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Happy are the peacemakers, part three

[Editor’s Note: This is part three of a three-part article by Dr. James Barnes] II Cor. 5 says Christ gave us a ministry of reconciliation, that is peacemaking. We are God’s Peace Corps. If I am a peacemaker, what do I do? First, be sure to make peace with God yourself. Eph. 6:16 says ...

Experiencing the gentle fall breeze

The gentle fall breeze refreshes and inspires My wife and I are huge Mustang fans and just bought a new one. We enjoy the fall beauty with the changing colors, the cool crisp air and the amazing sunsets in beautiful central Pennsylvania. And now with heated seats and good jackets, we can ...

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Editor’s note: To submit a nonprofit announcement to The Sentinel’s Religion section, contact Tom Laub at (717) 248-6741 or by email at living@lewistownsentinel.com. Items also may be faxed to (717) 248-3481 or sent to The Sentinel, 21 S. Brown St., Lewistown, PA 17044. Items must be received by Tuesday during business hours for publication in the Saturday edition. Submissions will be published as space allows. The editor reserves the right to edit all submissions. ••• First Bakers UMC to host Bible study McCLURE — First Bakers United Methodist Church will host a Bible ...

The medieval world had its own ‘deepfakes’ – church officials cited a fake imperial decree for centuries

(THE CONVERSATION) With deepfakes on the rise, forgery and deception are often viewed as distinctly modern problems – a new era of misinformation made possible by artificial intelligence. One of the first alarming cases occurred at the start of the war in Ukraine when a doctored video appeared to show President Volodymyr Zelenskyy telling his soldiers to lay down their weapons. Yet the impulse to deceive people by fabricating evidence far predates the digital age. And in some cases, the consequences of these deceptions set off enormous ramifications for centuries thereafter. As a ...