My Amish Story

My Amish Story
Author: Rebecca Borntrager Graber
Publisher: Aneko Press
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2017-09-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 162245488X
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My Amish Story is the story of the last few years of Amish life for the Graber family in the 1990s. It’s about the hurdles of breaking the barriers of centuries, of family circles being broken with no goodbyes, of heartbreak and estrangement, and of the transitions and adjustments to a new way of living. But it is also, and more so, a story of leaving the old and embracing the new, of walking in the blessing of freedom from bondage, and of leaving behind the fear of tomorrow. It is the story of a family living, loving, and laughing their way along the journey of life.

The Amish IV

The Amish IV
Author: Sandra Sullivan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 8
Release: 1986
Genre: Amish in art
ISBN:
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The Missing Will

The Missing Will
Author: Wanda E. Brunstetter
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
Total Pages: 71
Release: 2016-06-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1634098544
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Join New York Times bestselling author Wanda E. Brunstetter along with Jean Brunstetter in Holmes County for a dramatic new 6-part serial novel. In Part 4, The Missing Will, the Byler family is on a hunt for the father’s will while relations continue to deteriorate among the siblings and between Joel and his fiancée. Joel is desperate for closure to his father’s estate, but how far is he willing to go in order to restore the chaotic turn his life has taken? Will his quest cause him to ignore the needs of those closest to him? The Amish Millionaire -- A 6-Part Serial Novel #1: The English Son #2: The Stubborn Father #3: The Betrayed Fiancee #4: The Missing Will #5: The Divided Family #6: The Selfless Act

The Amish

The Amish
Author: Donald B. Kraybill
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 517
Release: 2013-06-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1421409151
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Companion to the acclaimed PBS American Experience documentary. Winner of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of the Choice ACRL The Amish have always struggled with the modern world. Known for their simple clothing, plain lifestyle, and horse-and-buggy mode of transportation, Amish communities continually face outside pressures to modify their cultural patterns, social organization, and religious world view. An intimate portrait of Amish life, The Amish explores not only the emerging diversity and evolving identities within this distinctive American ethnic community, but also its transformation and geographic expansion. Donald B. Kraybill, Karen M. Johnson-Weiner, and Steven M. Nolt spent twenty-five years researching Amish history, religion, and culture. Drawing on archival material, direct observations, and oral history, the authors provide an authoritative and sensitive understanding of Amish society. Amish people do not evangelize, yet their numbers in North America have grown from a small community of some 6,000 people in the early 1900s to a thriving population of more than 320,000 today. The largest populations are found in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Indiana, with additional communities in twenty-eight other states and three Canadian provinces. The authors argue that the intensely private and insular Amish have devised creative ways to negotiate with modernity that have enabled them to thrive in America. The transformation of the Amish in the American imagination from “backward bumpkins” to media icons poses provocative questions. What does the Amish story reveal about the American character, popular culture, and mainstream values? Richly illustrated, The Amish is the definitive portrayal of the Amish in America in the twenty-first century.

False Worship Complete 4-Book Boxed Set Bundle

False Worship Complete 4-Book Boxed Set Bundle
Author: Rachel Stoltzfus
Publisher: Global Grafx Press
Total Pages: 580
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:
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MUST READ FOR LOVERS OF SWEET AMISH ROMANCE! Books 1-2: When Beth Zook's daed starts courting a widow with a mysterious past, will Beth uncover this new family's secrets before she loses everything? Sixteen-year-old Beth Zook has already lost so much -- first her sister in a tragic accident and then her mamm a year later to cancer. As Beth and her daed Marcus struggle to rebuild their lives in the Amish community of Indianasburg, Marcus finds love awakening in his heart when a new family -- a widow and her two sons -- move into their quiet community. But things are not as they seem, and the more Beth learns about this new family, the more reason she has to fear. Will Beth uncover this new family's secrets before she loses everything? Book 3: When Beth Zook's daed decides to move to Hope Crossing to get a new start, little does he know that his course will take them straight into the heart of evil. With his sixteen-year-old daughter, Beth Zook in tow, they hire a driver, pack their stuff and head for Hope. After a tragic accident on the road, their driver heads off for help, and they are left to be picked up by the mysterious people from Westington. All is not as it seems, and it becomes a race against time for them to get out of this creepy Amish community called Westington. Will Beth and her daed live to uncover the town's secrets before it's too late? Book 4: Pursued by the imposters who tried to murder her in Westington, Bethany Zook stands at a terrible crossroads. With God's help, will Beth find the strength to stand up to those who would silence her forever? I remember it all now. They killed Daed and wanted to kill me. I'm Bethany Zook. And I was murdered. Pursued by the imposters who tried to murder her in Westington, Bethany Zook stands at a terrible crossroads. If Beth keeps running, she can save herself, but if she wants justice for herself and her father, she must make a terrifying return into the heart of darkness with an unlikely ally and an even more unlikely chance at love. With God's help, will Beth find the strength to stand up to those who would silence her forever? Will Beth Zook survive, stand for justice, and create a loving future for herself? Find out in Books 1-4 of the False Worship - Amish Faith series by Rachel Stoltzfus. If You Love Amish Fiction, Grab a Copy Today. Great for lovers of Amish romance novels, Amish romance authors, Amish romances, Amish romance writers, Amish romance book, Amish romance fiction, Amish romance novel excerpt, best Amish romance authors, Amish christian romance authors, list of Amish romance authors, Amish romance books, Amish romance books online, free Amish romance books, Amish christian romance books, Amish contemporary romance, Amish romance collection, Amish english romance, Amish romance fisher, Amish romance movies, what is Amish romance, good Amish romance, list of Amish romance, Amish romance novel authors, top Amish romance novels, Amish romance novels read online, Amish romance series, Amish romance stories, Lancaster PA, Amish country, Lancaster county saga, Amish books series, Amish New Books, Amish books fiction, Amish books, Amish books authors, Amish christmas books, Amish life books, Amish books, Amish girl book, Amish living books, living Amish, Amish book series authors, Amish bookends, Amish reading books, Amish next book, Amish bookstore, Amish and Mennonite books, Amish grace, Amish fiction series, Amish fiction 2019, Amish fiction book club, inspirational Amish fiction, inspirational Amish, Amish ebook, Amish girl book, Amish culture, Amish books to read, Amish 2019, Amish upcoming books about the Amish lifestyle.

