Woman Behold Thy Son!
A while back, a friend of mine pointed something out to me that I thought was very interesting; something I had not really thought of before. So without further ado, today, I would like to…
Excommunication and Shunning Members of the Church (Part 2 of 3)
In all the years that we have been writing the Amish Voice, I don’t believe that we have ever received as great of a response as we did on the January article, Jacob Amman, Excommunication…
Why Is It So Important To Believe Jesus Is The Son Of God?
Acts 4; 12, the Bible says: Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. The church was just in its…
A conversation with Saloma Furlong, author of ‘Why I Left the Amish’
“Why I Left the Amish,” shows a smiling second-grader with bright dark eyes. The story she tells, however, is anything but a simple tale of a happy childhood… FULL STORY >>>
Alvin Mast
As a young child I was taken to the neighbor minister to be “brauched” (powwowed) on. This was done for such things as sore throat, earache, canker sores etc. As a child growing up I…
Uncle to Nephew: You broke your covenant to the Amish Church
Dear David, You mentioned that you don’t read in the Bible about “ordnung.” Well, probably a lot of it is tradition, but history teaches us over and over that when people leave the church, their…
Mary Troyer
I was born into the Amish and lived most of my life in Michigan. When I was 15 my father passed away on December 22, 1997. Then on May 20, 2005 my brother passed away…
Amish Voice – January 2011
Amish Voice – January 2011 IN THIS ISSUE: Excommunication and Shunning Members of the Church – Joe Keim Our Eyes: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made A Good Attitude Will Change Your Life! Is Jesus Really God?…
Heaven
The Place for all the SaintsA place of ultimate beautyWhere not one shall over faintFree from trials and of duty The Place that holds all treasureWhere Sun nor Moon will no more beEyes shall behold,…
Our Eyes: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
Do you realize that without our eyes you would not be reading this now? Without our eyes you would be unable to see any of God’s creation. Psalms 19:1 says: The heavens declare the glory…