Author: Atlee Miller
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From Sin to Redemption — Levi Miller
Levi Miller, of Coshocton, Ohio, shares a candid testimony focused on sin and redemption. Raised in a traditional old order Amish setting, he describes bondage to sin, a fearful un-converted church membership, and the genuine new birth that transformed his marriage and family.
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Anabaptists Navigating American Politics — Brandon Byler
Brandon Byler, of Shippensburg Christian Fellowship, traces his own journey from a typical American vision of voting to a more kingdom-focused understanding of navigating American politics, and argues that we navigate best when our kingdom perspective is clearest—recovering the neglected weapons of prayer and fasting.
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Building a Culture of Honor — Steve Fisher
Steve Fisher teaches on honor and how to build a culture of honor, opening with the story of his own long journey with his Amish father. He shows that honoring father and mother is the first commandment with promise, and how to handle a father’s faults with the covering spirit of Shem and Japheth rather…
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From Presbyterian Roots to Anabaptist Beliefs: A Spiritual Journey — John Kristner
John Kristner, of Clay Center, Kansas, shares his spiritual journey from a United Presbyterian upbringing to a settled life among the Old Order River Brethren. He traces a God-consciousness born out of childhood fears, an early hunger for righteousness, and deliverance from a critical spirit.
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The Case for Rural Church Planting — Hector Troyer
In this follow-up talk, Hector Troyer recasts a vision for the rural church, pushing back on the assumption that faithful evangelism must mean a city mission. He argues that plain, country-rooted culture is well equipped for effective ministry, because genuine community is built on time.
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My Testimony — Atlee Miller
Atlee Miller shares his life testimony of God’s redeeming work through years of depression, family difficulty, and a long search for a genuine New Testament brotherhood. Raised Amish in Cashton, Wisconsin, he describes an insecure childhood and a fearful, uncommunicative relationship with his father, and the healing that followed.
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Finding Freedom From Bondage — Ervin Esh
Ervin Esh shares his testimony of finding freedom from bondage. Growing up in a Christian Amish home, a boyhood vow to “do whatever it takes to have friends” set him on a path that led, by age 14, to a pornography addiction he could not break—until a decisive surrender at his baptism.
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Jesus and the Mennonites — Hector Troyer
Hector Troyer, author of the book “Jesus and the Mennonites: A Call to Reclaim the Spirit of Amish Evangelism,” argues that Anabaptist churches have made splitting or piling onto the best farmland their “Achilles heel,” and calls instead for relentlessly planting small plain communities where none exist.
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Leaving Amish Matters — Elam Peachey
In this talk, “Leaving Amish Matters,” Elam Peachey speaks from his own experience of growing up Amish to those who have left or are leaving plain settings. He opens with two composite stories that show how unresolved pain and a lack of vision can carry families from one extreme to another.
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My Memories Growing Up Amish — Elam Peachey
Elam Peachey shares his testimony of growing up Amish and finding Christ, opening with a clear statement that he speaks without bitterness. Using family photos and an old farm video, he walks through his roots in Belleville, his family’s farm in Mercersburg, and a turbulent adolescence of rebellion and addictions.