Was Prayer the Difference?
I have often wondered why one thief believed and hoped while the other laughed. Why? I wondered if the one might have had a praying mother. Maybe he had a mother who prayed, and prayed,…
Open your Mouth and Let God Fill it!
In the Bible, Egypt is a picture of bondage, depression, slavery, oppression, and darkness. For four hundred years, God’s chosen people suffered under the hand of Pharaoh. But in Exodus 2, God heard their groaning…
Amish Community Bucks National Population Trends
Despite falling populations in other parts of the U.S., the Amish population is growing. A report from Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown College found that the Amish population in North America has risen…
Amish men carrying forbidden cell phones outed by national emergency alert test
The modern world is invading the Amish countryside. A former member of the famously plain-living community had the internet in quilt stitches over a story of how thenational phone emergency alerton Oct. 4 got his friends…
Communion and Foot Washing
John 13:1-5 1 Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were…
MAP Newsletter – October 2023
October 2023 IN THIS ISSUE: God’s Goodness New Beginnings Plowman’s Academy – Online The ABC Project has Launched God’s Goodness Greetings in the name of our Savior. Polly and I are very grateful for your…
After two killed in buggy accident, ‘We are heartbroken’
Alexandria, New York – After a rear-end collision this week killed two young Amish boys, there is fear on the road in the Amish community. “I don’t …feel safe walking on pavement, I want to…
Railroad spikes, rocks thrown into Amish homes; Authorities investigating as possible hate crimes
MEDINA, OH — The Medina County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a string of crimes committed against Amish people. Detectives are trying to figure out who is responsible for throwing railroad spikes, rocks and other items into…
MAP Newsletter – September 2023
September 2023 IN THIS ISSUE: Plowman’s Academy Expansion Amish Awareness Conference Weddings Bells and Mentorship Save the Date Plowman’s Academy Expansion Aside from the SonLight Bible Club, which serves about 5,000 active students, the ministry…
Amish Voice – September 2023
Amish Voice – September, 2023 IN THIS ISSUE: The Secret of the Strength – Peter Hoover Who Is Communion For? – Simon Fry Sheer Neglect – Gerald Hochstetler I Will Have Mercy – John Weaver The Time of…