Christmas. A season of hot cocoa, presents under the tree and delicious food at the dinner table with friends and family. My name is Kera Bentz. I am the dairy princess on the Juniata Dairy Promotional Court. Christmas is my favorite time of the year. With all the pretty lights, delicious ...
With its many cultures, languages and traditions, the United States has long been considered a melting pot. As the holiday season approaches, perhaps it can be compared to a pot roast: each recipe has its own flavors, textures and ingredients, just as each community has its own ideals and beliefs. Still, most would agree that a few key ingredients — tolerance, acceptance and compassion — are essential. What is no secret, however, is how dramatically the economy has shifted since the pandemic. Many have watched friends, neighbors and strangers face one hardship after another. As ...
Season’s “Readings” everyone. My wish for everybody is a holiday filled with books. If you are looking for a small way to help the Mifflin County Library this holiday season, there are three ways to do that. The first way to help MCL is to get a library card. You may not think that having a library card is a big deal, but it is. A library card opens a world of books to you, and sometimes right at your fingertips. With your library card, you can check out and take home any book in our collection. Along with that, your library card opens all of the books that we have in our ...
The next Friends of the Library bag book sale is coming up. On Thursday, Dec. 11 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., you can fill a bag for $7 (bags provided at the door). Choose from books for all ages, DVDs, music CDs, magazines and puzzles. Gift baskets are also available for sale, sold separately. Only cash or check is accepted. The Friends have their book sale dates for the upcoming year. Mark your calendars. • Monday, March 23, 9 a.m. to noon (Friends members only) • Tuesday, March 24, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Wednesday, March 25, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Thursday, March 26, 9 a.m. to 7 ...
We are grateful to God our King who has given us life and sustained us and enabled us to reach this day, returning to this season, the season of Hanukkah, otherwise known as the Feast of Dedication. A season where we mark the return of the land of Judah to its proper caretakers. This includes the cleansing of the temple and the relighting of the menorah. We celebrate, joining with the tribe of Judah unto whom God has given authority to rule over kingdom affairs, until Shiloh comes. It is the Jew who has been given oversight of the sacred oracles and have repeatedly paid the price to ...
He is also the Mediator of a better covenant Which was established on better promises. — Hebrews 8:6 In our study so far, we have seen that the Bible teaches some type of covenant theology. Beginning in Genesis and God’s covenant with Abraham and his household, then the covenant with Moses and the Israelites, the new covenant spoken of in Jeremiah 31:31, and the new covenant that our Lord introduced in the New Testament, makes it clear that God dealt with man through covenants. But traditional ‘covenant theology’ has many flaws. One of those errors is the idea that ...
