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“Give your children responsibilities and teach them the importance of sharing with and helping others.”
― Ramsey Coutta, Living the Amish Way: Seven Essential Amish Values to Enrich Your Life

“Work to the Amish is a “sacred ritual” with spiritual dimensions.[28] Idleness, the opposite of work, is understood by the Amish to be Satan’s tool to lead people into sin. The”
― Ramsey Coutta, Living the Amish Way: Seven Essential Amish Values to Enrich Your Life

“Idleness, the opposite of work is roundly condemned in God’s Word and examples of its consequences given. Proverbs”
― Ramsey Coutta, Living the Amish Way: Seven Essential Amish Values to Enrich Your Life

“Do not attempt supporting yourself in any occupation forbidden by God. For to what advantage is wealth won at the expense of your soul? Matthew 16:26. Even”
― Ramsey Coutta, Living the Amish Way: Seven Essential Amish Values to Enrich Your Life

“Seek to eliminate risky idleness from your life.”
― Ramsey Coutta, Living the Amish Way: Seven Essential Amish Values to Enrich Your Life

“The Amish are typically generous with their material possessions, money, and provisions. Not only do they give, but they help others as well. When”
― Ramsey Coutta, Living the Amish Way: Seven Essential Amish Values to Enrich Your Life

“Amish do not look to work to give them meaning. Within”
― Ramsey Coutta, Living the Amish Way: Seven Essential Amish Values to Enrich Your Life

“Humbleness requires a tenderness of heart that is willing and able to receive the impressions of God. A hardened”
― Ramsey Coutta, Living the Amish Way: Seven Essential Amish Values to Enrich Your Life

“Romans 12:2 states, “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”
― Ramsey Coutta, Living the Amish Way: Seven Essential Amish Values to Enrich Your Life

“CEO of a large national company agrees to incognito join the ranks of his lowest level employees. In”
― Ramsey Coutta, Living the Amish Way: Seven Essential Amish Values to Enrich Your Life

“1 Thessalonians 4:11 he advises his readers to “…aspire to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you…”
― Ramsey Coutta, Living the Amish Way: Seven Essential Amish Values to Enrich Your Life

“The earliest scriptures in the Bible describe the creative work of God and how it spanned over six days. As”
― Ramsey Coutta, Living the Amish Way: Seven Essential Amish Values to Enrich Your Life

“The elderly among the Amish are respected and valued. They are not shipped off to retirement homes in their old age. They continue to live near or with their children while helping with family responsibilities and helping to raise and guide their grandchildren. The”
― Ramsey Coutta, Living the Amish Way: Seven Essential Amish Values to Enrich Your Life

“Corinthians 10:31 tells us “Therefore… whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.”
― Ramsey Coutta, Living the Amish Way: Seven Essential Amish Values to Enrich Your Life

“Finally, living simply is good for the character development of the children within a family. Children”
― Ramsey Coutta, Living the Amish Way: Seven Essential Amish Values to Enrich Your Life

“for that is our portion, not the portion of our souls… but it is the portion of the body; that only which we enjoy is ours out of this world; it”
― Ramsey Coutta, Living the Amish Way: Seven Essential Amish Values to Enrich Your Life

“Work is truly a blessing. It is not simply drudgery to be avoided. The Amish see work as an opportunity, not as a problem. They”
― Ramsey Coutta, Living the Amish Way: Seven Essential Amish Values to Enrich Your Life

“Incorporate some form of manual labor into your life.”
― Ramsey Coutta, Living the Amish Way: Seven Essential Amish Values to Enrich Your Life

“The Amish place great emphasis on being separate and different from the world around them. The”
― Ramsey Coutta, Living the Amish Way: Seven Essential Amish Values to Enrich Your Life

“When we can recognize how unique and beautiful each person is as a reflection of God Himself, rather than tearing them down in our heart, we will then be more willing to humble ourselves and lift others up. We”
― Ramsey Coutta, Living the Amish Way: Seven Essential Amish Values to Enrich Your Life

“Detest idleness as a pillow of Satan and a cause of all sorts of wickedness, and be diligent in your appointed tasks that you not be found idle. Satan has great power over the idle, to lead them into many sins. King David was idle on the rooftop of his house when he fell into adultery. II Samuel 11:2-5.”
― Ramsey Coutta, Living the Amish Way: Seven Essential Amish Values to Enrich Your Life

“Be ye not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind” (Romans 12:2) are”
― Ramsey Coutta, Living the Amish Way: Seven Essential Amish Values to Enrich Your Life

“community, simplicity, family, purpose, joy and love often come to mind. The”
― Ramsey Coutta, Living the Amish Way: Seven Essential Amish Values to Enrich Your Life