One of the most powerful words I have ever heard: “For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him”… Powerful Words

History of the Amish Series Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5Part 6Part 7Part 8Part 9Part 10Part 11   Until the 1860s there was one group of Amish, but after the first split it seemed like… History of the Amish (Part 11)

History of the Amish Series Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5Part 6Part 7Part 8Part 9Part 10Part 11   The previous article showed how the Amish church split gradually during the second half of the 19th… History of the Amish (Part 10)

History of the Amish Series Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5Part 6Part 7Part 8Part 9Part 10Part 11 The previous article showed how a new wave of Amish immigrants caused the Amish church to grow rapidly… History of the Amish (Part 9)

“Why can’t you get over it?” It’s one of the most hurtful statements you and I can utter to a person who has experienced abuse. Other ways of saying the same thing seem a little… A Jesus with Skin On

History of the Amish Series Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5Part 6Part 7Part 8Part 9Part 10Part 11   We previously discussed how the Amish in Europe struggled because many emigrated to the United States. In… History of the Amish (Part 8)

History of the Amish Series Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5Part 6Part 7Part 8Part 9Part 10Part 11   The Amish in Europe The previous article focused on the Amish who migrated to the United States.… History of the Amish (Part 7)

History of the Amish Series Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5Part 6Part 7Part 8Part 9Part 10Part 11     Peaceful Neutrality In the previous issue, we discovered that the Amish lost many members to other… History of the Amish (Part 6)

History of the Amish Series Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5Part 6Part 7Part 8Part 9Part 10Part 11   The Church in a New World In the first decades after Amish arrived in the New World,… History of the Amish (Part 5)

History of the Amish Series Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5Part 6Part 7Part 8Part 9Part 10Part 11   Dividing Paths Our history begins after the split of the “Ammannisch Leit” (Amish) from the remaining Anabaptists… The History of the Amish (Part 4)