Parachutes and Safety Lines
In October 2013, we decided to fly to Minneapolis-St Paul and then drive to Wisconsin to visit. As we sat in the boarding area waiting for our plane, the pilot and crew walked by. I…
True Intimacy
Imagine a wall. It needs to be torn down. * The drywall on this side is made from false religion and lies we believe. * The dry wall on the other side of the wall…
Missionaries
“The Kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.” This was Jesus’ message in Luke 10 to the seventy disciples as He sent them out: heal the sick and preach the good news. Those few…
Crushed Down, but not Destroyed
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; always bearing about in the body the dying of the…
Conflicting Choices
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…
Letter from a Reader
The Fivefold Appeal to be Justified by Faith Alone Dear Amish Voice, I have been receiving your publication, The Amish Voice, for some time. Your publication has a lot to say about justification through faith…
The Lingering Christmas
It was a good thing that the Christmas carolers has bundled up snuggly in their dark-colored hats, bonnets, boots, and gloves as the snow swished across the countryside. David had been going with the young…
Love
We all have our own ideas of what we think love is. The apostle Paul writes this on the expression of love: Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself,…
The Dream God Gave Me
Last night I had a dream…and It made such an impression on me that if you don’t mind, I’ll just share it with you. The Dream God Gave Me It was time for the returning…
Knowing and Experiencing the Holy Spirit
As church goers and claimers of the Christian faith, I’m sure we have heard of the Holy Spirit. But how many of us can really claim to know the Holy Spirit? Even if we claim…