Amish Customs: A Prejudice Against Pride

By Saloma Furlong | July 17, 2022 |

Last week Jim Potter wrote: “My question for you is about pride, specifically, Amish pride. I’ve heard that to the Amish, showing pride is a bad thing. Is that true?” In short, the answer is yes. The Amish make no distinction between taking satisfaction in an accomplishment and being haughty or arrogant. All pride is…

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Gifts that Money Cannot Buy

By Saloma Furlong | October 7, 2014 |

David and I are preparing to go to a wedding this weekend. The bride is someone I have known since she was eleven. I lived with her family for a while as I was attending editing and publishing classes at the University of Virginia's NOVA Center back in 2000. I decided to make a gift…

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