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Marking the Amish
What and Why We Sing

The Apostle Paul advises the Philippians to mark those whose lives serve as example of Kingdom living (Philippians 3:17).

There’s been a lot written this week in the aftermath of the shooting at the Amish School in Lancaster County. National news reports have tended to focus on three aspects of the story. First is the context: the Amish and their way of life that eschews so much of modernity and technology. Second is the amazing forgiveness that marked the Amish response to the tragedy. The third part of the story has been the life of the murderer, a man, who among other things “hated God.” (more…)