Religion

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. ¯¯¯ Church to host special speakers REEDSVILLE — Schrader United Methodist Church will host the ...

He has power to heal

Good morning, dear friends! At the time of this writing, I find myself sitting still at the side of a beautiful lake situated in bear country in Maine. Fish are jumping, and loons are calling out. Part of their call sounds like laughter to me, but I don’t feel much like laughing. While my body is still, my heart is not. I am tempted to become anxious. And why not? It’s been a monumental week for our country; the end of a 20-year war. There were brave military lives lost. Families torn apart, never to be joined together again on this side of heaven. Hearts are broken and grieving. ...

In essentials unity, in non-essentials liberty, in all things charity

For a few years I lived in Waverly, NY, which sits right on the New York/Pennsylvania state border. Rarely a day went by in which I didn’t cross into Pennsylvania for one reason or another. I am also a Canadian citizen and before COVID hit, at least once a year, passport in hand, I would head north to visit my family. All that to say that border crossing is nothing new for me. One day I got to thinking about a well-known quote. “In essentials unity, in non-essentials liberty, in all things charity.” Though I am almost certain you have never heard of him, this quote is attributed ...

He shines in our weakness

We all have them. It doesn’t matter what image we present to the world. It doesn’t matter how much money we have. It doesn’t matter what degree or title we have. We all have weaknesses. The problem is we live in a prosperous, image-driven society. We try to show others our best, most airbrushed image. The last thing we want our friends to see is our flaws, but we all have our weaknesses. Some of our weaknesses are physical, some are mental, some are moral. Some of those weaknesses have to do with our work, some with our family life, some with our relationship with Christ. Some of ...

Escape to Vacation Bible School

King Solomon was king all over Israel: I Kings 4:1

Every child who has gone to Sunday School and church, has heard of Solomon, the son of David. Nathan the prophet named the child Jedidiah, because of the Lord, for the Lord loved him, II Samuel 12:24-25. We don’t read much about Solomon after his birth, until he is made king over Israel. He was an obedient son and carried out the request, and desires of his father David. He sent Benaiah to take care of Joab and also had Shimei killed after he broke his agreement with Solomon. After Solomon had the kingdom secured and those who opposed him were killed, he made an alliance with Egypt. ...