Unmarried & Amish? (Video)
In a culture that emphasizes marriage, how do single Amish people fit into the community? I take a brief look at that topic in this new video. Runtime: 3:15.
Ride Along To The Grocery Store With An Amish Farmer (Video)
How would you feel about taking your life in your hands just to pick up some boxes of cereal? This one-minute video, shot from the cockpit of an Amish buggy, really brings home the experience of those Amish people who must regularly travel on busy highways – just to get basic errands done. Much of this was taken on Route 30 in Lancaster County, aka…
Jim Cates: The Challenge of Finding Amish Alcohol Program Leaders
In a community that values outward uniformity, it can take some courage to stand out. In today’s post, Serving The Amish author Jim Cates details the challenge of recruiting Amish leaders to help guide a fledgling alcohol program for Amish adolescents. As Jim describes below, finding those leaders wasn’t easy–but was pivotal to the program’s success or failure. — It Was Such a Clever Idea! As a…
Lancaster County DA: “We strongly believe” remains belong to Linda (Press Conference Video)
It was reported by one news station yesterday that the station had been given confirmation by “the family” of Linda Stoltzfoos that the human remains found yesterday belonged to her. But no details beyond that were given in the station’s report. Linda’s uncle Mervin Fisher is now quoted in Lancaster Online on the discovery: A family member said that remains discovered Wednesday are thought to…