Perspective
We are born and life begins through no choice of our own. As a little child we forgive and forget quickly, but as we get older, the wounds and the cuts just go too deep.…
Why Does God Allow Evil?
Why did God do this to me? If He knows the future, He had to know the miserable outcome of his creation! WAR, FAMINE etc. How can one believe and trust a God who “allows”…
We are Content with the Faith we Have (By: BH)
Dear Sirs, we have been receiving your letters lately. We are fully contended with the faith we have. Thus we have not even a remote desire to even seek anything else. If our faith is…
Who Says I’m a Christian?
The name Christian was given to the early believers by unbelievers. It was a name of ridicule and mockery. Early believers called themselves brothers, believers, disciples, and saints. The word ‘Christian’ is used only three…
The History of the Amish (Part 3)
History of the Amish Series Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5Part 6Part 7Part 8Part 9Part 10Part 11 Anabaptist Survival Strategies While Anabaptist in northern Europe were occupied with solving internal matters, the Anabaptists in…
Trading Discouragement for Encouragement
With so many blessings, why do we get discouraged? We get discouraged because our bodies were created with material from this earth, and we tend to look at the things of this earth. That’s why.…
Women leaving the Amish community find support from nonprofit organizations
Kelly Krabill with Ideasream Public Media recently published an interview in which she spotlights Mission to Amish People, Beyond Measure Market, New Beginnings Homestead, and Rhoda Schmuker, one of our New Beginnings’ residents. To…
Amish neighbors credited with saving 4 lives
TOWN OF ROSSIE, NY – Amish neighbors are getting the credit for saving the lives of 4 people in the town of Rossie. Volunteers from the Gouverneur Fire Department were called to 300 Barker Road…
Mary Yoder
I was sixteen and struggling with depression, addiction and immorality, full of anger and bitterness. In my depression and anger, I searched for love in all the wrong places, and all of these things only…
4 teens, 1 adult charged in crime string targeting Amish
MERCER COUNTY, PA – Four juveniles and one adult were charged last Thursday after a string of burglaries, thefts and criminal mischief incidents that targeted Amish communities, according to a report. According to a Pennsylvania…