By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor Are you an enemy of God? I don’t think I’ve ever asked or even thought…
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By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio World War II films commonly feature the massive crowds cheering for their Führer, Adolph…
By: Rex Stump Wauseon, Ohio When John the Baptist was born, everyone knew about the surrounding circumstances. An angel appeared to…
By: Steve Wilmot Edgerton, Ohio I remember growing up in much less hectic times. Life happened at a slower pace.…
By: Steve Wilmot Edgerton, Ohio Last fall, as I scurried to wrap up all the preparations my lawn, landscaping, and…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio After visiting over 400 churches in the last three decades, one element that seems…
By: Rex Stump Wauseon, Ohio Acts 1:11; “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why are you standing here staring into heaven? Jesus…
By: Marlene Oxender Montpelier, Ohio More than a few times, I’ve heard others say it’d be great to read a…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor I was born before it became OK to separate a person’s private morals from their…
By: Steve Wilmot Edgerton, Ohio Inscriptions on gravestones give a snapshot of a dead person’s life. Some warm the heart;…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor “After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio Marrying a Convicted Rapist One of the most unusual cases I became aware of…
By: Marlene Oxender Montpelier, Ohio I can say something about myself that most people cannot say: I have five brothers,…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor I’m overwhelmed and exhausted. This is the 3rd major holiday in 5 weeks. We ate…
By: Rex Stump Wauseon, Ohio The command could have come from a parent, coach, teacher, employer, or basically anyone in…
By: Steve Wilmot Edgerton, Ohio We are naturally curious. We want to know why things happen. That’s one of the…
By: Rex Stump Wauseon, Ohio One of my favorite Christmas movies, Home Alone, never fails to make me laugh. It’s the…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor “She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio The field of apologetics focuses on objections to Christianity and God’s existence. One major…
By: Cheryl Garza Bryan, Ohio Holistic living means believing that we are whole—body, mind, and spirit. We are all growing;…
By: Steve Wilmot Edgerton, Ohio Christmas is a time of gift-giving. The very first Christmas, God gave us Jesus, his…
By: Rex Stump Wauseon, Ohio It’s no secret. It’s no set up. The news of the head coach from the University of…
By: Marlene Oxender Montpelier, Ohio We’ve all been there. That feeling of not keeping up with the schedule. It can…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor “The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God, as…
By: Steve Wilmot Edgerton, Ohio Millions of Americans rank “It’s A Wonderful Life” as their favorite Christmas movie. Every Christmas…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio Churches that do not celebrate Christmas include Jehovah’s Witnesses, the Seventh Day Adventists, Quakers,…
By: Steve Wilmot Edgerton, Ohio Back in the day, I made yearly treks to the mall for Christmas shopping with…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio A stamp collector friend recently received a call from a woman in Bluffton, Ohio,…
By: Cheryl Garza Bryan, Ohio Feeding your Soul. Whenever I have a good day, I say “Today has really fed…
By: Rex Stump Wauseon, Ohio Have you ever been surprised by someone close to you? You are hanging out with them,…