Good Books: 215 books
Plain Buggies
Amish, Mennonite, And Brethren Horse-Drawn Transportation. People's Place Book N
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1998
Accessible in style, Plain Buggies presents the most complete work on the transportation modes of the "plain people" published to date. includes details on prices, styles, laws, stories. Why do 100,000 persons in North America refuse to drive cars for religious reasons? What are the main styles among...
Why Do They Dress That Way?
People's Place Book No. 7
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2008
This unique book, by a man who has chosen to "dress plain," describes the history and use of hats, bonnets, dresses, overcoats, and other articles of clothing used by the various religious groups who wear plain garb. This is the first comprehensive book about why more than 150,000 persons in North...
Grief, Grace and Hope
The Autobiography Of Pakisha K. Tshimika
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2008
Overcoming nearly insurmountable physical disabilities, as well as personal tragedies that would derail the lives of many people, Pakisa Tshimika has experienced a life that has inspired countless others along the way. After starting on a lengthy recovery following a devastating automobile accident,...
by Byler Linda
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2017
One Christmas morning, while young Amish twins Henry and Harvey are sledding, they find a big black dog wandering in a field. They adopt the Newfoundland and name him Lucky, and he soon becomes their best friend and playmate. When tragedy strikes and Harvey drowns in a spring creek, Henry’s only...
Anabaptist Songs in African Hearts
A Global Mennonite History
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2006
When church histories of Africa have been written, they've usually been done by Westerners. These writers have typically been missionaries or relief workers; their analyses and conclusions have reflected those perspectives. This book -- by contrast -- is written by Africans. Each writer is an African...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
Lighten any dreary day, and start every bright morning off with Daily Promises from God. This special book is a 365-day devotional filled with uplifting scripture to fill each day with a reassuring reminder of God’s love. Peaceful, colorful backgrounds complement the beauty of the words on each...
Meditations for Busy Moms
Reflections, Scripture, and Wisdom
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2017
You love your kids and you're not a grouch. But you do value order and like some sense of control over your time and your environment. Author Sandra Drescher-Lehman has been a parent long enough to voice the utter exhaustion that lies beyond the glow of cherubic infants and charming toddlers.
For...
God's Challenge for Dads
A 90-Day Devotional Experiencing God's Truths
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
Have you gotten comfortable—maybe even complacent—in your spiritual life? Maybe you can check off all the right boxes—going to church, reading your Bible, praying before meals. Maybe you even lead a small group or serve as a deacon and tithe regularly. But when was the last time someone really...
The Little Book of Victim Offender Conferencing
Bringing Victims and Offenders Together In Dialogue
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2009
Victim offender dialogues have been developed as a way to hold offenders accountable to the person they have harmed and to give victims a voice about how to put things right. It is a way of acknowledging the importance of the relationship, of the connection which crime creates. Granted, the relationship...
The Little Book of Restorative Justice for Older Adults
Finding Solutions to the Challenges of an Aging Population
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2017
Exploring Restorative Justice Practices as a Compelling Response to the Challenges of an Aging Population
As our global population ages, conflicts and difficult conversations emerge. How will older adults decide who will make end-of-life health and financial decisions for them? When will dad need...
Stewardship for All?
Two Believers--One From A Poor Country, One From A Rich Country- Speak From Thei
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2007
An Ethiopian and an American discuss stewardship, an attitude and a practice taught in the Bible regarding all of one's possessions-time, money, and abilities. Does stewardship have a place in our world? If so, why? Stewardship is an attitude and practice taught in the Bible regarding all of one's...
Poetry of Yorifumi Yaguchi
A Japanese Voice In English
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2006
Yorifumi Yaguchi is a nationally known poet in Japan. He was a child during World War II, watching while bombs split his countryside to pieces, while the neighbor girl fell prey to soldiers, while an American soldier crept into his home, hoping for rest and safety. Yaguchi's grandfather, a devout...
Sharing Gifts in the Global Family of Faith
One Church's Experiment
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2003
As the "center" of Christianity has moved south to Africa, Asia, and Latin America, what gifts can churches in different parts of the world share with each other? Are churches in Europe and North America willing and able to receive as well as give? Who's rich? In what? Who's needy? In what way? How do we overcome the real obstacles that obstruct this essential part of being the church?
How to Speak Dutch-ified English (Vol. 1)
An "Inwaluable" Introduction To An "Enchoyable" Accent Of The "Inklish Lankwitch
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1987
Here is a book for anyone tired of speaking flat, colorless, homogenized English. Pennsylvania Dutchman Gary Gates provides a glossary, read-aloud section, songs, recipes, and more in this delightful, inwaluble introduction to Dutch-ified English. Learn the meaning of "rutch" and "spritz," what a...