By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor We’re still working through a study of the Sermon on the Mount as found in…
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By: Marlene Oxender I was a teenager during the 1970s. A time when smiley faces and peace signs were in…
By: Steve Wilmot People everywhere are in a desperate search for peace. Yet it’s so elusive. A quick Google search…
By: Forrest R. Church, Publisher THE VILLAGE REPORTER To prepare for our annual New Year’s Edition, we scroll through every…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor It feels like Christmas was just yesterday. Oh, it was!! And now here we are…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio Evolution teaches that the natural state of all animals is wild, not tame. They…
By: Cheryl Garza Bryan, Ohio The Blessing of kindness. So warm and nourishing to those whom we share it with…
By: Rex Stump At Christmas time we focus on the birth of Jesus Christ; God’s arrival to earth in the…
By: Marlene Oxender Those of us who live in a rural area know the reasons why small towns are a…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio Dwight Eisenhower was a distant relative of mine by marriage. His brother, Roy, married…
By: Steve Wilmot Christmas is a time for love and happiness and family. But often it isn’t. In fact, it…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor Imagine that you’re at the altar of your church. You’ve been a faithful disciple for…
By: Rex Stump Growing up I heard all kinds of stories, fairy tales, and nursery rhymes. Do you recall the…
By: Marlene Oxender If someone had told me years ago that I’d become a writer, I would have believed them.…
By: Forrest R. Church, Publisher THE VILLAGE REPORTER This is not a ploy to pull at any heartstrings. If I’m…
By: Cheryl Garza Bryan, Ohio The spiritual meanings of winter unfold like a quiet snowfall, gentle yet transformative. The season…
By: Rex Stump Thanksgiving comes and goes quickly, as we rush into the Christmas season. It never has a chance…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio One of the most interesting cases I worked on involved a 17-year-old girl that…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor We are continuing in our series on the Sermon On the Mount by Jesus as…
By: Steve Wilmot Shyster: someone who acts in a disreputable, unethical, or unscrupulous way; a shifty, dishonest or untrustworthy person.…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio Horses are mentioned a total of 154 times in the Bible, but how many…
By: Rex Stump On December 20th, millions watched as pageantry came to a culmination of celebration! It was the crowning…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor We just recently went through an election in which numerous promises were made and those…
By: Steve Wilmot Allow me to let you in on a little secret: You can influence the lives of others…
By: Forrest R. Church, Publisher THE VILLAGE REPORTER As Thanksgiving approaches, I find myself drawn to the warmth and simplicity…
By: Marlene Oxender Nearly every family owns a box of papers that has been handed down from one generation to…
By: Rex Stump Did you hear about the man who gave up his seat on the bus to a woman?…
By: Cheryl Garza Bryan, Ohio Your true nature is abundance. If the statement resonated with you, it would be fair…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor How grateful are we? Really? I have a great life. A truly blessed life. It’s…
By: Steve Wilmot I’m convinced after four decades of ministry the best thing you can do for someone is pray…