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Living in the shadow of death

Psalm 23 – III Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil – Psalm 23:4 Each year we travel to north-central Pennsylvania, to a Christian camp that we have attended since 1976. The camp with all its buildings, is in the bottom of the valley with high mountains towering above and around it. In the morning and evening, the mountains cast their shadows on the road where bikers, joggers, and hikers are enjoying the fresh air and the beauty of the unique mountains in that area. The shadows don’t really hurt anyone, but for a child or an ...

Religion briefs

Editor’s note: To submit a nonprofit announcement to The Sentinel’s Religion section, contact Erin Thompson at (717) 248-6741 or by email at ethompson@lewistownsentinel.com. Items also may be faxed to (717) 248-3481 or sent to The Sentinel, 352 Sixth St., Lewistown, PA 17044. Items must be received by Tuesday for publication in the Saturday edition. Submissions will be published as space allows. The editor reserves the right to edit all submissions. ••• UMC to host Bible study LEWISTOWN — First Bakers United Methodist Church will host a Bible study every Wednesday at 7 ...

Groff shares Shoebox story of hope

Ever wonder how an Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift changes the life of its recipient? Elizabeth Groff recently shared how a simple yoyo inside her shoebox gift changed her life forever at age 10. She was born in the southern region of Ukraine, but it wasn’t long before her family ...

God’s design for marriage

It has always been true that as the family goes, so goes the culture. We shouldn’t be surprised then that our culture is in disarray. Marriage has been devalued in a massive way and with the decline of marriage, so too has the culture fallen into shambles. In view of this, Christians must continually be reminded of the blessing and purpose of marriage. With all the cultural confusion of our day, I feel the need to clarify that marriage is an exclusive union between one man and one woman. There are no exceptions to this. Marriage was God’s plan and if we are going to see renewal ...

The bad news and the good news

A pastor was sitting next to a businessman on a plane. The pastor had his Bible open reading it. The businessman had a newspaper that he was perusing. As the businessman read the newspaper, the pastor, to stir a little conversation spoke up and said, “I’m reading the Good News and you’re reading the bad news!” As we look around our world it seems that we are inundated with “bad news”. We are constantly hearing about so many things that are problematic to our world. We hear about global warming and its effects on our environment. We turn on the television and another ...

Religion briefs

Editor’s note: To submit a nonprofit announcement to The Sentinel’s Religion section, contact Erin Thompson at (717) 248-6741 or by email at ethompson@lewistownsentinel.com. Items also may be faxed to (717) 248-3481 or sent to The Sentinel, 352 Sixth St., Lewistown, PA 17044. Items must be received by Tuesday for publication in the Saturday edition. Submissions will be published as space allows. The editor reserves the right to edit all submissions. ••• UMC to host Bible study LEWISTOWN — First Bakers United Methodist Church will host a Bible study every Wednesday at 7 ...