| Author | : Nancy Sleeth |
| Publisher | : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 269 |
| Release | : 2012 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1414326998 |
The author looks to Amish lifestyle and values as a model on which to base calmer, more focused, more faithful lives.
| Author | : Nancy Sleeth |
| Publisher | : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 270 |
| Release | : 2012-03-19 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1414369379 |
Have you ever stopped to think, Maybe the Amish are on to something? Look around. We tweet while we drive, we talk while we text, and we surf the Internet until we fall asleep. We are essentially plugged in and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Rather than mastering technology, we have allowed technology to master us. We are an exhausted nation. No one has enough time, everyone feels stressed out, and our kids spend more hours staring at a screen each week than they do playing outside. It’s time to simplify our lives, make faith and family the focal point, and recapture the lost art of simple living. Building on the basic principles of Amish life, Nancy Sleeth shows readers how making conscious choices to limit (and in some cases eliminate) technology’s hold on our lives and getting back to basics can help us lead calmer, more focused, less harried lives that result in stronger, deeper relationships with our families, friends, and God.
| Author | : Andy Crouch |
| Publisher | : Baker Books |
| Total Pages | : 202 |
| Release | : 2017-04-18 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1493406558 |
Making conscientious choices about technology in our families is more than just using internet filters and determining screen time limits for our children. It's about developing wisdom, character, and courage in the way we use digital media rather than accepting technology's promises of ease, instant gratification, and the world's knowledge at our fingertips. And it's definitely not just about the kids. Drawing on in-depth original research from the Barna Group, Andy Crouch shows readers that the choices we make about technology have consequences we may never have considered. He takes readers beyond the typical questions of what, where, and when and instead challenges them to answer provocative questions like, Who do we want to be as a family? and How does our use of a particular technology move us closer or farther away from that goal? Anyone who has felt their family relationships suffer or their time slip away amid technology's distractions will find in this book a path forward to reclaiming their real life in a world of devices.
| Author | : Jessica Dickey |
| Publisher | : Samuel French, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 55 |
| Release | : 2010 |
| Genre | : Drama |
| ISBN | : 0573698880 |
A fictional exploration of the Nickel Mines schoolhouse shooting in an Amish community and the path of forgiveness and compassion forged in its wake.
| Author | : Kathryn Cushman |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 465 |
| Release | : 2013 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9781410453242 |
Struggling to count her blessings in spite of exhaustion, Julie leaps at a chance to spend a summer in Amish country to help her domestic diva sister-in-law with a reality television program, an opportunity that forces Julie to confront the pervasiveness of the cameras, her sister-in-law's perfectionism and her views about family life. (religious fiction).
| Author | : Lori Copeland |
| Publisher | : Harvest House Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 304 |
| Release | : 2013-04-01 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0736953418 |
A Cowboy at Heart, an engaging Amish-meets-Wild West adventure from bestselling authors Lori Copeland and Virginia Smith, weaves a clever and romantic tale of new starts and second chances. 1886—Jesse Montgomery is beginning to feel restless. Though he’s grateful to his friends Colin and Emma for helping him get on his feet again after a few bad choices and some hard living, surely the Lord doesn’t want him to stay in Apple Grove forever. Doesn’t the Almighty have plans for this reformed rowdy cowboy to build a life of his own? When an unscrupulous cattle baron tries to steal Amish land, Jesse intervenes and is wounded. Lovely Katie Miller, the young healer in the district, attends to him while trying to guard her heart. This sweet Amish widow cannot risk falling in love with an Englisch cowboy, charming though he may be. And yet—she believes God has a life for her too that is more than what she can presently see. Could there be a future with Jesse only He could bring about?
| Author | : Ira Wagler |
| Publisher | : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 283 |
| Release | : 2011-06-28 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1414360703 |
New York Times eBook bestseller! One fateful starless night, 17-year-old Ira Wagler got up at 2 AM, left a scribbled note under his pillow, packed all of his earthly belongings into in a little black duffel bag, and walked away from his home in the Amish settlement of Bloomfield, Iowa. Now, in this heartwarming memoir, Ira paints a vivid portrait of Amish life—from his childhood days on the family farm, his Rumspringa rite of passage at age 16, to his ultimate decision to leave the Amish Church for good at age 26. Growing Up Amish is the true story of one man’s quest to discover who he is and where he belongs. Readers will laugh, cry, and be inspired by this charming yet poignant coming of age story set amidst the backdrop of one of the most enigmatic cultures in America today—the Old Order Amish.
| Author | : Mary Ellis |
| Publisher | : Harvest House Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 322 |
| Release | : 2012-02-01 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0736944885 |
During a rumschpringe visit to Niagara Falls, Phoebe Miller meets Eli Riehl, a young man who charms her—and everyone else—with his exceptional storytelling ability. When Phoebe sketches scenes to illustrate one of his tales, Eli encourages her incredible talent, and together they embark on a lofty and unlikely business venture for two young Amish people—writing and illustrating a children's book. Eli's kindness and appeal extend beyond his knack for words to reach inside Phoebe's heart. But he is an only son with five sisters, and when his father suffers a heart attack, Eli gives up his writing to assume responsibility on the farm. Though willing to abandon his dream of becoming an author, he won't give up his beloved Phoebe. Can their love for a good story develop into something that lasts forever, or will Phoebe's deep-seated fear of desertion stand in their way?
| Author | : Steven M. Nolt |
| Publisher | : JHU Press |
| Total Pages | : 153 |
| Release | : 2016-05 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1421419564 |
Drawing on more than twenty years of fieldwork and collaborative research, The Amish: A Concise Introduction is a compact but richly detailed portrait of Amish life. In fewer than 150 pages, readers will come away with a clear understanding of the complexities of these simple people.
