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‘As long as there’s breath, there’s hope’

Good morning, my friends! Today, I’m doing some reflecting. It seems like only yesterday I was groaning about winter setting in and now, once more, it has passed. Here we are, almost passed by spring and about to embark on summer. I have always said that my favorite times of the year are the spring and the fall; planting and harvesting. New life, new beginnings. Fall brings the harvest, the rewards for our labors in the spring. With Mother’s Day celebrations behind us for another year, I’m reflecting on the past. Where have the years gone? What may lie ahead? Did I have the ...

Is it time to slow down and take care of yourself?

From 30 years old and above, even to 50 years old ­ Numbers 4:30 Does it seem like something is wrong with our system here in America? Politicians and many government workers have early retirement plans along with social security benefits at age 62; that may also include health care benefits when they reach a certain age. Many of them can retire at age 50 or even before with a very luxurious lifestyle. Yet some of our politicians want to raise the full retirement age on the working-class people like you and me! Something just don’t seem right. Most of us in the working class (blue ...

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 Street, Lewistown, PA 17044. Items should arrive to The Sentinel by Wednesday afternoon for publication in the Saturday edition. Submissions will be published as space allows. The editor reserves the right to edit all submissions. ••• Stony Run to host events McALISTERVILLE — Stony Run Mission Church, 2825 Evendale Hill ...

Things you must know about repentance

I grew up in a church-going family, for which I am grateful. But if memory serves me well, what I often heard from the pulpit was only a “half gospel.” Yes, I heard a lot about “believing in Jesus” but little about sin and repentance and the righteousness of God. I don’t think I am alone in this. I recently had the opportunity to speak to around 100 youth at a Christian school in our area. I began by asking the question, “what is repentance?” After waiting for some time, only one student mustered the courage to respond. I can’t remember exactly what he said, but it ...

Are we on the right side of the conflict?

So Joshua took all the land. Joshua11:16 In Genesis 15:16, God said to Abraham, “But in the fourth generation they (Abraham’s descendants) shall return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.” Hundreds of years later, Joshua and the children of Israel conquered most of the land of Canaan and the inhabitants thereof. All the years I went to church, Sunday-school, and Bible-school, I always thought of the people that were conquered as simply wicked, ungodly tribes of people. I never realized that many of those people were distant relatives to those who ...

Area churches set VBS dates

Editor’s note: Below is a list of Vacation Bible School nights that have been submitted. To have your church’s Vacation Bible School event listed on the Religion page, email ethompson@lewistownsentinel.com ••• Lewistown Alliance Church Lewistown Alliance Church will hold Zoomerang VBS June 5 to 9 with dinner at 6 p.m. VBS programming is from 6:30-8 p.m. and is open to ages 3 to 5th grade. Registration and information can be found at https://www.lewistowncma.com/vbs Grace United Methodist Church Grace United Methodist Church will hold a Bible School event from 10 a.m. to ...