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Winter brings us life, just like God’s Word

Isaiah 55:8 “My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. 9 For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts. 10”The rain and snow come down from the heavens and stay on the ground to water the earth. They cause the grain to grow, producing seed for the farmer and bread for the hungry. 11 It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it ...

Jesus condemned legalism and man-made regulations

Church Growth - Grace I Are you being made perfect by the flesh? Galatians 3:3 Jesus condemned legalism, man-made rules, and regulations that are imposed by men. In the book of Galatians, Paul condemned those who tried to impose the Old Testament law on New Testament believers who were living under the new covenant of grace. Legalism, by keeping the law, or trying to follow the rules of men, both have this in common: they give us a picture of men trying to earn their own salvation or favor with God. The “way of grace” is based on the fact that salvation is by grace alone, ...

Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up

1 Corinthians 8:1-13 “Knowledge puffs up but love builds up,” It’s true. Paul encountered people like that in the early church. Some looked down on those who weren’t as well educated or as sophisticated. Some were not only elitist in their cultural preferences, but also in their politics, in their social relationships and even in their faith. Christianity was a very liberating force in the lives of the earliest followers of Jesus. Most had been drawn from the Jewish faith. They had once lived under the law with the burden of the legalisms of that day. But Christ had set them ...

A delicious way to end February

Hello from the kitchen and Happy end of February! Since it’s getting closer to spring, I thought I’d end the month with a big comfort meal. I roasted a chicken. Made mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans and filling. Oh, and fried apples. Growing up, we ate a lot of comfort food type meals. Pretty sure they were just called breakfast, lunch and supper and not comfort food, gourmet or organic. Yes, I’m old fashioned. How are you all dealing with the sticker shock at the grocery stores? Remember to take a list along and try to stick to it. Eat before you go. Just because it says ...

1975 marks Grand opening of new MCL

In last week’s article, there were high hopes to have the Mifflin County Library moved into the new building at 123 North Wayne Street, Lewistown by August 1974. Well, with one thing and another, the new building didn’t open until March 9, 1975. Or I should say, the Grand Opening ceremony wasn’t held until March 9. I have photos of the staff moving books and getting organized. I recognize the book shelves that we still have 50 years later, as well as the dumbwaiter, which is still at the library but hasn’t worked in about fifteen years. I have to wonder if the electric ...

Borrow a mobile hotspot from the library

Did you know that you can borrow a mobile hotspot from the library? If you hadn’t heard, we lend out these small devices that when turned on give you Wi-Fi for any of your devices (as long as there is cell phone service where you use it.) Because they are so popular and widely used, we currently lend out 36 of them. They were borrowed 378 times in 2023. Here are some frequently asked questions we receive in relation to the hotspots: What is a mobile hotspot? It is a wireless router that makes mobile Wi-Fi (wireless internet). This can give wireless internet to your devices, ...