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Back to School Festival LOCK HAVEN — First Church of Christ, 330 N. Vesper St., Lock Haven, is having a Back to School Festival on Sunday, Sept. 8, from 1-4 p.m. Lots of free food, prizes, games and a Bounce House to enjoy. Come join the fun! Call 570-748-3519 for info. Candy & Nuts BLANCHARD — Liberty Baptist Missionary Ladies in Blanchard are taking orders for Terri Lynn Nuts and Candy as a fundraiser. Orders must be in before Sept. 24. To see a brochure with prices call Joyce at 570-962-3355. The Ladies would appreciate your order and support of this fundraiser! Second ...

Finding Faith: Truth, trust and transformation

Every person in this world needs truth, trust and transformation! So, how do we attain Truth, how do we learn to Trust and in what ways can we experience Transformation? Let us explore Scripture together and I believe we will have the answers to all three of these questions! The first thing ...

Local Church Briefs

Guest Speaker HUBLERSBURG — Trinity Reformed Church is having a special guest speaker on Sunday, Sept. 1, at 9:30 a.m. Come and hear the powerful story of Karla Sunderlin who has personally traveled to Kenya to hand out shoeboxes for the Operation Christmas Child program. Trinity Reformed Church is located at 355 Hublersburg Road, Howard, just past the Hublersburg Inn along Route 64. Spaghetti dinner DUNNSTOWN — Dunnstown United Methodist Church is having a drive thru spaghetti dinner prepared by the Sons and Daughters of Italy on Oct. 9 with pick-up from 4-6 p.m. at the ...

Desperate for discernment

Last week my brother in Christ and fellow shepherd, Don Grant, wrote a challenging article, published in this paper, titled “Progressive Christianity… five counterfeit truths.” Don’s article and the five counterfeits he exposed illustrate the great need for discernment in the church of Jesus Christ. While it seems like discernment is needed now, more than ever, the truth is Jesus’ church has needed discernment from its earliest days. Just a sampling from Acts and the epistles will demonstrate that fact. Probably less than three decades after the birth of the church ...

Local church briefs

Covenant to hold picnic, host music LOCK HAVEN — The Lockport Drifters will again provide special music in worship Sunday at Covenant United Methodist Church, 44-46 W. Main St. Lock Haven. The prelude will begin around 8:35 a.m. The church picnic also will be held this Sunday, at 12 p.m. in Riverview Park Pavilion #1. Blessing of the Backpacks WOOLRICH — Woolrich/Caldwell Charge of UMC will have a Blessing of the Backpacks Service in Woolrich Park on Sunday, Aug. 25, at 9:45 a.m. at Pavilion #2. All students, teachers and classroom or food service support staff are ...

Progressive Christianity… five counterfeit truths

There are all kinds of false ideas about God floating around that seem right at first to those who have a limited knowledge of God and the Bible. And if we don’t know (have knowledge of) the real thing, we might even feel satisfied with their half-truths and misrepresentations. One of these false ideas is the modern trend of progressive Christianity. This counterfeit gospel is under the guise of Progressive Christianity. Yet, if you hold this doctrine up to the light it will be missing the watermarked face of God. This doctrine is worthless and void of truth and robs the soul of ...