By Graham Fowler MIFFLINTOWN — On Tuesday, Feb. 14, coordinators of the Juniata County CROP Walk visited Meals on Wheels – Juniata County and the Juniata County Food Pantry to give them some big checks. Juniata County held their 50th CROP Walk on Oct. 9, 2022 at the Walker Township Park. ...
James 1:17 says, “every good and perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variation or shadow of turning.” One-day God spoke in my heart that he gives good gifts in the midst of the bad. Many times we look at trials as bad when God sees something good that can come from it. What Satan means for evil…God will turn for our good and He will receive the glory! Romans 8:28 says all things work together for good to them that love the Lord and are called according to His purpose. Did you ever receive a gift that you didn’t like, ...
McALISTERVILLE — Bunkertown Brethren Church has announced plans to expand its PreK days of service at Faith Preschool to three days per week. This change will occur beginning in the 2023-24 school year. Most preschools in the area currently offer three days per week. The church board felt it timely to increase services for families in the community. “Increasing days will enhance the delivery of a faith-based curriculum that integrates biblical truth and kindergarten readiness, both at the core of our goals at Faith Preschool,” Louise Hummel, chair of the preschool committee, ...
Several years ago, our family had an experience that reminded us of the power of prayer. It was a Monday morning and I was trying to get off to work when we discovered that the water wasn’t working in our home. To some of you, this probably sounds like a minor problem, but we felt pretty fragile at the time. Our young family had just moved into a new home and had already dealt with several repair issues. The last thing we needed was another problem to deal with. And you don’t realize how much you rely upon water until you have to go without it. I won’t go into all the details ...
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him – John 3:16 – XIII This week we will continue our study of the words, whoever believes in Him. There are two groups of people for us to consider in John 3:16, those who believe, and those who do not believe. God loved the cosmos so much that He chose to redeem His fallen creation. But the verse is clear that His redeeming grace only extends to those who believe in Him. The ones who believe are the ones who are saved (present), and will be saved (future). The other group of people (the ...
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