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Suicide is preventable

Romans 7:15, 18-22, 24 If ever a human being experienced the darkness of deep depression, it was Paul. He knew what it was like to struggle with deep depression. Even though Paul was a man whom God used to win thousands of souls, start many churches, and write a third of our New ...

Those who enter the kingdom of God must come empty-handed

Whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it. Mark 10:17 In Mark 10, the chapter is separated into segments. One of these divisions is between verses 12 and 13. Another division comes between verse 22 and 23. These divisions were not in the ...

Happy are the peacemakers, part one

[Editor’s Note: This is part one of a three-part article by Dr. James Barnes] The idea of peace dominates the Bible. It opens with peace in the Garden of Eden and closes with peace in eternity. But in between that peace in the Garden and the peace that is to come in eternity, there has ...

Religion Briefs

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 ...

Depression is curable

"Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me?" Psalm 42:5 I'll tell you why. It’s a depressing world out there. Pick up a paper or turn on the news and we encounter death, disaster, despair. Whether the stories are about hurricanes, floods, fires, earthquakes, wars or ...