[Editor’s Note: This is part two of a three-part article by Dr. James Barnes] Psalm 85:10 says, “Righteousness and peace kiss each other.” We all want to avoid needless strife at home, at work, or wherever we are, but if we avoid it to the point of sacrificing truth – then we have ...
There's a phrase that runs all through the Bible, and a lot of people misunderstand it. Scripture tells us that "the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom" (Proverbs 9:10). When folks hear the word fear, they picture someone cowering and trembling, scared to death that God is out to ...
Community worship service draws hundreds LEWISTOWN — Local churches should spend less time asking how to attract people to their individual congregations and more time asking what they can accomplish together, an Altoona pastor told hundreds gathered Sunday at Mifflin County High School. ...
FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — A cycle of frescoes by Italian 14th-century master Giotto, depicting key moments in the life of St. Francis of Assisi, has been unveiled after a four-year restoration. The newly vibrant "Stories of St. Francis" were shown to the public last week in the Basilica of Santa Croce, just in time for the 800th anniversary of the saint's death on Oct. 4. Giotto, who died in Florence in 1337, is considered by many to be the greatest Italian painter of his time and is considered the father of European painting. His artistic innovations informed the Renaissance style ...
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KAIMOSI, Kenya (AP) — A choir blasts a local hymn complete with musical instruments as congregants, mostly women clad in white dresses, dance and clap along. The Quaker meeting house in western Kenya is a sharp contrast to the deafening silence that is the norm among practitioners of the ...
