Breaking News

Religion

A land with no tears, nor sorrow, nor pain

There are things that make me cry — like a kidney stone that I had last year. But I am not talking about physical pain that can bring tears. No, I am talking about the pain that comes to all of us in our human condition. This pain comes to us because we live in a world that is imperfect and fraught with possibilities of life changing events, events that can bring tears. There are many life experiences that can bring pain and tears such as a sudden death, a broken relationship, an illness or accident that is life changing, an injustice that shakes us to the core and touches our ...

Area church briefs

Hymn sing in Trout Run TROUT RUN — The Beech Valley United Methodist Church, 30 Beech Valley Road, Trout Run, will hold a hymn sing at 6:30 p.m. Sunday with refreshments served at the close of the program. Roast beef dinner Third Street United Methodist Church, 939 E. Third St., will host a roast beef dinner from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday with roast beef, filling, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, string beans, rolls, dessert and beverages. Adults are $10 and children ages 5 to 12 are $5. Takeouts are available. Parking is in the rear of the church. UCLC’s 9th annual golf ...

Area pastor committed to Bahamian congregation

For one beautiful week in July, the Rev. Lenore Hosier, of St. John’s-Newberry United Methodist Church, led a mission team to Freeport, Grand Bahama Island, for the eighth consecutive year. When they left, there was no hint that a monster called Dorian would strike in early September. ...

‘Something I learned from my grandparents’: God blesses faithfulness

Did you know that Grandparents Day was on Sept. 8 this year? I admit that I didn't do anything special to commemorate it, and neither did my church. Shame on us! However, the month of September has long been a time to honor my grandparents because both of my grandfathers’ birthdays are this month. I've had the wonderful blessing of strong relationships with all four of my grandparents, two of whom are still alive well into their 90s. May we never take such cross-generational relationships for granted! One way that I honor my grandparents and others of their generation is to ...

‘Where your treasure is, there your heart will be’

What is success? We all want to be successful, but when you look at how you spend your time, talents, and treasure, do you feel satisfied that you have spent them well; that the outcome will be worth it? Will you look back and say that you have been successful in life? I ask this because it has been on my mind quite a bit. I have felt a little weary and a little discouraged. Some of the jobs planned for this summer are still not done and are unlikely to find a place in my schedule any time soon. This is also true of many of the activities I love to do in the early autumn. Things ...

Retired minister shares memories of being a ground zero chaplain

Like most of the nation on Sept. 11, 2001, the Rev. Robert Wallace lived through the horror of terrorists weaponizing airplanes to launch four attacks on the United States. “The day of 9/11, like most of us, I went through all sorts of feelings — despair, disgust, anger, and it actually got to the point of hatred, and that was stuff I hadn’t felt,” Wallace, a retired United Methodist minister, shared recently. Seeking to work through those feelings, Wallace said that he participated in local prayer vigils and an ecumenical program in Brandon Park. “One of the things I ...