Article Topic: memoir
Withdrawal
Stirrings
The Early Years
My early years: 1927-1944 With each new stirring, we never know the impact on us as we grow. I was the last of nine children. I was born on May 20, 1927, in Chambersburg, PA. My parents were Adam and Nellie Ausherman Knepper. In birth order we were Robert, Paul,...read more
A Pump with a Bright Tin Pump
Kathleen Aiken's Memories of Englewood, Ohio and the Fairview Brethren in Christ Church
Introduction During the late 1980s, Kathleen Aiken wrote a series of reminiscences about growing up in a rural Brethren in Christ church. Her memories are scattered nuggets and insights into Brethren in Christ life during the first quarter of the twentieth century that were written for the Fairview (Ohio) Brethren...read more
A Collection of Stories and Memories
Before going to press with these stories, the editor talked to his wife Mary to clarify some details in the stories and help write the short biography above. She related a couple of anecdotes that fill in important gaps in the biography and are characteristic of the Lester that many...read more
Stories of a Brethren in Christ Childhood
Editor’s Introduction Charlotte Brechbill White began writing stories about her early life for herself and then shared them with her sisters. She never expected that they would be published. Eventually, however, she sent several of them to Morris Sider, a former professor and the editor emeritus of this journal, who...read more
My Story and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Since childhood, I have never known peace between Israel and Palestine, or for that matter between Israel and the Arab world. I am a Palestinian refugee who lived through the horror of the Nakba (i.e., disaster) of 1948. In this article I will tell my life story, reflecting on what...read more