Author: Atlee Miller
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Showing Radical Hospitality to a Fugitive Murderer
Chester Weber of Texas shares a true story from Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, in 1988, of radical hospitality shown to a fugitive—an account of the Mennonites showing Christlike love to a man on the run.
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The Story of David Mast
David Mast, from North Carolina, shares his testimony. Growing up in an Old Order Amish home in a large family, he recounts his search and the redeeming work of God that drew him to faithfully follow Jesus and walk in living hope.
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The Story of Jonathan Wise: A Journey From Silence to Light
Jonathan Wise shares a testimony centered on abuse, redemption, and the healing work of God, saying that every person has a story and that God can redeem those stories for His kingdom.
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From Roman Catholic to Anabaptist: The Story of John Higgins
John Higgins shares his journey from a Roman Catholic upbringing in Baltimore through drugs, alcohol, marriage, Bible reading, mainstream churches, Charity Christian Fellowship, and eventually life among the Amish in Maine, building convictions from Scripture as a first-generation seeker.
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The Story of Rosie Otto: A Journey of Redemption and Resilience
Rosie Otto shares her testimony of redemption and resilience. She and her husband both grew up Amish, and she recounts the hardships, faith, and healing of her journey toward a living relationship with Christ.
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The Story of Ferman Yutzy
Ferman Yutzy shares the story of growing up Amish, sensing his mother’s living faith, struggling through school and youth temptations, and finding personal peace in Christ as a young man—then years of searching for church life shaped by Scripture, Bible study, and brotherhood.
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We Need Each Other: Rediscovering Church — Elisha Byler
Elisha Byler speaks about the beauty and necessity of the church, especially for people hurt by church problems or tempted to give up on local assembly life. He distinguishes the universal church from local churches and describes the church as Christ’s bride, body, and pearl of great price.
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The Good and Bad of Church Conflict — Levi Miller
Levi Miller teaches on the good and bad of church conflict, using examples from Scripture, early church history, Anabaptist history, and his own experience. He distinguishes between healthy tension, destructive conflict, division, and separation from sin.
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Leveraging Amish Capital for Kingdom Advance — Brandon Byler
Brandon Byler speaks about leveraging Amish social and cultural capital for kingdom advance—not by idolizing the Amish or excusing abuse, but by recognizing the power of enduring group culture, and that culture will form people either by default or by design.
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Shunned but Not Forsaken: A Family’s Pilgrimage Toward Truth — Michael Steury
Michael Steury shares his personal testimony of a journey from an Amish background to a deeper faith in Christ, recounting his upbringing, struggles with sin, upheaval within his church, and eventual excommunication, and the light he found through faith-based literature and Scripture.