Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional candle in the menorah — a multibranched candelabra. In Hebrew, Hanukkah means ...
I am afraid of heights and was especially so at age 7. This fear revealed itself one Saturday on the playground at Washington Park where my family and the Snyders went for a picnic. There was a huge sliding board there that looked to me to be three stories high, and its bright, shiny metal ...
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid” John 14:27 (NIV). These quoted words of Jesus, spoken on the very night before He hung on the cross, remind us to reach out to Christ for ...
MUNCY — With a desire to serve God and the community in love and a willingness to work hard and follow biblical concepts, the Muncy Christian Fellowship has been recently established. “A team of foundational members was formed from an overflowing home Bible study group. They were willing ...
Since the beginning of time, God has been seeking people for fellowship, relationship, and salvation. Jesus manifested the Father’s mission in His own earthly life. Luke 19:1-10 shows how this works out practically. In this passage, we see the reciprocity of both Jesus and Zacchaeus ...
In 1972, I began my college career at Bucknell University. I had turned 18 that August. This was the year that 18 year-olds got the right to vote and a presidential election was held. I was delighted to cast my vote for my chosen candidate. Yes, I wanted to support his candidacy, but more than ...
