To My Dear Mother
Dear Mom, Tomorrow is Mother’s Day. I wanted to get you a special card, or flowers, or something—anything to let you know how much you mean to me. But honestly, flowers and cards really don’t…
The Inner Battle
This morning I was feeling challenged in the area of forgiving people who talked nicely to my face but threw me in the frying pan the minute I turned my back. The thoughts and feelings…
Belief of Our Fathers: The Bible (Chapter 4)
This continues a study on the beliefs of our forefathers, based largely on the Dordrecht Confession of Faith from 1632. This section tells about Bibliology, or the study of the Bible. The article has been…
‘Buggy’ lanes proposed for Lawrence County
LAWRENCE COUNTY, TN – In Lawrence County, a dependable horse can be just as good as a dependable car. As the owner of the Amish Welcome Center in Ethridge, Carlos Wilhite spends his days educating…
Lancaster County Amish population grows despite urban sprawl
LANCASTER, PA — The Amish population in Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County continues to grow each year despite the encroachment of urban sprawl on their communities. Some experts are concerned that a planned 75-acre housing-and-commercial project will…
Judge: Amish not exempt from sewage treatment rules
PRESTON, MN — A judge ruled that despite the Amish community’s “most sincere efforts” to separate themselves from the modern world, that separateness is not enough to protect the county’s waterways, and the community is…
Amish say proposed development could harm community
HARRISBURG, PA – Amish farmers in Lancaster County say a proposed housing and retail development could harm their community. The Manheim Township farmers took their concerns to Donald Kraybill, a senior fellow emeritus at the…
Der Dutchman Celebrates 50 Years of History This Saturday
The restaurant’s name has changed on more than a couple occasions, but Der Dutchman has been a hub of the Pinecraft Amish community dining scene for decades. This Saturday, it will commemorate its history as part of a broader 50th…
People drive for hours for homemade baked goods made in small Amish community in Yadkin County
YADKIN COUNTY, N.C. – People drive for hours for the freshly made sourdough bread, homemade cinnamon rolls and fried pies at the Shiloh General Store in the tiny North Carolina town of Hamptonville. A small…
Amish family opens grocery store in Morris
MORRIS, NY – Thursday will see the opening of a new store in Morris. Weaver’s Farm Market, a store owned and operated by Daniel Weaver and his family, who are Amish, has more than 4,000 square…