By: Marlene Oxender Montpelier, Ohio When it comes to birthdays, my mother was someone who saw the value in celebrating…
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By: Rex Stump Wauseon, Ohio Years ago, I was crawling through a portion of Bowden Cave in West Virginia, called…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor I wrote last week about Father John’s restaurant becoming a vihara or residence for Buddhist…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio One of the most endearing, but unusual, pets is an elephant. Both rescued and…
By: Steve Wilmot Edgerton, Ohio Do you remember what it was like when you first fell in love with the…
Dear editor: The recent sale of Hicksville Bank to Interra Credit Union, as covered by The Village Reporter, is an…
Editor: I taught second grade for many years. When a child got caught in a lie, I’d sit them down…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor In an ironic twist, the former First Baptist Church (decommissioned) became Father John’s Restaurant, which…
By: Steve Wilmot Edgerton, Ohio Frustration is a common feeling among Christians. We realize a Christian is supposed to live…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio The new left in America, as typified by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) and the so-called…
By: Rex Stump Wauseon, Ohio Peter jumped up and ran to the tomb to look for Jesus. He wanted to…
By: Forrest R. Church, Publisher THE VILLAGE REPORTER I will be honest — it has been a long time since…
Dear editor: I am writing to offer my support of Jim Hoops in his candidacy for State Senator of District…
By: Rex Stump Wauseon, Ohio I read that before every tennis match Serena Williams would tie her shoelaces a specific…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio Evolution teaches that monkeys became men as a result of natural selection preserving ‘beneficial’…
By: Marlene Oxender Montpelier, Ohio I remember a conversation with my Aunt Isabel about names from long ago making a…
By: Steve Wilmot Edgerton, Ohio A surgeon walks into the operating room to perform his first surgery. He says, “Calm…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor How about that? I finally made it to Easter. I know it was 3 1/2…
To the Editor, In a time when so many politicians feel distant and scripted, it’s refreshing to see someone like…
By: Steve Wilmot Edgerton, Ohio Dissatisfied with your Christian life? If so, this rather lengthy excerpt from “Epic” by John…
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: 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…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio The Sunday-School Times was a weekly newspaper created in 1859 by The American Sunday…