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Picture-Shy Grizzly Bear Hides Out In Hutterite Colony Cellar
Story by - By TRAVIS COLEMAN • Tribune Staff Writer • May 17, 2009 A group of Hutterites who cornered a lost, 300-pound grizzly bear in a basement on their new colony outside of Choteau Friday followed that up with the next natural step — snap pictures of the bear. "They ...The Hutterite Farmer in the DELL® – Robot Milker
He uses a computer to milk the herd! A Saskatchewan dairy farm is using high-tech robotics and a computer program to milk the cows while the farmers sleep. Eli Waldner, dairy boss for the McGee Hutterite Colony near Rosetown, Sask., told CBC News the system has made his life a lot easier. ...Midway Hutterite Colony Raises Natural Pork
The new Midway Hutterite Colony in Pondera County is not only home to 19 families who previously lived at Miller Colony, it is also home to a 60,000-square foot, climate-controlled high-tech pig barn, where colony members raise USDA-certified natural pork. The new colony farm was created in June when Miller Colony’s ...HutteriteNetwork.com Featured On The Ning Blog
Please Note: This is a Private Network so you will need to create a profile to get past the first page. If you’re a Hutterite, you now have a new social network. If you’re unfamiliar with the Hutterite lifestyle, get the 411 by checking out The Hutterite Social Network. Open to Hutterites, ...Zu Erinnerung an Bernd Längin, Den This video is from YouTube User toujoursmontreal ... Below is the the Authors Description.... ------------ Die deutschsprachigen "Hutterer" leben auf Farmkommunen in der kanadischen Prärie. Der aus Karlsruhe stammende Buchautor Bernd G. Längin hat mir einen seltenen Zugang zu diesen Menschen ermöglicht. Sie selbst bezeichnen ihre Kolonien als ...
Hutterites Make Time To Donate Blood
By Elizabeth Huber of The Prairie Post They came by the van loads. Young and old, male and female the Hutterites from surrounding colonies were the most notable presence at the Swift Current Blood Donor Clinic. Apparently, the community’s turnout at the most recent donor clinic is nothing new. As I sat, nervously ...Who You Are Makes A Difference – Never Been Unloved
Please take the time and watch this video in its entirety. Perhaps you NEEDED THIS today. An Amazing and Inspirational Story. Music By The Great Michael W. Smith Song is: Never Been Unloved. Lyrics: I have been unfaithful I have been unworthy I have been unrighteous And I have been unmerciful I have been unreachable I have been unteachable I have been ...German Wedding Song Sung By Hutterite Girls
Someone from HutteriteNetwork.com requested this song so I made a trip to a local colony and asked the ladies if they would be so kind and give us the gift of a-cappella .. They agreed. This song is a big hit at Hutterite Weddings .. The video effects are there for privacy ...Hutterite photography project provides candid glimpse to colony life
Hutterite photography project provides candid glimpse to colony life By DIANE COCHRAN Of The Gazette Staff LEWISTOWN - An art project that put disposable cameras into the hands of four dozen Hutterite children has provided a rare glimpse into one of the state's most recognizable but least understood cultures. "A Week in the Life ...Huge Announcement – The Hutterite Social Networking Site Is Here
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All Things in Common 39 Replies
Is the Hutterite religion the closest religion to that of the early church? (Acts 2:44-47, Acts 4:32-5:11) "All the believers were together and had everything in common." (Acts 2:44) Jesus said, ...
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abortion is it ever okay? 190 Replies
i was wondering what are all of your opinions on abortion is it ever okay to have one?
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Hello Everyone. Considering how the whole world is engulfed in electronic games and vurtual reality I'm wondering what peoples stances are on allowing their children to play computer / video games...
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CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED.................CLOSED..................CLO you hate it when you go to the store just to find out its CLOSED. Or when you are at the mall and have to go pee really bad and you ...
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Jack took a long look at his speedometer before slowing down: 73 in a 55 zone. Fourth time in as many months. How could a guy get caught so often? When his car had slowed to 10 miles an hour, Jack ...
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I read this quote today,"The most dangerous untruths are truths moderately distorted". Made me stop and think of my view of honesty and if I practice it in my day to day life are we honest in our d...
