Entries by Stephanie O. Hubach
On Being for the Life of My Neighbor
Even as I write this, our nation continues the heated debate over health care reform. As a former college instructor in Economics, a current disability ministry leader, and the parent […]
When We Don’t Get What We Want
One Christmas Day, our youngest son Timmy (who has Down syndrome) eagerly opened a Christmas present. As the wrapping came off and he began to read the front of the […]
Disability Ministry and the Local Church
Disability Ministry and the Local Church: Hard Experiences, Gospel Opportunities My family lives in a small town in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, the type of place that has a Main Street […]
Fortune Cookie Theology
I love Chinese Food. Truly I do. White rice or fried rice, hot and sour soup or egg drop, General Tso’s chicken or beef with broccoli—it all works for me! […]
Those with Disabilities Help to Make Us Whole
Over time, we had become accustomed to the quiet, methodical hissing sound of Ben Zell’s ventilator in the sanctuary on Sunday mornings. Diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor at age […]
Disability Through a Biblical Lens
A Conversation with Author Stephanie Hubach – First published in byFaith Magazine April/May 2007. In 2005 Stephanie Hubach, Chairperson of the Special Needs Committee of Reformed Presbyterian Church (PCA) in […]
The Dignity of Every Human
Flipping through the newspaper on a quiet Sunday afternoon, my eyes fell on an article entitled “The Toll of Alzheimer’s Disease” by syndicated columnist Dr. Peter H. Gott. Since a […]
Disability Ministry: What It Is and Why It Matters
What is Disability Ministry? When people hear disability ministry or special needs ministry various images may come to mind. Some think of a large programmatic ministry that can only be […]
