[Faith-talk] mennonites was Church of Christ singing

[Joshua Lester]

Martin Luther challenged this communion doctrine, in one of his theses.
I'd like to recommend the book, "The Reformation, a History, by
Pattrick Collins."Blessings, Joshua

On 11/30/11, Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu> wrote:
> Some Quakers in Pennsylvania, also use the Pennsylvania Dutch.
> We had a circuit preacher, that rode a bicycle everywhere he went.
> William Minor, was his name.
> He was a very good speaker, (IMO.)
> He was more elloquent than the pastor of my quaker church, who spoke
> in a monotone voice, and stumbled over the words.
> He'd read John, 3:16, and every other word was followed up with a long
> :Uh."
> Blessings, Joshua
>
> On 11/30/11, Paul <oilofgladness47 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> From what I know, Amish people still worship in each other's homes, at
>> least
>> in Lancaster County, PA.  How they do it in other areas of the country
>> such
>> as Ohio and Iowa I have no idea.  Also, another trait that sets Amish
>> worship apart from Mennonites is that sermons are delivered in what might
>> be
>> loosely termed 17th century high German.  In a book entitled "Amish
>> Society," available from your NLS regional library but probably not on
>> the
>> BARD site, sermons in Amish churches can last for three hours.  Too long
>> for
>> me to digest, even if they were in English.  The German used by the Amish
>> is
>> popularly known as Pennsylvania Dutch, the last part of which term is a
>> corruption of the name Deutsch.  It has nothing to do with Holland, but
>> rather from the German region known as Rhineland-Palatinate.  Paul
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
>> To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion"
>> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 7:13 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] mennonites was Church of Christ singing
>>
>>
>>> Joshua,
>>> I've been confused between quakers and mennonites. I know they both
>>> believe
>>> in modesty and simplicity.
>>> Did the founding of The society of friends, quakers, come after the
>>> Amish?
>>>
>>> I don't think so. I thought quakers migrated here. Then came
>>> the Mennonites and then the Amish. Amish broke off from Mennonites.
>>> Do Quakers and Mennonites worship in churches?
>>>
>>> BTW I'm not one to be simple; I love modern technology and gadgets. But
>>> I do feel I dress modestly. I'm not a girl  to wear tank tops or
>>> tattoos. I also wear some simple jewelry; like a gold pin or pearl
>>> necklace for dress ocasions. But I won't overdue it on the jewelry
>>> thing.
>>> They are pretty, but plain solid colors.
>>>
>>> I don't see what is wrong with pants though. To me that seem appropriate
>>> dress; particularly the black or brown slacks.
>>> Part of modesty to me is not showing particular body parts  and also
>>> acting with manners. Modesty to me, is about the way a lady acts, not
>>> just
>>>
>>> a religious thing.
>>>
>>> Ashley
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Joshua Lester
>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 7:02 PM
>>> To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
>>> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] mennonites was Church of Christ singing
>>>
>>> Dana:
>>> Are you Amish?
>>> One thing I really respect, and love, is their semplicity.
>>> Quakers also believe in modesty, and semplicity.
>>> Us Apostolics have modesty in dress down pat, but semplicity, (for
>>> some,) (sadly,) is not emportant.
>>> It is sad, that we tell our women not to wear pants, (which is part of
>>> modesty,) but we men, (preachers especially,) can't turn down an
>>> opritunity to buy $500 shoes.
>>> We need to be semple, (and not wear costly clothing.
>>> The Bible teaches against this kind of behavior too!
>>> Blessings, Joshua
>>> On 11/30/11, Dana <dananolan at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>> I think that  amish people are so awesome.
>>>> Dana
>>>>
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>>>> www.krisandra.com
>>>>  is the place to visit and look under Dana's party
>>>> All orders need to be in by December 15th in time for Christmas
>>>>
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