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Whats the average amount you waste on firecrackers each year? What else do you do for the long weekend? I spent like $200 last year, not sure whats gonna happen this year.
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Remember to pray for our nations leaders. It's our best line of defense. That holds true for whatever country you live in.
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Below is a excerpt taken from a letter written by John Knox in 1557 before he left Scotland for exile in Geneva. John Knox is right on the money here, with a call for Dad and Moms to lead their ch...
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If you take a man and put him a square cubicle, totally surrounded with walls, ceiling, and floor made out of cement. There are no windows and no doors. All he has in the room with him is a round t...
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Stepping on a rake seems to be something you see in a cartoon, especially Tom & Jerry. Now I've come really close to making the same goof up, how about the rest of you?
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How many kids do Hutterite families have approx? Do they have all God'll send them? Or do they draw the line at some point? Does your religious beliefs set any guidelines on this?
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What u think where is your home town. It's the town of birth; where u leaving or a heaven?!
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Do Hutterites fast?If they do, how? 11 Replies
For example Russian Ortodox Christians fast 3 long fast in an year and many short ones.
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What would be a fair % to give to a church in return for what the church does in return for you? This can be time donated, participation in church events, money, and most importantly, to the best o...
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What was the toughest, the first million or thereafter? Personally the first million for me was the toughest, thereafter it don't mean quite as much.
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Has anybody heard about the Intenational Youth Fellowship? They'll make a big camp here in Vienna and we don't know anything about them. Josef
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Hutterite History
Since the death of their founder Jakob Hutter in 1536, the beliefs of the Hutterites, especially living in a community of goods and absolute pacifism, has resulted in hundreds of years of odyssey through many countries.
Nearly extinct by the 18th and 19th century, the Hutterites found a new home in North America. Over 125 years their population grew from 400 to around 50,000.
History
Originating in the Austrian province of Tyrol in the 16th century, the forerunners of the Hutterites migrated to Moravia to escape persecution. There, under the leadership of Jakob Hutter, they developed the communal form of living based on the New Testament books of the Acts of the Apostles (Chapters 2 (especially Verse 44), 4, and 5) and 2 Corinthians—which distinguishes them from other Anabaptists such as the Amish and Mennonites.
A basic tenet of Hutterian society has always been absolute pacifism, forbidding its members from taking part in military activities, taking orders, wearing a formal uniform (such as a soldier's or a police officer's) or contributing to war taxes. This has led to expulsion or persecution in the several lands in which they have lived.
In Moravia, the Hutterites flourished for over a century, until renewed persecution caused by the Austrian takeover of the Czech lands forced them once again to migrate, first to Transylvania, and, then, in the early 18th century, to Ukraine, in the Russian Empire.
Some Hutterites converted to Catholicism and retained a separate ethnic identity in Slovakia as the Habans until the 19th century (by the end of World War II, the Haban group had become essentially extinct). At this time the number of Hutterites had fallen to around 100.
In Ukraine, the Hutterites enjoyed relative prosperity, although their distinctive form of communal life was influenced by neighboring Russian Mennonites. In time, though, Russia had installed a new compulsory military service law, and the pressure was on again.
After sending scouts to North America in 1873 along with a Mennonite delegation, three groups totalling 1265 individuals migrated to North America between 1874 and 1879 in response to the new Russian military service law. Of these, 400 identified as Eigentümler and shared a community of goods.
Most Hutterites are descended from these 400. Named for the leader of each group (the Schmiedeleut, Dariusleut, and Lehrerleut, leut being based on the German word for people), they settled initially in the Dakota Territory; later, Dariusleut colonies were established in central Montana. Here, each group reestablished the traditional Hutterite communal lifestyle.
During World War I, the pacifist Hutterites suffered persecution in the United States. In the most severe case, four Hutterite men subjected to military draft who refused to comply were imprisoned and tortured. Ultimately, two died at Leavenworth Military Prison from mistreatment, after the Armistice had been signed ending the war.
The Hutterite community responded by abandoning Dakota and moving 17 of the 18 existing American colonies to the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan. With the passage of laws protecting conscientious objectors, however, some of the Schmiedeleut ultimately returned to the Dakotas beginning in the 1930s, where they built and inhabited new colonies. Some of the abandoned structures from the first wave still stand in South Dakota.
