Shade Mountain Mennonite Church

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

Why Homosexuality Is Not Like Other Sins

Homosexuality is not the only sin prohibited in the Bible, but it is different from all the rest, at least right now. And we have really good news for homosexuals.

What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality

There is a lot of unnecessary confusion about what the Bible is really saying about homosexuality. Dr. Michael Brown offers five key scriptural truths that dismantle the modern-day argument that God's Word condones the homosexual ...

Why You Should Resist the Urge to Clean Out Your Closet

Four years ago, Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying shook a never-ending cycle of consumption to its core. All of a sudden, it seemed like everyone was taking to their closets to suss…

ID Card Benefits for Religious Organizations

Find out how religious organizations and church groups are using ID card technology to help identify church members and keep them more secure.

They Tried to Start a Church Without God. For a While, It Worked.

Secular organizers started their own congregations. But to succeed, they need to do a better job of imitating religion.

What TechSoup Offers Religious Organizations

This article provides an overview of the TechSoup product donations and learning resources that can help your religious nonprofit get the most out of its technology.

When Pastors and Churches Pray, God Moves

If you're a pastor, you should certainly be striving for greater excellence as a communicator, as a leader, and as an organizer. You need a vision. You nee

10 Tips for Creating Inclusive Religious Organizations

We are a stronger country when religious organizations of all faiths live up to our values -- when we are welcoming, diverse, moral, and respect one anot...

Religious Freedom as Freedom to Discriminate?

Removing religious exemptions will not promote tolerance or inclusiveness. It will forcibly strip religious organizations of their ability to operate as religious organizations.

My Amish Home: Time will tell when the clocks get fixed

"Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees; and make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way;

How to save like the amish do.

Don’t let their carriages and plane clothing fool you. Some of these people have it made!

Is there really such a thing as 'Amish Uber'?

No, not exactly, but the publicity the service has received provides a valuable lesson in marketing for small businesses

This Amish man just launched 'Amish uber,' which uses a horse and buggy

You literally have to flag him down without your cellphone when you need a ride.

The Amish Cook: Why are we Amish?

Gloria Yoder talks about her deep faith and shares a recipe for gluten-free brownies.

11 Genius Amish Cooking Ideas, Straight from Amish Country

The Amish way of cooking stresses simplicity and family but also produces sensory delights that we can truly appreciate in our modern kitchens. Here's what Amish cooking can teach us about our own.

What is an Amish Uber?

Why I Write Amish Fiction

I drank in the images of the Amish community, as if I were a thirsty explorer having stumbled upon an oasis: the greenhouse redolent with blooms; the sturdy grandmother in the beige kerchief watchi…

Is it Religious Freedom or Just Religious Opinion?

We don't need any more “religious freedom” laws, but we could certainly use more graciously religious people. Instead of laws, we need more people of faith, free enough from prejudice and arrogance and condescension, to be able to express convictions with compassion – not just with passion.

Why Amish kids are less likely to get asthma

A new study finds certain aspects of the Amish lifestyle appear to offer a health advantage