Seasons of Tomorrow

Seasons of Tomorrow
Author: Cindy Woodsmall
Publisher: WaterBrook
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2014-04-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0307729990
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As love restores Rhoda, a sudden tragedy is the test of faith she never saw coming. More settled in her heart than ever before, Rhoda Byler feels a newfound confidence living in the Old Order Amish settlement she helped establish in Orchard Bend, Maine. Time has helped to heal the wounds of Rhoda’s recent severed relationship, and she finds that even her unusual gift of profound intuition is less of a burden as she continues to seek God’s wisdom for her future. She is happy to be working alongside the King family and the love of her life as they tend and nurture the settlement’s orchard. Yet when Leah King’s involvement with Englischer Landon Olson becomes known outside of the Maine community, her disregard of the Ordnung could threaten all the Orchard Bend Amish are building. In the midst of addressing the discord, a shocking tragedy challenges the young settlement like never before, threatening to uproot Rhoda’s peace and the future of everything she holds dear. When several members of Orchard Bend Farms are displaced, the estranged King brother is called upon to return. Can those who founded the new Amish community in Maine unite Or will the lingering pain of past hurts and present struggles result in the end of their dreams?

Writing the Amish

Writing the Amish
Author: David Weaver-Zercher
Publisher: Penn State Press
Total Pages: 371
Release: 2005
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0271026863
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From the early 1960s to the late 1980s, John A. Hostetler was the world&’s premier scholar of Amish life. Hailed by his peers for his illuminating and sensitive portrayals of this often misunderstood religious sect, Hostetler successfully spanned the divide between popular and academic culture, thereby shaping perceptions of the Amish throughout American society. He was also outspoken in his views of the modern world and of the Amish world&—views that continue to stir debate today. Born into an Old Order Amish family in 1918, Hostetler came of age in an era when the Amish were largely dismissed as a quaint and declining culture, a curious survival with little relevance for contemporary American life. That perception changed during Hostetler&’s career, for not only did the Amish survive during these decades, they demonstrated a stunning degree of cultural vitality&—which Hostetler observed, analyzed, and interpreted for millions of interested readers. Writing the Amish both recounts and assesses Hostetler&’s Amish-related work. The first half of the book consists of four reflective essays&—by Donald Kraybill, Simon Bronner, David Weaver-Zercher, and Hostetler himself&—in which Hostetler is the primary subject. The second half reprints, in chronological order, fourteen key writings by Hostetler with commentaries and annotations by Weaver-Zercher. Taken together, these writings, supplemented by a comprehensive bibliography of Hostetler&’s publications, provide ready access to the Hostetler corpus and the tools by which to evaluate his work, his intellectual evolution, and his legacy as a scholar of Amish and American life. Moreover, by providing a window into the varied worlds of John A. Hostetler&—his Amish boyhood, his Mennonite Church milieu, his educational pursuits, his scholarly career, and his vocation as a mediator and advocate for Amish life&—this volume enhances the ongoing discussion of how ethnographic representation pertains to America&’s most renowned folk culture, the Old Order Amish.

