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What makes a person Christian?

From the Mail Bag But we are not of those who draw back to perdition, but of those who believe to the saving of the soul. Hebrews 10:39 To what extent can a truly regenerate, saved person, apostatize and fall away? This question was sent to me by someone who reads my column. As I try to answer that question, the first thing we need to do is determine “who a Christian really is.” We could also ask, what is it that makes a person a Christian? We are not referring to someone who made a decision for Christ, was baptized, joined the church, or was involved in Christian ...

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 tlaub@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 p.m. They ...

Richfield church celebrates 180 years

RICHFIELD — Central Pennsylvania is steeped in tradition and history. From America’s earliest days and its fight for independence to the present, the region has played a part in our country’s chronicle. By 1842 in the United States, Mexican troops invaded Texas, wagon trains were heading ...

Praying God’s Word

A few years ago, I stumbled across a little book by Martin Luther (1483-1546) called “A Simple Way to Pray.” The story behind the book is that Luther’s barber, Master Peter Beskendorf, asked him the simple but important question – how do I pray? Of course, Master Peter’s question resembles that of the disciples in Luke 11. After hearing Jesus pray, one of His disciples asked, “Lord, teach us to pray” (Luke 11:1). It was clear to this disciple, probably along with all the rest, that his prayer life was weak and in need of help. Jesus responded by teaching them The Lord’s ...

Visitor with COVID-19 leads to reexamination about life and purpose

This morning as I sit down to write, my mind goes a million directions. I think partly because we had the COVID visitor at our house for several weeks. It’s caused me to pause and think more seriously about life. God has been gracious, and I feel I’m learning some marvelous things through recent down days. Was it fun being so sick? Definitely not! But, I can see now that there is a purpose in everything that comes into our lives. It’s up to us to search that out and decide what to do with what we’re seeing. I realize that in talking about sickness, there have been so many who ...

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, 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 p.m. ...