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Winter leaves its mark, but spring eventually arrives

Christmas has come and gone The New Year is in the past Cold icy winds of winter have come But spring will come at last Although the holidays are over, some of the results are still with us. My clothing is a little tighter because of all the cookies, treats and fruitcakes I have eaten. The sharing of these things between neighbors seems to be a tradition here where I live. The wide variety of cookies and the way they are made is amazing. The creativeness of the human mind is just another example of how we are made in God’s image. I am rather choosy when it comes to eating ...

Be like Daniel in 2024 and always

We believers today could learn a great deal from Daniel with the challenges, obstacles and opportunities that we have in our modern society and culture. Daniel was living in Babylon and in a sense we are “living in Babylon” as well. I am using Babylon as a metaphor for culture and society. Daniel with the captivity was literally transported from his Jewish society right smack into the middle of the pagan Babylonian kingdom. The contents of the book of Daniel spans a time period from about 605 B.C. through 539 B.C. Using both narrative and prophetic revelation in Daniel, he ...

A St. Patrick’s Day feast in Bev’s Kitchen

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from the kitchen. I don’t have Irish in my background but I’m always excited to try foods from different parts of the world. Did you know that Irish stew is considered to be Ireland’s national dish? And soda bread is their bread of choice. I had to give that a try. So, I decided to make corned beef and cabbage, Irish soda bread and Irish tea cake to celebrate the Irish food culture on St. Patrick’s Day. Glad I tried these recipes. The bread was dense but full of flavor. The cake goes well with coffee or tea and the corned beef and cabbage was excellent. ...

MCL was on the move in 1975

There was a lot going on for the Mifflin County Library in 1975. First, the Mifflin County Library in Lewistown opened in its new building on North Wayne Street on this very day, March 9. Second, the Kish Branch Library opened in its new building in April. Originally on the second floor of the Kishacoquillas Valley National Bank building, the Kish Branch moved to the Community Hall on Walnut Street where the library could be on street level. According to a Sentinel article dated April 19, 1975, the branch had been closed for two weeks while it moved into “its larger, renovated ...

Passport services available at Juniata County Library

Correction: The library held 113 youth programs in 2023. Also, AA holds their meeting Friday nights at 7 p.m. Do you need a passport for an upcoming trip? Or would you rather not go through the process of getting a Real ID? Come to the Juniata County Library and apply for a passport! We are a certified Passport Acceptance Agency through the U.S. Department of State, processing applications for new passports as well as renewals. We also can take the photo for the application, allowing you to complete the entire process in one place. We accept walk-ins but highly recommend appointments. ...

Do I have to pay taxes?

What we have in Romans 13:6-7 is the watershed, the benchmark passage on the believer’s relation to government. It is also an unqualified statement to say that every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities, whoever and whatever they may be. Part of that comes down to the practical matter of paying taxes. I know it is sort of a basic human right to complain about paying taxes. Whether you pay a little or a lot, we think it is a privilege to complain about paying taxes. This matter of taxes is before us all the time. Every time you put gas in your car, every time you ...