By: Steve Wilmot Edgerton, Ohio Dissatisfied with your Christian life? If so, this rather lengthy excerpt from “Epic” by John…
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By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor I decided to stretch Easter out for the entire month of April. So even though…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio It is often said that if you don’t like something about our government, then…
By: Rex Stump Wauseon, Ohio It was a tough night…for everyone. Jesus was betrayed, falsely accused, and arrested by a…
Dear editor: Northwest Ohio doesn’t need another political experiment candidate imposed on us from Washington outsiders. Our district deserves representation…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio The Sunday-School Times was a weekly newspaper created in 1859 by The American Sunday…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor I know Easter’s behind us already, but there is so much going on in those…
By: Steve Wilmot Edgerton, Ohio You’re probably familiar with the story of Abraham and Sarah in the Old Testament. God…
By: Marlene Oxender Montpelier, Ohio A few months after I began sorting through my parents’ estate, I found an old…
By: Rex Stump Wauseon, Ohio As followers of Jesus Christ, we celebrate our faith in the Resurrection of our living,…
<hr /> <strong><img class=”alignleft wp-image-365244″ src=”https://thevillagereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/6-26-24-indesign-kelly.jpg” alt=”” width=”233″ height=”327″ />By: Mike Kelly</strong> <strong>Retired Pastor</strong> “A new commandment I give you,…
By: Rex Stump Wauseon, Ohio It’s Spring, and many sports enthusiasts are excited for the NCAA basketball tournament, also known…
By: Steve Wilmot Edgerton, Ohio You are going to die. Before you do, you will look back on your life…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio Writing can be lonely. I sit in front of a computer screen, think, write,…
<hr /> <strong>Dear editor:</strong> On May 5, 2026, Bryan voters will be asked to dissolve the Board of Public Affairs…
<hr /> <strong><img class=”alignleft wp-image-370271″ src=”https://thevillagereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/5-21-25-indesign-bergman.jpg” alt=”” width=”261″ height=”361″ />By: Dr. Jerry Bergman</strong> <strong><span style=”font-size: 14px;”>Montpelier, Ohio</span></strong> Recently, I spoke…
<hr /> <strong><img class=”alignleft wp-image-373716″ src=”https://thevillagereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/6-26-24-indesign-kelly-3.jpg” alt=”” width=”261″ height=”366″ />By: Mike Kelly</strong> <strong><span style=”font-size: 14px;”>Retired Pastor</span></strong> Sit down and hold…
<hr /> <strong><img class=”alignleft wp-image-373442″ src=”https://thevillagereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/7-3-24-indesign-oxender.jpg” alt=”” width=”247″ height=”360″ />By: Marlene Oxender</strong> <strong>Montpelier, Ohio</strong> As a child, I did a…
<hr /> <strong><img class=”alignleft wp-image-374256″ src=”https://thevillagereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/6-26-24-indesign-stump-fixed-2.jpg” alt=”” width=”254″ height=”385″ />By: Rex Stump</strong> <strong>Wauseon, Ohio</strong> Has someone promised you something, and…
<hr /> <strong><img class=”alignleft wp-image-373708″ src=”https://thevillagereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/6-26-24-indesign-wilmot-2.jpg” alt=”” width=”237″ height=”321″ />By: Steve Wilmot</strong> <strong><span style=”font-size: 14px;”>Edgerton, Ohio</span></strong> I’ve had some random…
<hr /> <strong><img class=”alignleft wp-image-373427″ src=”https://thevillagereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/6-26-24-indesign-stump-fixed-1.jpg” alt=”” width=”227″ height=”345″ />By: Rex Stump</strong> <strong>Wauseon, Ohio</strong> There are some people who seem…
<hr /> <strong><img class=”alignleft wp-image-375420″ src=”https://thevillagereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/3-19-25-indesign-bergman.jpg” alt=”” width=”243″ height=”336″ />By: Dr. Jerry Bergman</strong> <strong>Montpelier, Ohio</strong> Most of my university colleagues,…
<hr /> <strong><img class=”alignleft wp-image-374477″ src=”https://thevillagereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/6-26-24-indesign-kelly-4.jpg” alt=”” width=”253″ height=”355″ />By: Mike Kelly</strong> <strong>Bryan, Ohio</strong> You don’t have to be a…
<hr /> <strong><img class=”alignleft wp-image-373435″ src=”https://thevillagereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/6-26-24-indesign-wilmot-1.jpg” alt=”” width=”245″ height=”332″ />By: Steve Wilmot</strong> <strong>Edgerton, Ohio</strong> The editor of a big-city newspaper…
Dear editor: While I don’t do this often, I wanted to publicly share my support of Karen Gallagher to continue…
By: Marlene Oxender Montpelier, Ohio You know you’re loved when you wake up in the morning to find your house…
By: Steve Wilmot Edgerton, Ohio When a friend is hurting, our first instinct is to help. Ease their pain. Convince…
By Rex Stump Wauseon, Ohio The crowds were relentless. Jesus worked nonstop, touching, healing, and freeing people from sickness and…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor When we say “he has a calling on his life” we generally mean we believe…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio Historians have documented that most wars involving America, back to the late 1700s, could…