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Jesus’ kingdom is not of this world

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But also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all. Romans 4:16 This week we will continue our study of Dispensationalism. Many people believe there will be a literal reign of Christ on the earth for a thousand years, when Jesus comes back to Jerusalem. What seems strange about this teaching is that Jesus told Pilate, “My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews.” Some of them also believe that when Christ reigns in Jerusalem, sacrifices will once again be ...

We have an eternal inheritance

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Ephesians 1:1-14 The Dec. 11, 2002 online issue of Forbes magazine carried the story of a family feud in one of the richest families in America. The Pritzker family of Chicago owns the Hyatt hotel chain. They also own many other businesses, including cruise lines, railroads, and banks. In 2002, 18-year-old Liesel Pritzker sued her father and other family members, claiming that they drained her trust fund of more than $1 billion. Because of their mismanagement, Liesel claims her inheritance has been greatly reduced. She is suing for $5 billion dollars in punitive damages. One ...

JCL in 2025, part 2: Facts, figures and more

Local Columns

I look forward to writing this column every year. I love seeing which titles were most popular and what was sought after at the Juniata County Library. It helps me gain a glimpse into the interests here in Juniata County. I’m always surprised to see an item on the list that I wouldn’t have imagined to be as popular as it turned out to be. Conversely, I find it interesting that some books or authors are missing from the list. Top 5 most checked out nonfiction books: “Hillbilly Elegy” by J.D. Vance (19 circulations) “The House of My Mother: A Daughter’s Quest for ...

Creative Minds at MCL hosts authors

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Are you interested in writing but don’t know how to get started? Do you like to write but don’t know how to be published? If so, we have a wonderful program for you called Creative Minds. In this program, local authors come to Mifflin County Library and talk about their personal writing journey and explain how to get work published. This program started last September and has been very successful. The original goal was to have one author visit each season. But so far, we’ve had one author every month. If you’d like to learn more, please visit our website where you will ...

Fiscal recklessness will have consequences

Editorials

An analysis by Truth in Accounting on which The Center Square reported in the Feb. 10 edition of the Sun-Gazette finds that Philadelphia will overspend in the 2025/26 budget year by about $17,000 per taxpayer. As we note that this sort of budgeting is unsustainable, we do not want to single out Pennsylvania’s largest city. The budget proposal by Gov. Josh Shapiro, as we’ve repeatedly criticized in editorials the past two weeks, uses assumptions about future laws and the state’s “rainy day fund” to ramp up government spending — despite our Legislature’s clear and ...

Open talks with railroads important

Editorials

As a railroad center, Altoona has lived with the prospect of train derailments for much of its history. Having lived with virtually all of the pluses and minuses of that industry for so long, including the knowledge of what their ancestors experienced during their lifetimes, people here go about their routines day in and day out without giving much thought to the dangers “built into” a rail operation in the community. Expressed more simply, people here do not shudder when a “monster” train consisting perhaps of nearly a hundred units is bearing down on their town. People ...