by John Gingerich | Aug 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
Each time I read the Gospels I force myself to move slowly through the genealogies. Rolling foreign syllables over my tongue, I try to truly see each name. It is a ritual of respect I feel I owe these ancient strangers, people whose lives might have been entirely...
by John Gingerich | Aug 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
Description When our children turn 18, we hope to happily launch them into the world to become the adults we’ve been preparing them to be. Their pathway seems clear: most will go to college, find a vocation and then a true love, and settle into a comfortable life...
by John Gingerich | Jun 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
May 20, 2022 Barney and Jacob interview John Roth about his path to becoming a scholar of Anabaptism and his work with Mennonite World Conference and the Institute for the Study of Global Anabaptism. Listen to this story at this link:...
by John Gingerich | Dec 8, 2021 | Blog, Stories
Edward Kenagy lived at Hubbard, Oregon, his birthplace. Most of this life was spent on the farm and at the time of this story had one-half interest in the Needy Brick and Tile Factory. He was also active in Sunday School work and as sponsor of the local Young...
by John Gingerich | Dec 1, 2021 | Blog, Stories
In the February, 1949 issue of The Mennonite Community periodical, there was a 6 page article by Emma Sommers titled “The Zion Community at Hubbard Oregon” Emma Sommers of Kokoma, Indiana, spent the summer of 1947 living and working in the Hubbard, Oregon...
