By: Steve Wilmot Several years ago, I gave up making New Year’s Resolutions. It’s not that I’m against setting goals…
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By: Rex Stump At Christmas time, we decorate with greater intensity than any other holiday. Wreaths, trees, poinsettias, lights, candles, wall…
By: Rex Stump CosMc’s is a new idea from McDonalds featuring a drive-thru specialty beverage-focused spot, so you won’t find…
By: Forrest R. Church, Publisher THE VILLAGE REPORTER It has been an interesting year both professionally. In this line of…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor Have you noticed some extra candles at your church altar lately? Or maybe, your church…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio During my first two decades at Northwest State College, we had a Christmas party…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor My wife’s brother-in-law is a genuinely nice guy. He served in submarines during the Vietnam…
By: Steve Wilmot Sometimes it’s a glance through the rearview mirror that reveals missed opportunities. At the time, they didn’t…
Caught My Eye, Crossed My Mind Company Christmas Party, Post Office Issues & Christmas Lights By: Forrest R. Church, Publisher…
By: Marlene Oxender Not only do children say the funniest things, their way of sounding out a word and coming…
By: Rex Stump “And she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio One claim that is repeatedly printed in the scientific literature is that the human…
By: Bryan Golden Worry is an all-consuming black hole which drains your time, emotions, and physical wellbeing. Worry is insidious…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor 2Cor 3:6 “He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant—not of the…
By: Steve Wilmot What is your first thought when you hear the word God? It’s likely you thought things like…
By: Forrest R. Church, Publisher THE VILLAGE REPORTER Welcome to the first week of December. How is this possible? I…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor Recently a friend of mine has been caught in a place where he has had…
By: Rex Stump Imagine having a season pass to Cedar Point Amusement Park. With this season pass, you have opened a…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio On a recent trip to present a paper at the Creation Evidence Museum in…
By: Steve Wilmot With this column, I conclude an investigation into the myth that God wants you happy. Too often,…
By: Marlene Oxender Years ago, I managed to burn a pan of brownies. So badly did I burn these brownies…
By: Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio In the past, tenure was generally an effective protection against termination based on one’s conclusions…
By: Rex Stump When we search the historical documents and rewind back to 1621, we find America’s first autumn harvest…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor Last week I wrote about the letter of the law that kills versus the spirit…
By: Steve Wilmot For the last couple of weeks, we’ve examined a myth that many people (Christians included) believe. It’s…
By: Forrest R. Church, Publisher THE VILLAGE REPORTER I saw someone on social media last week mention how it felt…
By: Rex Stump “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio When in high school, I sometimes passed out Christian tracts to householders. Most people…
By: Steve Wilmot Last week we began to blow holes in a popular myth that lots of Christians and non-Christians…
By: Mike Kelly Can there be any morality in this war? Can there be any right and wrong in this…