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Grabill offers small-town charm with a capital C. This tiny community packs a lot of Amish tradition into just a few streets.
Tourists curious about the Amish flock to their communities to see them and the Amish may not like the attention, but they can make a living from it.
The annual Ohio Swiss Festival in nearby Sugarcreek celebrates the area’s Swiss heritage with cheese, music, and competitions that include the throwing of steins (empty ones, thankfully). Winter ...
The Amish aren't the luddites you may have thought. From computers to tractors, here's the tech the Amish use day-to-day at home, outdoors, and at work.
I was perusing a list of recently published books when I saw a title with the word “Amish” in it. ... “We embrace people, welcome them, and encourage them to join us in worship.
The highly anticipated show, Legends of Shiva with Amish, which recently premiered on Disovery+ and Discovery Channel, takes viewers on an intriguing exploration of Lord Shiva's mythology, history ...
Just because I worship the Devi, doesn’t mean I have to hate Lord Shiva. Our traditional stories and itihasa (history), can convey these philosophies, which is particularly important for modern ...
While the Old Order are deeply religious and subscribe to a strict set of values, they don’t attend a formal church built for the express purpose of worship. Instead, the Amish typically ...
Most Amish are trilingual. They speak a dialect of German called Pennsylvania Dutch at home, use High German at their worship services, and they learn English at school. In some ways, the Amish are ...
Maurer was working as a cabinet engineer at an Amish furniture company during his run on “American Ninja Warrior,” but has since become a full-time worship pastor.
(RNS) — The former worship pastor emphasizes that ‘Reconnected’ isn’t another book about why phones are bad. Instead, it’s about the beautiful things on the other side of the phone.
Albert didn’t sing much, but he sang song 131, which is the second song sung at every Amish worship service only hours before he passed away. This song is in the Ausbund , which has all the ...