Abdul El-Sayed made history this month in Michigan by becoming the first Muslim nominated by the Democratic Party to run for the U.S. Senate. But elation among many of his fellow Muslim Americans was tempered by awareness of persisting and widespread anti-Muslim sentiment across much of the ...
I love people. I love the Word of God. And I love bringing the two together. Yet whenever someone sees their life in light of the Bible — the holy Word of God — they quickly realize how unholy they are. The reason is simple: the Bible reveals our shortcomings, our struggles and our sin. It reveals everything — warts and all. Throughout the pages of Scripture, we see example after example of humanity being selfish and prideful, jealous and angry, anxious and doubtful, lustful, insincere, insensitive, uncaring and unloving. To be perfectly honest, the Bible simply reveals the ...
PHOTO PROVIDED St. Luke’s United Church of Christ, 1175 W. Fourth St., Lock Haven, was privileged to host the Monroe Congregational Church’s Youth Group and their advisors, from Monroe, Conn., as they passed through Lock Haven on their yearly mission, this one being to Ohio. Some of ...
MILL HALL — The Prayer Shawl Ministry met on Wednesday, Aug. 5, at noon, at the Bald Eagle United Presbyterian Church, 111 Main St., Mill Hall. A variety of our items had been entered into the Clinton County Fair’s needlecrafts, afghans, quilts and handcrafts divisions. This year we had ...
Bargains & Blessings HOWARD — Faith Chapel Church in Hunter Run is taking their Bargains and Blessings Community Closet on the road to the Friendship Community Center, 127 Main St., Beech Creek, on Saturday, Aug. 8. This will be a Back to School event, offering a lot of nice clothing for students and teachers to return to school wearing. Clothing is available in all sizes, from infants to 3X. Shoes and accessories are also offered. The cost is just $5 for a bag full of items. The sale runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bargains and Blessings is an outreach of Faith Chapel United Methodist ...
The Bible encourages Christians to speak the truth in love (Ephesians 4:15). The verse’s context is spiritual maturity and church unity (vv. 12-15), and many Christians apply its truth in counseling others. They share what they’ve learned from the Bible, and what is beneficial to hearers to build them up “according to their needs” (Ephesians 4:29). While it’s true we’re to teach and disciple one another with truth in love, we first need to lovingly but firmly speak the life-changing truth of Scripture into our own lives and then act on it. It’s an authentic way to ...
