By: Kayla Wyse Victory Gardens first emerged during World Wars I and II, when families were encouraged to grow their…
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If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it dozens of times. “God wants me to be happy.” Really? God wants…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor Lockport Church recently engaged in a five-year review of where the church is and where…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio I have often reported on the hostility faced by those who believe that humans…
By: Rex Stump Wauseon, Ohio How is your prayer life? I stepped into the restrooms at Walmart the other day,…
By: Marlene Oxender Montpelier, Ohio I was recently asked if I could name a food that ages you. I chuckled…
Publisher Forrest R. Church on a rare week of rest, a three-in-one family Fourth of July — a birthday, a send-off for a child joining the U.S. Army, and America’s 250th — and why the Fourth is climbing his list of favorite holidays.
By: Rex Stump Wauseon, Ohio We grow up seeking independence in various moments and situations. We seek independence in earning…
By: Steve Wilmot Edgerton, Ohio Soldiers coming home from war wonder why they were spared when their buddy was killed.…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor The Civil War with England actually started on April 19, 1775, with the Battles of…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio The Methodist Church was founded by John Wesley in 1738. By the 1840s, it…
The Bryan Eagles, 3 Arts Club, and Stryker Legion each gave an ample donation to the “Respect the Past” project…
By: Steve Wilmot Edgerton, Ohio A husband and wife were at a party chatting with some friends when the subject…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor How mighty is the written word! 250 years ago, a bunch of farmers, businessmen, politicians,…
By: Marlene Oxender Montpelier, Ohio Years ago my brother Stevie, who had Down syndrome, spent a holiday weekend with us…
By: Rex Stump Wauseon, Ohio Summer is officially here and many are traveling for vacation, spending weekends camping or at…
By: Kayla Wyse July is the month when gardens reach their peak energy. Long days, warm nights, and steady sunlight…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio Much of my medical school work involved attempting to understand how the genome works,…
By: Forrest R. Church, PublisherTHE VILLAGE REPORTER Two hundred and fifty years. Say it slowly and let it sit for…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio Claims by evolutionists that humans are little more than “naked apes,” “hairless apes,” or…
By: Steve Wilmot Edgerton, Ohio The body of missionary David Livingstone was buried in England where he was born, but…
Succession planting is a simple way to keep gardens productive from early summer through frost. Instead of planting everything at…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor I’m teaching a summer Sunday School class at Lockport Church where I attend. In preparing…
By: Rex Stump Wauseon, Ohio I am a competitor and an avid sports fan, but there are some sports I…
By: Rex Stump Wauseon, Ohio Behold the Castles of Spain! Picture a stadium of hundreds of people standing on each…
By: Marlene Oxender Montpelier, Ohio After I wrote “The Grandparent Leagues,” my grandson Deano and I talked about some of…
By: Steve Wilmot Edgerton, Ohio Watching a trapeze show is breathtaking. We wonder at the dexterity and timing. We gasp…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor Ps 89:2 declares “God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints,…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio Maybe not love, but at least like. At its core, artificial intelligence (AI) instead…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio I have traveled numerous times to Canada to present the creation message. Last week…