Two Lifetimes in One: Inside and Outside my Amish Community
February 3, 2014
Guest blog post by Saloma Miller Furlong, author of Bonnet Strings and Why I Left the Amish Saloma growing up in eastern Ohio. I often feel like I have lived… READ MORE
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The story of Amish folk hero Jacob Hochstetler for a new generation
January 31, 2014
Rarely has my professional work intersected so nicely with my personal history than in the forthcoming publication of a new book by author Ervin Stutzman, Jacob’s Choice. The Jacob in… READ MORE
Name That Tune
January 27, 2014
It’s early on a weekday morning and here I am working away with a pitch pipe in one hand and a hymnal in another. My desk is littered with music—hymnals… READ MORE
Resolutions and Reading: What Books Appear on Your Reading List?
January 24, 2014
By Mary Ann Weber It’s the time of year when you look at life and see what needs to happen. Do you need to improve your lifestyle through weight loss,… READ MORE
Which prayers are in Shine?
January 20, 2014
By Rose Stutzman, director of Shine Which of the following will be included in the new Shine Sunday school curriculum for children? A. The prayer of Janis B. The prayer… READ MORE
Why I don’t Twitter
January 17, 2014
“All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” -Blaise Pascal, Pensées I wonder what Pascal would have thought about Twitter. His Pensées or… READ MORE
To not eat or not sleep . . . that is the question
January 13, 2014
Recently, my daughter, Elizabeth (above), and I had a fun, and slightly ridiculous, conversation in the minivan. “Mom, I wonder what it would be like if we didn’t have to… READ MORE
How MennoMedia brings an Anabaptist perspective to the larger culture
January 10, 2014
By Steve Carpenter Happy New Year! 2013 was an exciting year at MennoMedia. We released 17 new products including: Blush, (Shirley Hershey Showalter’s memoir on growing up Mennonite); Mennonite Girls… READ MORE
Lifechanger: How would you like to live better in 2014?
January 6, 2014
The folks at Simple Living Works recently did an interview with Valerie Weaver-Zercher, compiler and editor of the updated 30th anniversary edition of Living More with Less (released in 2010)…. READ MORE
Scripture. (Almost) Daily. For a Year.
January 2, 2014
I’m one of those people who never make New Year’s resolutions. Except when we do. Last year, at the invitation of one of our pastors, Joy Fasick, I and about… READ MORE