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Local Columns

Finding beauty in a broken world in Alaska

This August, my wife and I enjoyed a much-anticipated trip to Alaska for our 40th anniversary. As we sailed from Seattle, we saw Mount Rainier from our cruise ship balcony. Like many things of beauty, though, there were challenges. Weather prevented us from sailing around the Endicott Glacier. ...

Fall trout: A second chance on the water

As October becomes reality, many Pennsylvania sportsmen will be focused on hunting. Archery season has opened statewide. Pheasants, rabbits and bears are close behind. Not to mention a host of furbearers that will also join the schedule before Halloween arrives. But this doesn’t mean that ...

Outer Banks bring winds, waves, legends

(Editor’s note: This column is the second part of a two-part series) While the sights, history, and legends of the Outer Banks left me in awe, it was the people who call this place home and the lessons they unknowingly taught me that left the deepest impression. On our first day in ...

Transgenderism: A Biblical response

In the coalition that is LGBTQ + (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer), it is the T that has become ground zero in the culture wars. LG and to a lesser extent, B, have long enjoyed widespread acceptance in the culture. But it wasn’t until about 10 years ago when Olympic gold ...

Readers’ opinions

Write in Brian Glick for Union Township Supervisor To the Editor: On Tuesday, Nov. 4, I am asking voters in Belleville to grab a pen and write in Brian Glick for Union Township Supervisor. If you forget your pen, do not worry, he will have one for you. What matters is that you vote. I ...

Early church growth a spontaneous reaction to the work of God

And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine – Acts 2:42 In our recent study, we have been considering the growth of the early New Testament church. As we read about the spiritual and numerical growth of the early church in the book of Acts and other places, there should be ...