What Are You Trying to Prove, by Minnesota
To the Amish Voice, Greetings in the Precious Name of our Lord Jesus, the Christ, the only Name given by which man must be saved (Acts 4:12). As I read your paper, to me it…
Be Not Conformed to this World
Be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God (Romans 12:2). Growing up…
Healing and Trusting
I have a question for you today. If you had the choice between hearing the truth that could save your life and change your world, or hearing what feels good even though the implications could…
A Willing Servant
Thank you, Jesus, for forgiving me. Thank you for your redemptive work on Calvary’s cross. Thank you for loving me when I couldn’t love myself. Thank you for defeating me in my rebellion, conquering me…
The 6,000 Year Old Race
This morning, the Lord has been speaking to my heart. Joe, all those who have been born of the Spirit are in a race, a race that began 6,000 years ago in the Garden of…
What is your Life?
Through His Spirit, God wrote: For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away (James 4:14). When I was young, I thought fifty years…
I Am an Amish Man
I am an Amish man; we have much history, In Switzerland, France, Holland and Germany, Religious freedoms were denied in those nations, So some fled to America to escape the situation. I am an…
Don’t Strike
Gentleness often wins when harshness fails. There is a story told of a philosopher who was walking along a road one day when he saw a young man vainly trying to get a calf through…
My Vows to the Amish Church: Are They Binding?
The Question That Haunted Me As a young Amish boy, I understood that when I reached a certain age, I would be expected to join the church. Joining the church meant more than being baptized.…
Joanna’s Journey
Joanna’s Journey In the fall of 2016, we welcomed our sweet little girl, Joanna, into this world. Soon after she was born, we noticed Joanna was not gaining weight as fast as she should have…