LEWISTOWN — The music will flow with a new set of “pipes.” St. John’s Lutheran Church in Lewistown recently had the pipe organ re-voiced with trumpet stops added to the instrument. The newly-refurbished organ is preparing for a special performance on Friday, May 1 at 7 p.m. at St ...

William “Bill” Dougherty, of Burnham, holds the whale he carved during a “Jonah Sermon Series” at Parkview Church of the Brethren during the Lenten season. When Pastor Teresa Fink asked Bill how he might use his wood-carving talents for the church, he didn’t try to “run away” ...

It is easy to feel overwhelmed and troubled. In this life there is no shortage of difficulties and problems. How we approach our life makes all the difference. We can overcome or be overcome. We can be victorious in life or be victims in life. The Bible says, “The just shall live by ...

I don’t like to drive on unknown roads in the dark, especially in bad weather. I can’t see the lines well, or anticipate curves and other lights make vision difficult. Dark valleys of illness, suffering, loss, broken relationships, financial struggles, and spiritual struggles are very ...

But every woman shall ask of her neighbor — so shall you plunder the Egyptians. Exodus 3:22 Last week, we saw how Jacob served Laban for seven years to obtain his first wife, and another seven to get the second (Genesis 31:41). He worked for Laban a total of twenty. The time Jacob served ...

1 Thessalonians 2:1-16 Have you ever been criticized? How did it make you feel? Some people can say very unfair, negative things at times. Paul knew what it was like to be criticized. In the New Testament church there was a group of people known as the Judaizers who wanted to keep ...