In 1942, alarmed at the influx of Dakota Hutterites buying copious tracts of land, the province of Alberta passed the Communal Properties Act, severely restricting the expansion of the Dariusleut and Lehrerleut colonies. The act was repealed in 1973, allowing Hutterites to purchase land. This act resulted in the establishment of a number of new colonies in British Columbia and Saskatchewan and at the same time there was expansion into Montana and eastern Washington in the 1940s and 1950s. Today, approximately three of every four Hutterite colonies are in Canada (mostly in Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan), with almost all of the remainder in the United States (primarily South Dakota and Montana). The total Hutterite population in both countries is generally estimated between forty and fifty thousand.
For a few years in the early 1950s, and in 1974–1990, the Arnoldleut (or Bruderhof Communities) were recognized as Hutterites. Although most Hutterites live in the Midwestern United States and in Western Canada, Hutterite colonies have been established in Australia, Nigeria and Japan. info from Wikipedia
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Playing Church: What it truly means
Not my opinion, merely.
When I speak of the role that the church plays in the believer's life, I am speaking primarily of the local assembly, the local body to which the believer is accountable and see as his “home church.”
The church has two main functions: evangelize the lost and edify the saints. God uses the people in His church as the primary tool to preach the Gospel so that men can come to know the Person and work of Christ. As sinners come to repentance, they are thus part of the churc… Continue
When I speak of the role that the church plays in the believer's life, I am speaking primarily of the local assembly, the local body to which the believer is accountable and see as his “home church.”
The church has two main functions: evangelize the lost and edify the saints. God uses the people in His church as the primary tool to preach the Gospel so that men can come to know the Person and work of Christ. As sinners come to repentance, they are thus part of the churc… Continue
Posted by Michael Emdubb Wurtz on July 6, 2009 at 11:46am
True Church: what it is
Not my opinion, merely.
The church consists of all those who have truly been justified and reconciled by the Father on the basis of the Person of Christ and His completed work on the cross. Thus, the church are all those who were redeemed by the blood of Christ (Eph. 5:25).
Christ is the head of the church, and is the One who builds as lost sinners call upon His name to be saved (Rom. 10:9-11). Believers are made one in Christ (Eph. 2:14, 15, 19). This is true for all believers.
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The church consists of all those who have truly been justified and reconciled by the Father on the basis of the Person of Christ and His completed work on the cross. Thus, the church are all those who were redeemed by the blood of Christ (Eph. 5:25).
Christ is the head of the church, and is the One who builds as lost sinners call upon His name to be saved (Rom. 10:9-11). Believers are made one in Christ (Eph. 2:14, 15, 19). This is true for all believers.
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Posted by Michael Emdubb Wurtz on July 6, 2009 at 11:42am
So who are you, really?
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You are a material being, created by God out the dust of the ground and made in the image of God. (Gen. 1:26-27; 2:7). You are not merely a material being; you are also spiritual, relational as God Himself. Thus, you are a dichotomy--both material (physical body) and spiritual (eternal soul/spirit). This makes you seperate from all other creators.
As a created being, you are not god. Man was mandated by God to multiply and subdue the earth (Gen 1:28). The purp… Continue
You are a material being, created by God out the dust of the ground and made in the image of God. (Gen. 1:26-27; 2:7). You are not merely a material being; you are also spiritual, relational as God Himself. Thus, you are a dichotomy--both material (physical body) and spiritual (eternal soul/spirit). This makes you seperate from all other creators.
As a created being, you are not god. Man was mandated by God to multiply and subdue the earth (Gen 1:28). The purp… Continue
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Are you a Reason, a Season, or a Lifetime?
Pay attention to what you read. After you read this, you will
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People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a
lifetime. When you figure out which one it is, you will know
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Touching little stories.
A four-year-old child, whose next door
neighbor was an elderly gentleman, who had recently lost his
wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old
Gentleman's' yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.
When his mother asked him what he had
said to the neighbor, the little boy just said, 'Nothing, I just
Helped him cry.'
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neighbor was an elderly gentleman, who had recently lost his
wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old
Gentleman's' yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.
When his mother asked him what he had
said to the neighbor, the little boy just said, 'Nothing, I just
Helped him cry.'
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Teacher Debbie Moon's first graders were
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ha… Continue
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