False Worship - Book 4

False Worship - Book 4
Author: Rachel Stoltzfus
Publisher: Global Grafx Press
Total Pages: 115
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:
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Pursued by the imposters who tried to murder her in Westington, Bethany Zook stands at a terrible crossroads. With God's help, will Beth find the strength to stand up to those who would silence her forever? I remember it all now. They killed Daed and wanted to kill me. I'm Bethany Zook. And I was murdered. Pursued by the imposters who tried to murder her in Westington, Bethany Zook stands at a terrible crossroads. If Beth keeps running, she can save herself, but if she wants justice for herself and her father, she must make a terrifying return into the heart of darkness with an unlikely ally and an even more unlikely chance at love. With God's help, will Beth find the strength to stand up to those who would silence her forever? Find out in Book 4, the riveting conclusion to the False Worship series by Rachel Stoltzfus. If You Love Amish Fiction, Scroll up and Grab a Copy Today. Great for lovers of Amish romance novels, Amish romance authors, Amish romances, Amish romance writers, Amish romance book, Amish romance fiction, Amish romance novel excerpt, best Amish romance authors, Amish christian romance authors, list of Amish romance authors, Amish romance books, Amish romance books online, free Amish romance books, Amish christian romance books, Amish contemporary romance, Amish romance collection, Amish english romance, Amish romance fisher, Amish romance movies, what is Amish romance, good Amish romance, list of Amish romance, Amish romance novel authors, top Amish romance novels, Amish romance novels read online, Amish romance series, Amish romance stories, Lancaster PA, Amish country, Lancaster county saga, Amish books series, Amish New Books, Amish books fiction, Amish books, Amish books authors, Amish christmas books, Amish life books, Amish books, Amish girl book, Amish living books, living Amish, Amish book series authors, Amish bookends, Amish reading books, Amish next book, Amish bookstore, Amish and Mennonite books, Amish grace, Amish fiction series, Amish fiction 2019, Amish fiction book club, inspirational Amish fiction, inspirational Amish, Amish ebook, Amish girl book, Amish culture, Amish books to read, Amish 2019, Amish upcoming books about the Amish lifestyle.

Amish Generations

Amish Generations
Author: Kathleen Fuller
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2020-06-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0310359554
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Four sweet and funny Amish love stories, spanning four different generations. Love comes at all times and for all ages! Young Love—When Fern was diagnosed with a chronic illness in her early twenties, she knew it would limit her abilities to be a good Amish wife. And with Dan, the object of her affection, in a serious relationship, there didn’t seem much point in dating. But Dan is now single, and he seems to be taking notice of Fern. She’ll need a strong dose of courage to talk down the fear her illness has brought on if she ever wants to pursue her dreams. Long-Awaited Love—When Everett left ten years ago, Jemima’s love quickly turned to hate. But when they arrive back home at the same bus station on the same day, they discover some old flames aren’t put out so easily. Can they move past the forces that pulled them apart ten years ago, or are some hurts too much to overcome? Second-Chance Love—Benjamin and Lora Beth both lost spouses not long into their young marriages and connect over letters, exchanging recipes and commiseration as their now-grown children try to coddle them. They’re only in their forties, for heaven’s sake! The letters quickly reveal a deep friendship . . . or could it be more? When you’ve already had a great love, how do you learn to fall in love again? Never Too Late—Jerald is a committed old bachelor. He loves nothing more than good Amish food and giving his best friend’s wife, Regina, a hard time. When people have asked—and believe him, people have asked—he’s always said he’ll marry when he finds the right woman. It’s just never happened in his seventy years. Until he tastes the best blueberry pie and discovers the woman behind it: Regina’s best friend, Elva.

What the Amish Teach Us

What the Amish Teach Us
Author: Donald B. Kraybill
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2021-10-26
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1421442183
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What do the traditional plain-living Amish have to teach twenty-first-century Americans in our hyper-everything world? As it turns out, quite a lot! It sounds audacious, but it's true: the Amish have much to teach us. It may seem surreal to turn to one of America's most traditional groups for lessons about living in a hyper-tech world—especially a horse-driving people who resist "progress" by snubbing cars, public grid power, and high school education. Still, their wisdom confirms that even when they seem so far behind, they're out ahead of the rest of us. Having spent four decades researching Amish communities, Donald B. Kraybill is in a unique position to share important lessons from these fascinating Plain people. In this inspiring book, we learn intriguing truths about community, family, education, faith, forgiveness, aging, and death from real Amish men and women. The Amish are ahead of us, for example, in relying on apprenticeship education. They have also out-Ubered Uber for nearly a century, hiring cars owned and operated by their neighbors. Kraybill also explains how the Amish function in modern society by rejecting new developments that harm their community, accepting those that enhance it, and adapting others to fit their values. Pairing storytelling with informative and reflective passages, these twenty-two essays offer a critique of modern culture that is provocative yet practical. In a time when civil discourse is raw and coarse and our social fabric seems torn asunder, What the Amish Teach Us uproots our assumptions about progress and prods us to question why we do what we do. Essays include: 1. Riddles: Negotiating with Modernity 2. Villages: Webs of Well-Being 3. Community: Taming the Big "I" 4. Smallness: Bigness Ruins Everything 5. Tolerance: A Light on a Hill 6. Spirituality: A Back Road to Heaven 7. Family: A Deep and Durable Bond 8. Children: At Worship, Work, and Play 9. Parenting: Raising Sturdy Children 10. Education: The Way It Should Be 11. Apprenticeship: An Old New Idea 12. Technology: Taming the Beast 13. Hacking: Creative Bypasses 14. Entrepreneurs: Starting Stuff 15. Patience: Slow Down and Listen 16. Limits: Less Choice, More Joy 17. Rituals: A Natural Detox 18. Retirement: Aging in Place 19. Forgiveness: Pathway to Healing 20. Suffering: A Higher Plan 21. Nonresistance: No Pushback 22. Death: A Good Farewell