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Finding Faith: We all look for peace and happiness

Philippians 2:1-2, “If, then, there is any comfort in Christ, any consolation from love, any partnership in the Spirit, any tender affection and sympathy, to make my joy complete: be of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.” Whether we look at the conditions in the world, the degree of unrest in our country or even the craziness of our individual lives, we all look for peace and happiness. It sometimes seems that peace and happiness are very difficult goals to have, because there’s so much going on that’s beyond our control… The second ...

Local Church Briefs

150th Anniversary HUBLERSBURG — Trinity Reformed Church in Hublersburg invites you to join them for their 150th Anniversary celebration on Sunday, Sept. 27. Beginning at 9:30 a.m. there will be special music and a guest speaker, followed by a luncheon. Please RSVP to 814-441-1960 if attending the luncheon. Summer Concerts LAMAR — Lamar Lighthouse Camp’s last concert of the summer is on Sunday, Sept. 27, beginning at 6 p.m., when GloryWay takes the stage. The concert is free, with a love offering taken during the service. For more info visit www.lamarlighthousecamp.org or call ...

Sheep walking behind the shepherd

Psalm 23 a passage of God’s Word that is so incredibly familiar and comforting to us that even now some of you reading this have already begun hearing in your minds those familiar first words “The Lord is my Shepherd…” Psalm 23 represents some of the most inspiring and life changing words we will ever read. The power of these words remains timeless and unwaveringly constant in our culture. Psalm 23 has the ability to comfort, to challenge, to strengthen and to bring about a complete life-changing perspective. Psalm 23 requires extraordinarily little from us but to begin to ...

Local church briefs

Walk by Faith LOCK HAVEN — Covenant United Methodist Church, 44 W. Main St., Lock Haven, has seen participation in its 2026 Walk by Faith program over the summer months. The walks are enjoyed each Wednesday at 6 p.m. Participants can walk at their own pace, get lots of fresh air and fellowship with one another while enjoying the beauty of God’s creation. Questions can be directed to Fran at 570-263-2084. Scheduled walks, weather permitting are: — Sept. 23, Bald Eagle Valley Trail. Meet at the former train station. — Sept. 30, McElhattan Old River Road. Meet in the ...

Finding Faith: From pessimism to optimism, lessons from Psalm 73

What makes the difference between pessimism and optimism? If you think about it, the actual facts are the same, so it’s not the facts. Rather the difference is where you, the observer, are focusing. Is it the negative facts, or the positive facts? We find this phenomenon in the 73rd Psalm, a psalm of Asaph. Historically speaking, it is likely that Asaph lived through a period of cultural degradation, and this shows in this, his first psalm in the Hebrew Psalter. After Solomon’s dedication of the Temple, Asaph saw Israel’s “golden age” turn into something quite apart from what ...