Date: November 10, 2019 Time: 6:00 pm Place: All Saints Episcopal Church 129 North Market Street Selinsgrove, PA 17870 Musicians: Leon Broskey (guitar, vocals) and Cheri Wagner (vocals) are both from the Elysburg area. Leon and Cheri have a long history of singing in local events. Cheri sang in a church setting for the majority of her life […]
Blessed are the Poor in Spirit
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.” Jesus So states the first of the Beatitudes that we are currently reciting for our Sunday morning canticle. There is blessedness here and now for those who know their need of God and their need for a community of faith. There is […]
October 13, 2019 – The FAKE Dixie Band, S.U.
Date: October 13, 2019 Time: 6:00 pm Place: All Saints Episcopal Church 129 North Market Street Selinsgrove, PA 17870 Musicians: The FAKE Dixie Band, a Susquehanna student band, is a 6-piece Dixieland jazz band that combines the Dixieland jazz of the 1910s and 1960s standard with contemporary jazz music. The band is led by Matt Martratt who arranges, […]
In Tough, Chaotic, Tumultuous Times
In ancient Israel, King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon surrounded Jerusalem with his troops. Within the walls, King Zedekiah, confined the prophet, Jeremiah. Still, Jeremiah listened to the voice of God that spoke to his heart. God insisted that Jeremiah purchase a field in the land of Benjamin. He was instructed by God to pay in silver […]
There is a Balm in Gilead
From the region of Gilead, Israel, near Jericho, came a rare perfume that contained balsam (a species of pine) that is noted in ancient texts as a cure for pleurisy, pneumonia, epilepsy, vertigo, asthma, and coughing. The balm of Gilead was traded throughout the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The prophet Jeremiah in troubling times questioned: Is […]
September 8, 2109 – Shade Mountain Strings, mountain dulcimer, autoharp, & guitar
Date: September 8, 2019 Time: 6:00 pm Place: All Saints Episcopal Church 129 North Market Street Selinsgrove, PA 17870 Musicians: In September of 2008, a small group of friends and fellow music lovers came together to begin the Shade Mountain Strings. The mountain dulcimer is the primary instrument along with guitar and autoharp. None of them are professional […]
Wednesday Morning Bible Study – Autumn 2019
The Sermon on the Mount In the early chapters of Matthew’s Gospel, we find a collection of the teachings of Jesus that are traditionally referred to as the “Sermon on the Mount.” Matthew tells us that Jesus traveled throughout the region known as Galilee teaching in synagogues and the open air. As his reputation spread […]
Full Speed Ahead, Damn the Torpedoes
On the 5th of August, 1964, the battle of Mobile Bay Alabama was fought. Mobile Bay was the last Confederate port open in the Gulf of Mexico. The entrance to the bay had been narrowed by mines (torpedoes) and was protected by three forts and numerous warships. Admiral Farragut was the commander of the Union […]
Mary, Mother of Jesus
Three observations: Mary was a teenager! Imagine that. Sometimes we get trapped into thinking only mature, seasoned voices can make a difference. Yet here is God, selecting a teenager to birth the savior of the world. We have no description of Gabriel, the angel, the messenger of God. I think the bearer of God’s messages […]
Wednesday Morning Bible Study – Summer 2019 (2)
Wednesday Morning Bible Study Summer 2019 The Book of Job Guided by Bruce Johnson This summer the Wednesday Morning Bible Study Group will be reading and discussing some of the poems found in the Old Testament Book of Job. In these poems, some of the great mysteries of our faith tradition are explored. The […]