By: Rex Stump Wauseon, Ohio Growing up, I was a big superhero fan. Spiderman, Superman, Aquaman…the Justice League…I loved them…
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By: Cheryl Garza Bryan, Ohio It’s human nature to desire a sense of belonging and community. People feel alienated by…
By: Pastor Steve Wilmot Edgerton, Ohio Faith is only as good as the object in which you place it. Trusting…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio Lesson Six of the Leadership Guide of the Global Methodist Church (GMC) outlines the…
By: Mike Kelly, Retired Pastor Bryan, Ohio Can I be a little extreme today? Did you know that a thief…
By: Marlene Oxender My friends who were successful at downsizing made it happen by moving into another home. That’s all…
By: Steve Wilmot Unhealthy, negative emotions are commonplace in today’s world. No one is immune, whether it’s worry, stress, depression,…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio On the blackboard at the physics department of a major American University was written…
By: Mike Kelly, Retired Pastor Bryan, Ohio Why are we so angry? What happened to tolerance? What happened to patience?…
It’s easy to make the same mistake the Prodigal Son did. In fact, we do it all the time. The…
By: Rex Stump Wauseon, Ohio It was late at night, 11:40 p.m. to be exact. We experienced a full day of…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio Most readers of this column have read the Bible straight through several times, but…
By: Cheryl Garza Bryan, Ohio Authentic Power is building something inside of you that you cannot lose and that no…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor My wife asked me the other day what I thought it meant that we are…
By: Rex Stump Wauseon, Ohio What did the monkey say when his tail was cut off? Answer, “It won’t be…
By: Steve Wilmot Edgerton, Ohio It stinks when you try so carefully to sin in secret, and it doesn’t work.…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor We’ve all heard the parable of the Good Samaritan, where Jesus poses three scenarios. Each…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio A close friend and associate, Kenneth W. Funk, Ph.D., passed away at age 79…
By: Marlene Oxender It was a sunny summer day when I was sitting at a red light, thinking about my…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor I met Darth Vader in 1976 when my children were 8-6-2. I took them to…
By: Rex Stump Wauseon, Ohio The Apostle Paul told the church in Ephesus to live as children of the light,…
By: Steve Wilmot Edgerton, Ohio It was a tough three years for Paul. Arrested without cause. False charges were brought…
By: Cheryl Garza While it is necessary to eat for fuel, unhealthy foods can wreak havoc on the digestive tract.…
By: Forrest R. Church, Publisher Publishing community news isn’t for the faint of heart. In our small communities in Northwest…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor “You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour…
Today’s devotional thought comes from author Gordon Thiessen. Be sure to check out next week’s article that will contain a follow-up…
By: Marlene Oxender I remember where I was standing in our kitchen when my father came home from the hospital…
By: Steve Wilmot Edgerton, Ohio Ever feel unappreciated? Taken advantage of? You help someone, make sacrifices, and in return you’re…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio The Earth is a very privileged planet. The specific conditions that allow for complex…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio There were once two professors whose story says much about higher education today. Professor…