schlabach, but I like to be called MJ. I come from an Old Order Amish community in Smicksburg, Pennsylvania. I have three brothers and two sisters. My dad left the Amish…
Years ago when I was young in the faith, I became enthused about the gospel message as I understood it more and more. A young man in my Sunday school class came to me expressing…
Why are there so many young people leaving their parents and the Amish culture? 1. Is it because the days are evil and according to Romans 1:30 and II Timothy 3:2, it will just end…
Since writing To Kill a Lion: Destroying the Power of Lust from the Root, I have come to the conclusion that many sexual problems exist because people do not understand the blessing of their sexuality…
Commitment is a word packed with meaning. I used to think I understood the meaning of this word when I married my husband. But in time, I realize that commitment doesn’t end when it requires…
Two collisions that crushed horse-drawn buggies and critically injured two Amishmen in Mercer County this month have renewed attention to the mismatch between fast, heavy metal motor vehicles and slow, lightweight wooden buggies. Most Amish…
The following letter was written by a Bishop of an Amish community in Pennsylvania and sent to a young man, Marvin, who had recently left the Amish community. The letter followed soon after Marvin was…
I am a formerly Amish atheist. Life can get a little lonely when there’s no other person that you know of that shares your background and your skepticism. This post is a shout-out to ex-Amish…
