Amish peace :simple wisdom for a complicated world /Suzanne Woods Fisher.

Name/Title

Amish peace :simple wisdom for a complicated world /Suzanne Woods Fisher.

Description

Become Amish? -- Simplicity. The worth of money ; Small-scale living ; Family first ; Amish stuff ; The Amish dress code ; A love affair with scooters ; The cool factor ; A word to the wise ; Slim and trim ; Off the grid -- Time. Sue Bender on time ; The clockless year ; The team ; The patient farmer ; Going in with the boys ; Experience is the great teacher ; A margin of error ; Growing old Amish ; Nancy Blank's funeral -- Community. Bart Township Fire Station ; Artist Susie Riehl ; The lowly spirit of Gelassenheit ; God's special children ; Help thy neighbor ; I like to put my feet under the table ; One-room schoolhouse ; Children are loved but not adored ; The grocery shower ; Face-to-face ; For the good of the community ; Amish quilts ; Growing up Amish ; The burning barn -- Forgiveness. The freedom of forgiveness ; When forgiveness doesn't happen ; The comfort quilt ; A sacred silence ; The slingshot ; The given word ; Auntie Anne's soft pretzels ; Good night, my son -- The sovereignty of God. No Sunday sales ; Only God fires ministers ; The cycle of life ; The Good Samaritan ; Amische Lieder (Amish music) ; Be ye separate. 218 p. :ill. ;22 cm.

Book Details

Author

Fisher, Suzanne Woods.

Place Published

City

Grand Rapids, MI

Date Published

circa 2009

Publication Subjects

Peace--Religious aspects--Amish. Amish--Doctrines.

Call No.

BT736.4.F53 2009

ISBN

9780800733384 (pbk.), 080073338X (pbk.)

LCCN

2009019009

Notes

Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-218).