by Tony W. Cartledge | Oct 12, 2022 | Opinion
The Old Order Amish are famously “plain” (their preferred descriptor), but their lives are anything but simple. A dozen participants in a recent Good Faith Experience encounter with multiple Amish families learned just how complicated the “plain” life can be....
by John D. Pierce | May 3, 2022 | Opinion
There was something notably different about the gravestones in the Myer Homestead cemetery than the markers seen in so many other burial places. Established in 1759, the cemetery — with both aging headstones and freshly turned dirt — serves as the final resting place...
by Good Faith Media | Apr 20, 2022 | News
A Good Faith Experience set for Oct. 5-8, 2022, will provide an opportunity to interact with Amish families and community leaders in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. This small-group experience provides a chance to learn about the lifestyles, livelihoods, education and...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Oct 20, 2021 | Opinion
A few days among the Amish can bring helpful perspective to those of us who happily turn darkness to light with the flip of a switch, hop into the car for a quick run to the grocery store, or pay the bills with a few taps on our smartphones. In an Amish home, a 2:00...
by Leroy Seat | Sep 30, 2016 | Opinion
You doubtlessly remember the terrible tragedy that occurred 10 years ago on Oct. 2, 2006, in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania. You may not have remembered the name of that small town, but that is where 10 Amish girls were brutally shot in their one-room schoolhouse. Such a...
