In ‘Murder Simply Brewed‘ by Vannetta Chapman the barista is murdered. In chapter five Hannah talks to her mother about Ethan’s death. Eunice reminds her that death ‘marks a place with special memories because it’s where a soul left this world and entered the next.’ Sometimes people are ...
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In ‘Words From the Heart‘ by Kathleen Fuller Noah Schlabach is a workaholic, building and maintaining his auctioneer business. However, he develops some health issues that affect his ability to work and force him to take some time away. Obviously, he struggled with this necessity as he was such a ...
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In ‘A Loyal Heart‘ by Jody Hedlund Olivia justifies her actions in trying to find the holy chalice as she believes it could help her brother. In her justification, she misses the point that by sneaking around and trying to take it for him she is, in reality, trying to steal it. Our culture often ...
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In ‘Who the Bishop Knows‘ by Vannetta Chapman the Amish community loses one of their own during a fatal shooting targeted at this young man at the annual Ski Hi Stampede rodeo. Obviously, this affects the entire community, Amish, and Englisch. As Emma and Ruth are standing on the front porch, Ruth ...
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In ‘Murder Simply Brewed’ by Vannetta Chapman, Amber has devoted her life to The Village. A woman of faith she attends services at a local church (she’s not Amish). One Sunday the minister shares a sermon about King David. She’s disturbed by this picture of David, this imperfect picture. Why do ...