“My times are in Your hand; Deliver me from the hand of my enemies and from those who persecute me.” (Psalm 31.15)
Someone has summed up this verse in the following way:all my life, with its ‘sundry and manifold changes,’ its joys and sorrows, its hopes and conflicts, are not the sport of chance, or the creatures of a blind fate but are in Thy hand.
David speaks of times. The Hebrew word “times” refers to points of time or to the events of life. The word is plural and thus covers all the circumstances of our lives. This means that our entire life is in God’s hands, whether in the hardness of adversity or in the ease of prosperity.
It's time for the weird, the wonderful, and the silly - also known as this week's edition of Welcome to My Insomnia. Thanks to some random late-night Googling, it's come to my attention that the Annals of Improbable Research have once again awarded their annual Ig-Nobel Prizes. While the Ig-Nobel Prizes might not be as well-known as the fancier Nobel Prizes (which definitely have better PR with all that "for the greatest benefit to humankind" shtick), the Iggy's are not some fictional prize made up in the middle of the night by the Ale Mail Editorial Board. In fact, Science People have been giving out Ig-Nobels for more than three decades, in order to honor and celebrate the best, the weirdest, and potentially the most pointless scientific research. Or, as they like to put it: research that first makes you laugh... and then makes you think.
This year, Ig-Nobel Prize winners included intrepid researchers who proved:
“O taste and see that the LORD is good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!” (Psalm 34:8)
For almost three weeks I have not been able to swallow. That changed this morning. I was able to actually swallow my Orgain nutritional shake. Not only was I able to swallow it, I could taste it. And how good it tasted!!
I was reminded of our text today, “O taste and see that the LORD is good.” How many do not taste, that is experience, the Lord! If we would just trust the Lord and walk in His presence, we would see (or know) the goodness of the Lord.
Job 13:15 -Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him…
I have just recently received a realignment in my relationship with the God who is my Father and Savior. As I am sitting here typing in pain, unable to swallow yet, waiting for the various swellings from my operation to heal, I have found myself in a situation I cannot control. So, the words of Scripture invade my soul, “Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him…”
I notice from this verse some challenges and encouragements.
First, God is at work. Surely God was using Satan as the agent of Job’s suffering, yet it was still the Lord sending the pain. It was the Almighty God who sent the suffering, while controlling its depth and duration. I know that God is in control and I can trust His purposes.
Pa. state Rep. Maureen Madden praised the near-unanimous bipartisan passage of the lobbying reform package of bills from the House State Government Committee Monday morning. Specifically, she highlighted the work of colleagues Rep. Joe Webster and Rep. Tina Davis, whose bills very closely resemble two of the 11 reform bills the committee voted to advance Madden called for continued passage of good legislation, regardless of the party that introduced it, and for members of the General Assembly to work cooperatively in the spirit of good democracy.
Pa. state Rep. Maureen Madden hosted the House Democratic Policy Committee in Stroudsburg to discuss the impacts of recent healthcare consolidation trends in our communities and their effects on workers and overall patient care.
The East Stroudsburg Borough Water Department will begin flushing all fire hydrants in the Borough’s water service area beginning Monday, October 4 through Friday, October 8, 2021. The crews will be flushing at various times and locations throughout the Borough. This program is a necessary distribution system maintenance function in which sediment is expelled from the distribution system by opening fire hydrants and flowing them until the water appears clear. The flushing program also allows Water Department personnel to assess the proper operation of the fire hydrants.
Some customers in the water service area being flushed may experience brief water discoloration and slight pressure fluctuations. Borough personnel will do everything in their power to keep these conditions to a minimum.
By written Opinion dated September 24, 2021, Judges Dubow, Murray, and Colins of the Pennsylvania Superior Court denied the appeal of James Michael Bidwell from his conviction of First Degree Murder, Tampering with Evidence, and Hindering the Apprehension or Prosecution. The Superior Court found that Bidwell’s claims on appeal were not supported by the facts and the law. Multiple times through the Opinion the Judges of the Superior Court complimented the findings of the Trial Judge, President Margherita Patti-Worthington, of the Court of Common Pleas of Monroe County.
Late Wednesday evening, a Monroe County jury convicted Michael Brady Owens (aka HOLLOW), 31, of Scotrun, in the 2016 murder of Demetrio Hughes. Owens’ co-conspirator in the murder, Randy Criste-Troutman (aka NAPA), 32, of Paradise Township, had previously pled guilty to homicide charges and is awaiting sentencing.
On March 16, 2016, the burnt remains of Mr. Hughes, then 25 years old, were found on the on state game lands near the McMichaels Hunting Club property on Jackson Road in Jackson Township. Mr. Hughes had been shot in the back of the head.
2012 NCC adopted a strategic initiative called “Trek to the Top” that focused the college’s direction on key areas including student outreach, a completion agenda, diversity and global engagement, community […]
Northampton Community College (NCC) students seeking a four-year bachelor’s degree in hospitality management can now add Penn State Berks or the School of Hospitality Management in the College of Health […]
At a public hearing of the House State Government Committee on congressional redistricting in Pennsylvania, Pa. state Rep. Maureen Madden discusses the importance of ending gerrymandering with a fair, transparent process that allows the people to choose their leaders, not the other way around.
Detectives from the Monroe County Office of the District Attorney, Criminal Investigation Division (CID), arrested and charged Nicholas John Taylor, 23, of Polk Township, with child pornography and related offenses Monday afternoon.
In late April and early May, CID detectives received multiple tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children reporting an individual uploading photographs and videos containing child pornography to Google Photos, Dropbox, and Instagram. The reported files showed children as young as five (5) or six (6) years old engaged in various sexual acts with adults.
NOTICE is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Pocono, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, will be accepting sealed bids for the sale of certain real property owned by the Township of Pocono having Monroe County Tax Parcel ID #12.94414; Map #12637100775152, and located on Route 611. The real property may be subject to easements or other matters of record.
