Two court evangelical posts in one day? Why not? It’s election eve and the court evangelical phenomenon may soon be irrelevant–at least for the next four years. Franklin Graham makes his final plea: What does it say that Graham, a...
Over at The Washington Post, Julie Zauzmer reports on the “Amish PAC,” an attempt by Republican operatives to get the Pennsylvania Amish to vote for Donald Trump. Here is a taste: Amish PAC aims to win more votes for Trump in...
Over at Modern Farmer, Corby Kummer interviews noted farmer and writer Wendell Berry about the state of family farming in the United States (or at least in Berry’s Kentucky neighborhood). Here is a taste:MF: Is the spiritual connection between farmer...
An Amish couple deciding on who to take in the 4th race at Belmont...
Check out Valerie Weaver-Zercher‘s great piece on Amish romance novels at LA Review of Books. Weaver-Zercher is the author of Thrill of the Chaste: The Allure of Amish Romance Novels (John Hopkins UP). I must confess that I knew nothing...
Tomorrow night (Feb. 28) the PBS series “The American Experience” will focus on the Amish. Here is a description: An intimate portrait of contemporary Amish faith and life, this film examines how such a closed and communal culture has thrived […]
Check out Christianity Today’s interview with my colleague David Weaver-Zercher, co-author of The Amish Way: Patient Faith in a Perilous World. Here is a taste: Your book points out that an Amish education is limited to eighth grade, so there...
Check out my friend and colleague David Weaver-Zercher discussing his new co-authored book The Amish Way: Patient Faith in a Perilous World. This is the follow-up to the incredibly popular and successful Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy. http://video.foxnews.com/v/embed.js?id=4348738&w=466&h=263Watch the...
Did you see “Amish Grace” last Sunday? The movie was based on the 2006 Nickel Mines Amish school shooting and took the same title as the best-selling book on the subject. It appeared last Sunday night on the Lifetime Movie...
