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Outdoor ministries to be celebrated at annual ‘Mount Luther Sunday’

MIFFLINBURG — Members of the congregations of the Upper Susquehanna Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America will celebrate outdoor ministries later this month. Congregations will join to celebrate the annual “Mount Luther Sunday” on Feb. 19, 2023, Transfiguration Sunday. The Upper Susquehanna Synod Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America designated that day to be “Mount Luther Sunday” to help promote outdoor ministries in the synod. Congregations will uplift the ministries of the camp during their worship services that day. Camp Mount Luther is an ...

After long wait, Israel trip a reality

ISRAEL — Most people celebrating the New Year are typically with family and friends. But not Fr. Peter Rettig of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church and St. Jude Thaddeus Church. Fr. Rettig was able to enjoy a special experience. He took a trip to Israel, something many believers would love to do in their lifetime. “It was a humbling experience,” Fr. Rettig said. “And profound for my prayer life because everything in the Gospels came alive.” It was a long time coming. The trip, sponsored by Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary, was postponed for two years due to the COVID-19 ...

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Revelations shows us a picture of God restoring heaven, Earth

“What is the most exciting experience in your life? “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea.” Imagine a new heaven, a new earth, and no sea, nothing to keep people apart. Imagine Satan gone forever. In Revelation 21 we don’t have to imagine, we are permitted with the help of the apostle John to see all this and more. John gazes into eternity as God’s plan of salvation finally runs its course. The King of kings has reigned over the world for one thousand years and everyone has ...

Variety of meanings for ‘Son of God’

Last week we looked closely at the word begotten; this week we will focus on the word Son or Son of God. Again, I must give credit to The Zondervan Pictorial Bible Dictionary (ZPBD) for information and some of the quotes. Exactly what does the phrase Son of God mean? In the Bible, the word son can have a variety of meanings. Sometimes it can refer to any offspring regardless of sex; or it can simply mean descendants. Many times, it refers to a person, a male who was the direct child of his father. Sometimes the word sons can be referring to a group, or kind of person; like sons of God, ...

Christians go to Church, that’s what we do

In Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus approaches Simon Peter and Andrew his brother, “And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” (Matthew 4:19) In our day when there seems to be such easy believism, it is necessary that one qualifies what it means to be a Follower of Jesus Christ. If someone says they are a Christian that is certainly a step in the right direction. To be a saved child of God a person begins by confessing Christ. Paul gives simple instruction for becoming a Christian in the book of Romans. That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord ...