Pentecost

FROM TODAY'S PRINT EDITIONS: Today is Whit Sunday for many Christians. Also called Whitsunday, Whitsuntide or just Whitsun, it marks seven weeks, or 50 days (Pentecost in Greek) from Easter Sunday, and the day when the Holy Spirit descended on......

Some years ago when pastoring the Petoskey United Methodist church, I had the privilege of taking a group from the extended community to the Holy Land. It was the first time I had been there and traveling to all the sacred places was an unbelievable...

Have you ever started something and not finished it? I have. I am an avid reader. Books on leadership, most how-to-do-its and biographies are my favorites. I love to read for the benefit of application. Many times, when I get a helpful concept or two, I...

Many things are changing in conservative churches. Among them are, fewer and fewer churches are having "revivals," having extended services with a guest evangelist. Not so with the Lake Gibson Church I attend in Lakeland, Fla. Since Dr. Charles Kirby...

John 20: 21-22:  Then Jesus said to them again, "Peace be unto you; as my Father has sent me, even so send I you." And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit."   Oxygen: "The life supporting element of the air." ...

As soon as my alarm goes off, I turn the TV to my wife’s favorite show, the Weather channel and the all important Local on the 8’s. Then I turn to WJAC to catch the “real” local weather. If we are running a little late, we may...

The Smithsburg All Alumni Party is set for Saturday, July 9, from 6:30 to 11:30 p.m. at Beaver Creek Country Club in Hagerstown.  It will include food, keg beer, 50/50 drawing and a DJ. Tickets cost $20 per person, which needs to be paid in advance...

Spectacle, you say? The new trailer for Guillermo del Toro's “Pacific Rim” delivers it on a massive scale, with out-of-this […]...

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At this point, History should just be able to cut and paste previous releases regarding the ratings for its hit series The Bible, as they have all ended up saying pretty much the same thing — big numbers. The Bible Episode 4, which aired March 24,...

Easter 2013 is Sunday, March 31. Here are some of the notable new and returning shows, specials and movies airing over the next week to help you and your family enjoy the Easter 2013 season, if you celebrate. All times are Eastern; programming is...