Parts of the Schwartzentruber Amish Ordinance Letter  Written by David Yoder An enormous amount of time could be spend writing out the guidelines set by the Amish church, but the goal is to give you… 

David and his life-long buddy, Jonas, stepped into the darkness of night as they left the singing and headed for the barn. Neither one had asked for a date as they stepped into the late… 

Questions and Answers Coby: I am Presbyterian but I strongly agree with Simons that “faith without works is dead,” and with Amman that you need to take a stand for Jesus. Joe: We believe the… 

Having a plain background myself, I tend to spend a fair amount of time studying the ways of the plain Amish and Mennonites. One of the primary definitive cultural beliefs maintained by the plain people… 

Why are there so many young people leaving their parents and the Amish culture? 1. Is it because the days are evil and according to Romans 1:30 and II Timothy 3:2, it will just end… 

Dear MAP, I felt led to write you after I received a few emails from concerned friends. They knew I was planning to join the Amish but after reading on your website they decided they… 

From our interaction with the New Order Amish, I would say the main difference between Old and New Order is that most New Order groups would teach the plan of salvation and assurance of salvation.… 

It’s that time of year when the Amish young people get baptized. Every parent hopes that their child will choose to be baptized by the age of 17, for then, the church will have control… 

Soon after we married a group of about 10-15 families started having ‘singings’ during the week. We’d get together and sing and sing and sing.. until we experienced a Spirit of worship… I had never… 

The following letter is in response to the article labeled Excommunication and Shunning, January 2011 issue.  Also read our readers’ responses in Part 2. Dear Fellow Pilgrim, greetings in the name of our Savior Jesus…