Customs and Tradition

Beaver Creek Church of the Brethren, Pastor Rachel Black will lead the 10 a.m. service on Ready to Listen. Sunday school for all ages at 9 a.m. April Boyle is the worship leader. Volunteers from a recent disaster response project will share their...

By the time Jen Staab and Sam Hruz played in The Game for the first time, they knew all about the basketball rivalry between the Institute of Notre Dame and Mercy. They grew up hearing about the competition, the tradition and the school spirit...

In classical music terms, one quartet plus one quartet equals an octet. You can hear that mathematical formula for yourself when the American String Quartet is joined by the Ariel String Quartet for a Candlelight Concert Society program on Saturday, Jan....

Years ago, while I was visiting a South American city's cathedral at a time when the country was under a brutal military regime, I overheard a tour guide complaining to his tour group that there were members of the clergy preaching politics. This was not...

As part of a senior project, Sydney Anderson, a 2011 Concord Academy Petoskey graduate, wanted to write a play that had a horror theme, but would still be able to be performed at the school. So Anderson, now a freshman at the University of Missouri,...

You might have noticed there are a lot of apparently eligible bachelors around. Many complain that too many young men are not interested in marriage. Let's explore that a little. In the marriage model sometimes referred to as “traditional,” the...

Petoskey First Presbyterian Church of Petoskey First Presbyterian Church, 501 E. Mitchell St., has worship at 9:45 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 29. The worship style is a blend of contemporary and traditional, including a praise band and choir. Preschool through...